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New York Times, Friday, January 31, 1964

37-Across : Salesman's pitch.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { B J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,297
Across
1
Bitter. : ACID
5
Oolong. : TEA
8
___ voce. : SOTTO
13
In unison. : ASONE
14
"Barefoot ___." : INTHEPARK
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Cross one's heart. : SWEAR
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Part of a fraction. : NUMERATOR
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Contributor to A.I.D., NASA, NATO, etc. : TAXPAYER
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Where Kuala Lumpur is. : MALAYA
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Chant. : INTONE
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Halting place: Fr. : ETAPE
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Mystery writers' prize. : EDGAR
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Ballroom dance. : ONESTEP
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Barley beard. : AWN
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Build. : ERECT
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Part of an opera. : SCENA
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Climax in music. : CODA
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Salesman's pitch. : SPIEL
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Ruler in the East. : EMIR
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Plants of the rose family. : AVENS
42
___ wintergreen. : OILOF
44
Army man: Abbr. : PFC
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Boring. : TEDIOUS
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Vaulted. : LEAPT
49
Underground mammals. : MOLES
51
Planking on a ship. : STRAKE
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Out-and-out. : ARRANT
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Put in a particular position. : INSTATED
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Say again. : REITERATE
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On the watch. : EYING
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Among others: Lat. : INTERALIA
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Unfeeling. : STONY
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Yorkshire city. : LEEDS
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Leaf cutter. : ANT
66
Cousin of 24 Across. : TONY
Down
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City on the Nile. : ASWAN
2
Having the same scope. : COEXTENDED
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Like two peas ___. : INAPOD
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Disorder. : DERANGE
5
Prong. : TINE
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Harden (to). : ENURE
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Vapor: Prefix. : ATM
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Shawls for the señores. : SERAPES
9
Show a play of colors. : OPALESCE
10
Bye-bye. : TATA
11
City on the Hudson. : TROY
12
Gumbo. : OKRA
13
Italian wine city. : ASTI
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Two-fisted fellow. : HEMAN
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A long time. : YEARS
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"___ the Truth." : TOTELL
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Peace of mind. : REPOSE
27
Siren song. : TEMPTATION
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Star in Pegasus. : ENIF
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Where to stroll, in Paris. : PARC
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Skin ___. : ACAT
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Spun. : WOVE
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Year in Trajan's reign. : CII
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Like some cartoons. : ANIMATED
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Rich loam. : LOESS
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Oklahomans. : SOONERS
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Most lucrative. : FATTEST
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Extremist. : ULTRA
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"___ God ... " : PRAYTO
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Modern-type protest. : SITIN
52
Memorable Australian nurse. : KENNY
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Nervous. : EDGY
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Seed covering. : ARIL
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Lesage. : RENE
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Baptism, for one. : RITE
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Tidy. : NEAT
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___ Newburg. : ALA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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