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New York Times, Tuesday, August 4, 1964

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 33.1
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,483
Across
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Potherb. : BASIL
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Girl's nickname. : TINA
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British air group. : WRAF
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Brisk. : AGILE
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Employer. : USER
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Music lover's purchase. : HIFI
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First and last. : ALTOGETHER
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Eager. : AVID
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Albanian coin. : LEK
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Part of a molecule. : ATOM
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Not so long ago. : OFLATE
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Trumpet sound. : TANTARA
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Healthy: Scot. : WEEL
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Fish. : EEL
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Tranquil rest. : EASE
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Knock. : RAP
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Dwindles. : EBBS
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Hercules' prize. : IOLE
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Residence of the Mikado. : DAIRI
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Triangular. : DELTOID
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Consideration. : RESPECT
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Flagrant. : GROSS
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African antelope. : ORYX
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Paris suburb. : ISSY
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River to the North Sea. : EMS
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Guam port. : APRA
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___ et labora. : ORA
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Heroic tale. : SAGA
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Clicks or pawls. : DETENTS
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___ hoof, as of ox, deer, etc. : CLOVEN
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Sword lily. : IRIS
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Dined. : ATE
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British statesman. : HOME
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Dr. Ludwig Erhard. : CHANCELLOR
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Cook's concern. : OVEN
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Pullets. : HENS
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Factorum. : DOALL
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Unites closely. : WEDS
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Expel. : OUST
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Correspond. : AGREE
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Ancient sun god. : BAAL
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Metal tip of a cord. : AGLET
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Arctic town. : SITKA
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World-wide labor group. : ILO
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Envoy. : LEGATE
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Instruct. : TUTOR
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Narrator of "Moby Dick." : ISHMAEL
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Born. : NEE
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Companions of slings. : ARROWS
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Ahab's enemy. : WHALE
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Contests. : RIVALRIES
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Throw ___. : AFIT
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Bona ___. : FIDE
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And others: Lat. : ETALII
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Grazes. : FEEDS
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Snug abodes. : NESTS
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Visionary: Poet. : AERY
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See 46 Down. : ARCS
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Compassion. : PITY
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Move gradually. : EDGE
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Shoulder of a road. : BERM
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Thrived. : BLOSSOMED
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Floral specialty. : ODOR
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Beelike. : APIAN
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American Indian. : OSAGE
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Foreign. : EXOTIC
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Parts of a circle. : RADIANS
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Villa. : PANCHO
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Mignonette. : RESEDA
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Plant of the rose family. : AVENS
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German man's name. : ERNST
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Roman robe, ankle-length. : TALAR
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Filched. : STOLE
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Dog. : CHOW
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Conqueror of all. : LOVE
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Writer Gardner. : ERLE
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Hay, in Germany. : HEU
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Pilot's record. : LOG

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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