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New York Times, Saturday, November 21, 1964

41-Across : Thorny shrub.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F Q X }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,592
Across
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Fill to excess. : CROWD
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Tennis strokes. : LOBS
10
Sea spray. : SCUD
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Of part of the ear. : LOBAR
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Double exclamation. : AHAH
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Part of Ovid's name. : NASO
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Wing of a church. : AISLE
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Belt. : ZONE
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District in Saudi Arabia. : ASIR
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Full. : PLENARY
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Man before the mast. : JACKTAR
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Rough. : RUDE
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Shade of brown. : SORREL
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Political administration: Abbr. : GOVT
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___ Paulo. : SAO
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Gorgeous. : SUPERB
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Exclamation. : AHA
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Kind of cow. : MILCH
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Part of a stairway. : RISER
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At the plate. : BATTING
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Loverly. : AMATIVE
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Thorny shrub. : BRIAR
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Of hearing. : AURAL
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Neighbor of Cal. : NEV
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Petty officer. : YEOMAN
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King, in Spain. : REY
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King in Icelandic saga. : ATLI
49
Deny. : NEGATE
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Seaport in Maine. : BATH
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Unfortunate. : HAPLESS
55
Diving duck. : REDHEAD
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Tropical tree. : EBOE
59
Long story. : SAGA
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Legal document. : LEASE
62
Feminine title. : MISS
63
Cuckoopint. : ARUM
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Flavoring substance. : ANISE
65
Hamsters and others. : PETS
66
Annapolis. : USNA
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"Look not thou upon the wine when it ___." : ISRED
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Express approval. : CLAP
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Vex. : ROIL
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Military safeguard. : OBSERVATIONPOST
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Shade of brown. : WALNUT
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Awe. : DREAD
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Lackadaisical. : LAZY
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Exclamation. : OHO
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Musical instrument. : BANJO
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Cutting tool. : SHEARS
10
Place of chaotic disorder. : SNAKEPIT
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Idea popular since 1575. : CASTLESINTHEAIR
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Washington agency. : USIA
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R. I. rebel of 1842. : DORR
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Gum mastic. : RESIN
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Of the leg. : CRURAL
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Assn. : SOC
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Loquacious. : GABBY
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Chicago airport. : OHARE
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Water plant. : ALGA
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Make merry. : REVEL
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Short: Prefix. : BREVI
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Atmospheric illusion. : MIRAGE
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Hounds' prey. : HARE
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Wild. : TAMELESS
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Possibly. : MAYBE
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Noun suffix of action. : URE
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Caribbean capital. : NASSAU
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Historic city. : ATHENS
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Monarchs. : TSARS
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U.N. name. : ADLAI
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Tall Asiatic herb. : HEMP
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First name in stage lore. : ABIE
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Name in Hindu myth. : RAMA
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Hartebeest. : ASSE
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Conveyance. : DEED
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Rifle. : GUN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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