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New York Times, Wednesday, June 3, 1964

3-Down : Entertainment of a sort.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 19.3 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,421
Across
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Musical instruments. : FIFES
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Fisherman's catch. : HAUL
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C.P.A.'s. : ACCS
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Attorney-___. : ATLAW
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River of Tuscany. : ARNO
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Hunting-horn call, at the kill. : MORT
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Conductor's concern. : SCORE
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Ray. : STINGAREE
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Oarlocks. : THOLES
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Starlike. : STELLATE
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More mature. : RIPER
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Bothered. : AILED
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Vaulted alcove. : APSE
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Short drape. : VALANCE
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Cheers. : RAHS
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Assess. : EVALUE
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Key city: Abbr. : SPT
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"Thanks ___." : ALOT
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Niagara, for one. : RIVER
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Where Bryce Canyon is. : UTAH
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Polite greeting. : BOW
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Rattan workers. : CANERS
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Agreeable. : NICE
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Heavenly: Fr. : CELESTE
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Hurried. : FLEW
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South Sea Bubble, for one. : FRAUD
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City of Iraq. : ERBIL
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Puts in another way. : RESTATES
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Canary. : YELLOW
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Consequence. : AFTERMATH
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Suppress. : ELIDE
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Initials of 1933. : NIRA
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Like flotsam or jetsam. : ASEA
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Suit. : BEFIT
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Pieces of music: Abbr. : CTOS
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Salamander. : NEWT
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Anthony and others. : EDENS
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Loyal. : FAST
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Hankering. : ITCH
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Entertainment of a sort. : FLOORSHOW
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Soonest. : EARLIEST
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Clean up. : SWEEP
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Is affected by. : HAS
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World's Fair specialties. : ARTS
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Monad. : UNIT
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Kind of wolf. : LONE
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Charlotte ___. : AMALIE
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Shade of red. : CORAL
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Candia. : CRETE
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Charger. : STEED
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Iced. : GLACE
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Respective. : SEVERAL
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Gully. : RAVINE
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See 13 Down. : ARAB
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___ Alto. : PALO
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Washes. : LAVES
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Warning: Fr. : ALERTE
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Room. : NURSERY
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Painter's subject. : STILLLIFE
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Rate of progress. : PACE
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Muscle. : THEW
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Empty. : UNFILLED
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Tree. : CEDAR
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"___ as a bug's ear." : CUTEAS
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Swiss coin. : FRANC
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Make ready for use again. : REFIT
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Of stars: Prefix. : ASTRO
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American explorer. : BEEBE
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Treasury employee. : TMAN
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Ameliorate. : EASE
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Lobscouse. : STEW
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Valhalla dweller. : ODIN
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Douses. : WETS
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Pass the ___. : HAT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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