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New York Times, Friday, November 27, 1964

28-Across : TV commercial: Colloq.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J Q W }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,598
Across
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Good luck symbol. : MASCOT
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Bernstein's subject. : SONATA
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Like the Yahoos. : BRUTISH
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Wonderful. : AMAZING
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Saint whose day is December 7th. : AMBROSE
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Raisin cordial. : ROSOLIO
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Little Rachel. : RAE
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Himalayan wild sheep. : NAHOOR
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Part of the constellation Argo. : VELA
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Bugaboo. : OGRE
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Queen ___ lace, wild plant. : ANNES
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Musical direction: Abbr. : RIT
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Wooden pegs. : NOGS
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TV commercial: Colloq. : PLUG
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King Constantine's sister. : IRENE
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Panama Canal builder. : GOETHALS
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River in the Carolinas. : PEEDEE
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Cousin of a cayuse. : HOSS
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Birds' home. : COTE
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Periphery of Palm Springs. : DESERT
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Indian's foe or friend. : PALEFACE
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Then: Fr. : ALORS
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Quoit. : DISK
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And others: Abbr. : ETAL
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Washington title: Abbr. : REP
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Miss Liberty's symbol. : TORCH
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Incarnation of Vishnu. : RAMA
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Hill in Meath, Ireland. : TARA
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Bluejacket. : SEAMAN
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"Tell me ___ ... " : NOT
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Lacquers. : ENAMELS
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Expert on the Bible. : EXEGETE
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Gives for a cause. : DONATES
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Languished. : REPINED
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Prayer symbol. : ROSARY
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Large, oxlike antelopes. : ELANDS
Down
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Cantankerous TV character. : MRMAGOO
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French rural inn. : AUBERGE
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Section of an orchestra: Abbr. : STR
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Plant shoot. : CION
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Mountain of Homeric legend. : OSSA
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"Deck ___ with boughs of holly ... " : THEHALLS
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Oriental garment. : SARONG
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Rory of old Irish song. : OMORE
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Nose: Prefix. : NAS
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Arm of the Black Sea. : AZOV
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Brick color. : TILERED
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Dyestuff. : ANILINE
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Moro sheath knife. : BARONG
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Feature of Uncle Sam. : GOATEE
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Mercy ___! : ONUS
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Racine drama. : ESTHER
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Number before "ocho." : SIETE
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Having served formerly. : PAST
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Jacket. : REEFER
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German man's name. : HORST
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Tyler's successor. : POLK
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Dress fabric. : CASHMERE
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Scurried. : DARTED
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Memorable White House name. : ELEANOR
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Choir member. : SOPRANO
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12-point type. : PICA
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Finished. : ATANEND
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So. American sweet potatoes. : CAMOTES
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Exultant. : ELATED
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Very chic. : DRESSY
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Knighted Canadian doctor. : OSLER
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Beginner's Latin verb. : AMAS
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Hero of Conrad's "Victory." : AXEL
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Genus of water scorpions. : NEPA
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Rickey ingredient. : GIN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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