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New York Times, Friday, April 17, 1964

50-Across : City of Africa.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K W Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,374
Across
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Part of a suburb. : PLAT
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" ... partridge in ___ tree." : APEAR
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Concern. : CARE
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"___ stranger here myself." : IAMA
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Unite companies. : MERGE
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"And ___ eat." : IDID
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Frequent event in the Senate. : QUORUMCALL
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Part of Caesar saying. : VIDI
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See 27 Down. : URN
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To no degree. : NOT
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Very spooky. : EERIEST
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Something blue in '32. : EAGLE
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Bony. : OSTEAL
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Book in the Apocrypha. : ESDRAS
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Housewife's problem. : GRIME
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Sounded loudly. : RANG
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Greek group of W. W. II. : EAM
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"Do ___." : ASISAY
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Asian mountain range. : ALAI
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Up. : ALOFT
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Heredity factor. : GENE
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Prayer book. : MISSAL
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Clock numeral. : VII
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Pay attention. : HEED
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Resounds. : PEALS
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Act of current Congress. : TAXCUT
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City of Africa. : ASMARA
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Social abbreviations. : RSVPS
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Place in the news. : VIETNAM
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Little child. : TAD
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Goose eggs. : OOO
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"When you ___ were young ... " : ANDI
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Occasional event in the Senate. : FILIBUSTER
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Asian prefix. : SINO
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Start of many a song. : ILOVE
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Little note. : MEMO
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___ end. : ATAN
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Blue chip. : ASSET
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China's neighbor. : USSR
Down
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Offend. : PIQUE
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Petrarch's love. : LAURA
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Surrounded by. : AMONG
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Source of pitch. : TAR
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Shot and shell. : AMMO
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Worn on the chest. : PECTORAL
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Age. : ERA
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Parts of laces. : AGLETS
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Signature of 1865. : RELEE
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Concern of this Congress. : CIVILRIGHTS
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Straight as ___. : ADIE
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Clears. : RIDS
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Alter, adapt, etc. : EDIT
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French "ones." : UNES
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Name for a shaggy dog. : RAGS
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Concern of Congress. : LEGISLATION
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Metal water heater. : SAMOVAR
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Something new in '32. : DEAL
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Words of comprehension. : ISEE
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Leonine feature. : MANE
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See 19 Across. : EYED
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Way up or down. : RAMP
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Part of Washington saying. : ALIE
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Rocketeer group. : NASA
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Adjective suffix. : ATIC
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Varnish used by artists. : FIXATIVE
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Org. : ASSN
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People of India. : TAMILS
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Language of India. : URDU
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Racketeer group. : MAFIA
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Constant concern of Congress. : VOTES
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"Maud" and "Lucy." : POEMS
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Sister: Lat. : SOROR
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Vessels: Lat. : VASA
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"What's ___ for me?" : INIT
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Name meaning "delight." : EDNA
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Aid's partner. : ABET
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Words of wonder. : LOS
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Texas college. : SMU

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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