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New York Times, Friday, July 10, 1964

38-Down : Broom's sidekick.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.37, Missing: { F J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 371 (avg 1.97)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15, Grid flow: 37.4
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,458
Across
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Crescent. : SICKLE
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Harsh settlement or treaty. : DIKTAT
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Relatives of storks. : CRANES
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Not reckless. : UNRASH
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Throw ___ at. : THEBOOK
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Hubbub. : CLATTER
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Borne by the wind. : EOLIC
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Member of F.D.R.'s Cabinet. : ICKES
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Kimono adjunct. : OBI
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Sharp sound. : CLANK
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Requirement. : MUST
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Historic Pacific island. : TRUK
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Family. : KIN
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Honshu city. : KYOTO
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___ up one's ears. : PRICK
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City in Turkey. : ADANA
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Japanese dish. : SUKIYAKI
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Ringlet. : LOCK
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Porkers. : PIGS
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Adorned. : BEDECKED
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St. ___, one of the Leewards. : KITTS
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In a frenzy. : AMUCK
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Ragged ___, plant of the pink family. : ROBIN
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Something to raise. : HOB
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Kind of force. : TASK
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Humane society. : SPCA
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___ of trouble. : APECK
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Banking item: Abbr. : INT
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Sleek. : SILKY
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Titlark. : PIPIT
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Fraternity founded in 1911. : KAPPANU
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Snaps. : COOKIES
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Add as a supplement. : TACKON
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Obliquely. : ASKANT
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Join. : ENLINK
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Proverbial location of pie. : THESKY
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Explanatory remarks. : SCHOLIA
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Where Limerick is. : IRELAND
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Mountain home. : CABIN
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Question-answer game of the good old days. : KNOCKKNOCK
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Constellation. : LEO
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Kind of dog. : ESKIMO
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Cinch: Colloq. : DUCKSOUP
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Creek. : INLET
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Monkeys of Asia. : KRAS
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Make lace. : TAT
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Oregon city. : ASTORIA
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Pass ___. : THEBUCK
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Former Duchy of Württemberg. : TECK
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Part of the name of Kipling's mongoose. : RIKKI
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Nicks. : CUTS
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Rendezvous. : TRYST
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Chatter: Slang var. : YACK
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Dubious purchase. : PIGINAPOKE
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Smart ___. : ALECK
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Belasco play, Lenore Ulric role. : KIKI
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With a thud. : KERPLUNK
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Hand-printed fabric. : BATIK
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Spring (from). : EMANATE
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Broom's sidekick. : DUSTPAN
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Cut short. : DOCK
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In ___ (fit). : THEPINK
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Association. : SOCIETY
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Wild feline of Borneo. : BAYCAT
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Certain containers: Abbr. : BKTS
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Betrayer, as the Greek of "wooden horse" tale. : SINON
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Mouse hares of N. America. : PIKAS
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Hector Hugh Munro. : SAKI
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Bundle: Abbr. : PCL
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Kirghiz city. : OSH

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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