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New York Times, Thursday, October 29, 1964

21-Across : Cross of ___.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J Q V W }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,569
Across
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Title of a famous painted lady. : MONA
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Menu favorite. : PEAS
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Order of architecture. : DORIC
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Among. : AMID
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Deserve. : EARN
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Rub out. : ERASE
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Opera role. : RIGOLETTO
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Double conjunction. : ANDOR
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Class of solid alcohols. : STEROL
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Cross of ___. : LORRAINE
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Stout. : REX
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Grant. : CEDE
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Famed architect. : MIES
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Lady's aid. : MAID
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Musical phrase. : PASSAGE
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State: Abbr. : ALA
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Mountain peaks, in Scotland. : BENS
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Household. : MENAGE
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Faithful. : SINCERE
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Sofas. : SETTEES
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Window frames. : SASHES
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Noun suffixes. : IORS
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Neon, for one. : GAS
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Pours oil upon. : ANOINTS
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Dried up. : SERE
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"___ of few words." : AMAN
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Not possible: Colloq. : NOGO
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Girl's name. : UNA
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City on the Danube. : BELGRADE
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Particular directions. : TRENDS
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Diminutive of a girl's name. : ELLIE
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Republic since May 1, 1963. : INDONESIA
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Evening, in Berlin. : ABEND
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Night, in Paris. : NUIT
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Fervor. : ZEAL
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Fruit. : MANGO
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Evenings, in Scotland. : EENS
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World Series player. : YANK
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Roman god. : MARS
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Neglect. : OMIT
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Inhabitants of Lagos. : NIGERIANS
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Revered. : ADORED
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Famous British P.M. : PEEL
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Sup. : EAT
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Ingenuous. : ARTLESS
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Hair nets. : SNOODS
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Well-beloved. : DEAR
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Beautify. : ORNAMENT
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Wheel spokes. : RADII
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"___ with Nineveh and Tyre." : ISONE
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Roman goddess. : CERES
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Smoked salmon. : LOX
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Machines for boring. : REAMERS
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Source of sugar. : CANE
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Majority. : MASS
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Inter ___. : ALIA
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___ grata. : PERSONA
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Prepares. : GETS
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"I've ___ to London ... " : BEEN
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Historic body of water. : AEGEANSEA
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Movable goods. : GEAR
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Being: Lat. : ESSE
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Varying. : CHANGING
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___ say. : SOTO
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Role. : INGENUE
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Medicine chest item. : IODINE
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One of the Seven Dwarfs. : SNEEZY
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Nautical term. : ABEAM
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Memorable diva. : MELBA
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One of the Dulleses. : ALLEN
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Vase. : URN
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Make over. : REDO
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Kindergartners. : TOTS
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Roman goddess: Poet. : DIAN
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Dr. Jonas. : SALK
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Hubbub. : DIN

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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