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New York Times, Saturday, September 5, 1964

37-Across : Give the show away.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 54.6
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,515
Across
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Basing of conduct on moral law. : NOMISM
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Out of use: Abbr. : OBS
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Kind of talk: Colloq. : PEP
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Start of a nursery rhyme. : ONETWO
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An open and ___. : SHUTCASE
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Honest person: Slang. : STRAIGHTSHOOTER
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Flattery: Colloq. : OIL
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Plaintiff. : SUER
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Pleasant rhythm. : LILT
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"___ Blue?" : AMI
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More crafty. : SLYER
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Dumbarton's river. : CLYDE
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Writes. : PENS
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Wine cask. : TUN
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Quasi-scriptural books: Abbr. : APOC
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Spigot. : TAP
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___ bell. : CLEARASA
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Give the show away. : SPILLTHEBEANS
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Companion of "O mores!" : OTEMPORA
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Post office term. : RFD
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Balsam. : TOLU
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Pinnacle. : TOP
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Bubbles. : SUDS
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Cry over ___ milk. : SPILT
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Pepys' signing-off. : TOBED
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Never: Ger. : NIE
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Ibn ___. : SAUD
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Bit. : IOTA
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Pullet. : HEN
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Popular testimonial expression. : LASTBUTNOTLEAST
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Pirate. : FREEBOOT
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Job holder. : EARNER
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Pronoun: Fr. : SES
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Youngest: Abbr. : YST
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One at a time. : SINGLY
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Nothing doing. : NOSOAP
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Prompt. : ONTIME
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Ancient magician. : MERLIN
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Call ___ day. : ITA
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Dotted ___. : SWISS
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Big shot: Colloq. : MOGUL
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Exclamations. : OHS
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Type of inlaid work. : BUHL
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One who really can take it. : STOIC
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Baking container. : PATTYPAN
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Native of: Suffix. : ESE
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___ capita. : PER
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Make an exception. : STRETCHAPOINT
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Commercial illustrations: Colloq. : COLLARADS
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Hello there! : HEY
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___ the roost. : RULE
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Bed or bunk: Brit. slang. : DOSS
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Govt. agency, 1948–51. : ECA
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Opposite of "bore." : STIMULATE
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State: Abbr. : NEBR
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Matterhorn. : ALP
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"The ___ thickens." : PLOT
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Initials of 1917. : AEF
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Intercept in transit. : STOP
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Fur-adorned capes. : PELISSES
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Run. : TROT
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Military group. : OTS
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Remove from a hook. : UNHANG
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Engine. : DIESEL
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Guard. : SENTRY
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Short and fat. : TUBBY
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Scary sound. : BOO
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Suffixes with major, farmer, etc. : ETTES
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___ Lama. : DALAI
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Four-handed pieces: Mus. : DUOS
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Baseball players: Abbr. : LFS
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Continue. : ARE
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Little one. : TOT
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Sea bird. : ERN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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