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New York Times, Wednesday, November 11, 1964

7-Across : Authoritative reply.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,582
Across
1
___ words (pun). : PLAYON
7
Authoritative reply. : ORACLE
13
Archbishop. : PRIMATE
14
Serving tea. : POURING
16
Do ___ (show great respect for). : HONORTO
17
Strength. : POTENCE
18
Exaggerate. : OVERDO
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One of a well-known trio. : TOM
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Deal in. : SELL
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Suitable moment. : TIME
22
Porgy's beloved. : BESS
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Nonchalant. : COOL
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Poem. : ODE
25
Very friendly. : CLOSE
27
Verdun's river. : MEUSE
28
Contest joiner. : ENTRANT
30
Gave expression to. : VENTED
31
Puritan of Charles I's day. : ROUNDHEAD
33
Meal: Colloq. : SPREAD
36
Interrupt, as a ball game. : RAINOUT
39
Fold. : PLEAT
40
Outstanding thing: Slang. : DILLY
41
Stripling. : LAD
43
Companion of 41 Across. : LASS
44
Vivid. : LIVE
45
Insect in a cocoon. : PUPA
46
Westernmost of the Aleutians. : ATTU
47
Siderite. : ORE
48
Swiss dwelling. : CHALET
50
Warehouse costs. : STORAGE
52
Ready. : PREPARE
53
Dissenter on dogma. : HERETIC
54
Cognate. : RELATED
55
Edit. : REDACT
56
Gave a cheer. : YELLED
Down
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Stipulate. : PROVIDE
2
Football players. : LINEMEN
3
Con ___. : AMORE
4
Measure. : YARD
5
Palindromic man's name. : OTTO
6
Recent: Prefix. : NEO
7
Withstand. : OPPOSE
8
Sign on a brownstone front. : ROOMS
9
Or: Lat. : AUT
10
Gradual increase in loudness. : CRESCENDO
11
Baseball term. : LINEOUT
12
Surround. : ENCLOSE
13
Shot of a sort. : PHOTO
15
Solidified. : GELLED
19
Car-buying inducement. : TESTDRIVE
22
Beethoven's birthplace. : BONN
25
Slav. : CROAT
26
Praise. : LAUD
27
Labor leader. : MEANY
29
Cherished. : TREASURED
30
Bridal symbol. : VEIL
32
Hero of 1776. : HALE
33
Ostentatious display: Colloq. : SPLASH
34
Dish. : PLATTER
35
Give back. : RESTORE
37
Howl. : ULULATE
38
Diminished slowly. : TAPERED
40
To the point. : DIRECT
42
Not au courant. : DATED
44
Mode of reasoning. : LOGIC
45
Of the Vatican. : PAPAL
48
Indian from Ontario. : CREE
49
Gehenna. : HELL
51
One ___ time. : ATA
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Leverage. : PRY

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