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New York Times, Tuesday, December 8, 1964

34-Across : Briskly: Mus. abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,609
Across
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Book of the Bible. : JOHN
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Partiality. : BIAS
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Jostle. : ELBOW
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River of Siberia. : ONON
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Where the Ob flows. : ASIA
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Chapter's partner. : VERSE
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Large dog. : STBERNARD
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Disney's middle name. : ELIAS
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Razorback. : HOG
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Stamp of approval. : OKAY
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Trimming. : FRINGE
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Of vision. : OPTIC
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Swell of the sea. : BREAKER
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Town near Jerusalem. : HEBRON
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Nobelist poet. : YEATS
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Type of photo. : ENLARGEMENT
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Bluegrass. : POA
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Briskly: Mus. abbr. : ANIM
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Sinbad's white bird. : ROC
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Japanese primitive. : AINU
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Cupid's title. : DAN
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Man in uniform: Slang. : LEATHERNECK
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Dixie. : SOUTH
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Expresses. : VOICES
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Giant cactus. : SAGUARO
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Street of song. : BEALE
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Hypnotic sleep. : TRANCE
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Neutral color. : SAND
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Army group. : WAF
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Protestant sect. : AMISH
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Submarine instrument. : PERISCOPE
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French girl's name. : RENEE
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Egyptian god. : AMON
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Cheese. : BRIE
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A. E. C. activities. : TESTS
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Ell. : WING
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Card game for three. : SKAT
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Chaff: Colloq. : JOSH
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In the know. : ONTO
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Spook. : HOBGOBLIN
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Compass reading. : NNE
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Business of finance. : BANKING
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Author Singer. : ISAAC
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Light-hearted. : AIRY
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Disconsolate. : SAD
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Speaker at Gettysburg, 1863. : EVERETT
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Namesakes of George Sand heroine. : LELIAS
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Verge. : BRINK
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Missouri tributary. : OSAGE
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River of German legend. : WESER
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Dynamo part. : ROTOR
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Miss Allison of TV. : FRAN
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Nanny's concern. : PRAM
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Hardwood tree. : BEECH
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Leader. : HEAD
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City west of Mt. Etna. : ENNA
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Colorful flying insect. : YMOTH
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One of Calliope's sisters. : ERATO
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Method of operation in some factories. : PIECEWORK
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Whenever. : ONCE
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Diving birds. : AUKS
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West Indian dye plant. : ANIL
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Fresh-water fishes. : LOACHES
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Seine tributary. : EURE
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Complin time. : EVENING
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Ways. : ROADS
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Gloaming. : SUNSET
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Set in motion. : START
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La Grande ___. : ARMEE
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Net profits. : GAINS
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Noble. : BARON
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Freight trailer. : SEMI
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Port of the South Seas. : APIA
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Measures. : FEET
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Hillbilly character. : PAW
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One of the networks. : CBS

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

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