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New York Times, Friday, July 17, 1964

27-Across : Sycophant: Slang.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 324 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 39.7 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,465
Across
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Word of impatience. : PISH
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To your health! : SKOAL
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Musical symbol. : CLEF
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"Tell ___ the marines." : ITTO
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Scout grade. : EAGLE
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Wing: Fr. : AILE
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Pride of Atlanta. : PEACHTREESTREET
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Winter coat. : PARKA
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1917 initials. : AEF
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Marble with blue-and-white markings. : RANCE
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Royal poisoner. : ASP
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Nonsense! : ROT
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Suitable. : PAT
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Sycophant: Slang. : APPLEPOLISHER
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"Lady, ___," : BEGOOD
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Vanya. : IVAN
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Cantab rival. : ELI
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Very dark. : EBON
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Treasure of a kind. : RELIC
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Piece of jewelry. : CLIP
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Blushing. : RED
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Pop. : SODA
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Spring flower. : AZALEA
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Steinbeck book. : GRAPESOFWRATH
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Neighbor of Ida. : ORE
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Sea-going abbreviation. : ADM
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Select. : OPT
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Popular pie. : PIZZA
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Naval: Abbr. : MAR
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Stubborn as ___. : AMULE
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Jungle fare, à la Ogden Nash poem. : ABUNCHOFBANANAS
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Scene of a Biblical miracle. : CANA
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"___ my dreams ... " : INALL
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Pastoral poem. : IDYL
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Where the grass grows green. : ERIN
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"Gay" place. : PAREE
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Oread habitat. : OSSA
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Child in Browning poem. : PIPPA
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Willows. : ITEAS
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Old Madras coin. : STARPAGODA
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White wine. : HOCK
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Placed. : SET
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A form of self-defense. : KARATE
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Arch with a reversed curve. : OGEE
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Hebrew letter. : ALEF
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French article. : LES
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Weights. : CARATS
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Legal claim. : LIEN
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Kind of power: Abbr. : ELEC
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Regale. : FETE
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Silent comic. : HARPO
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Retinue. : TRAIN
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Soft color. : OLDROSE
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Notice. : PLACARD
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___ my word! : PON
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Oriental stew. : PILAF
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Egg: Prefix. : OVI
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Fiends. : HELLHOUNDS
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M. Faure. : ELIE
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Bank along a stream. : RIPA
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Ice formation. : BERG
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Ancestor of the Hebrews. : EBER
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Old name of Tokyo. : EDO
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Jazz fan. : CAT
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Ice formation. : SERAC
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Rain tree. : ZAMAN
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Polish city. : POZNAN
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Carol. : WARBLE
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Has fun. : PLAYS
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Inventor Nikola. : TESLA
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30 inches. : PACE
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Steel rod. : IBAR
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Pueblo Indian. : ZUNI
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Small monkey. : MONA
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From a distance. : AFAR
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Cape Verde island. : MAIO
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Part of a cheer. : HIP
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Ginger ___. : ALE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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