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New York Times, Thursday, December 24, 1964

25-Across : Figuratively, excessive fine.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,625
Across
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Army group. : WACS
5
Newspaper item: Abbr. : ADVT
9
Swiss coin. : FRANC
14
Alaska's governor. : EGAN
15
Girl's name. : LEAH
16
European blackbird. : OUSEL
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Jet. : AEROPLANE
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Forgetfulness. : LETHE
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Giant of the forest. : REDWOOD
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Angler's pride. : ROD
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Pray: Lat. : ORA
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Tip. : TILT
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Figuratively, excessive fine. : WIRESPUN
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Not hip. : CORNY
29
Carol singers. : CHOIRS
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Famous British soldier. : HAIG
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French pronoun. : MOI
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Religious message. : GOSPEL
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___ de l'Etoile. : ARC
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Communications medium. : AIRMAIL
39
Ear: Prefix. : OTO
40
Tongue-clucking sounds. : TSKTSK
42
___ Valley. : SUN
43
Spread over. : COAT
44
Moby Dick et al. : WHALES
46
Cascades. : FALLS
47
Vincent Youmans song. : GREATDAY
50
Gardener's concern: Abbr. : HORT
51
Musical direction: Abbr. : RIT
52
Straight line. : ROW
53
Away from land. : SEAWARD
56
Where Xanthippe shopped. : AGORA
58
Campaign charge. : ANTILABOR
60
Christmas card word. : MERRY
61
Type of sign. : NEON
62
Overwhelm: Slang. : SLAY
63
At ___. : ALOSS
64
French engraver. : DORE
65
One of a towel set. : HERS
Down
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Something to ___. : WEAR
2
U. S. author. : AGEE
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Bit of legerdemain. : CARDTRICK
4
Making a white Christmas. : SNOWING
5
Deal out. : ALLOT
6
Lacking energy. : DEAD
7
Truck. : VAN
8
"From ___ Grande." : THERIO
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Nonsense. : FOLDEROL
10
Rouen street. : RUE
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Put ___ to. : ASTOP
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Famous Eastern statesman. : NEHRU
13
See 43 Down. : CLEAN
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Many: Prefix. : POLY
22
Ancestry. : ORIGIN
25
Vagary. : WHIMSEY
26
Military group. : SSS
27
Converse. : CHAT
28
Rows. : OARS
29
Heart: Lat. : COR
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Operetta ruler. : MIKADO
33
Recreation item. : POOLTABLE
34
And others. : ETAL
35
Plenty. : LOTS
37
Receptacles of a kind. : ASHTRAYS
38
Out of: Ger. : AUS
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Scot's pair. : TWA
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Garage business. : CARWASH
45
___ order. : LAWAND
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Paddock dweller. : FOAL
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Pasture grass. : GRAMA
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Brightest star in Orion. : RIGEL
49
Kurile island. : ETORO
50
German poet. : HEINE
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Kind of battery: Abbr. : STOR
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Protest vehemently. : ROAR
55
Certain antis. : DRYS
57
Traveler's choice: Abbr. : RRS
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Modernistic: Prefix. : NEO

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

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