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New York Times, Monday, May 11, 1964

41-Across : Beverage.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,398
Across
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Halting places. : RESTS
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Man. : CHAP
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Oman man. : ARAB
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T. Stearns ___. : ELIOT
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"Fortunate" one : HEIR
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First name of 13 Down. : NORA
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Republican VIP. : NIXON
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Messenger. : ERRANDBOY
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Changeling. : OAF
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Ben-Gurion, for one. : ISRAELI
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New Guinea port. : LAE
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"Show-biz" status symbol. : OSCAR
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Dagwood's boss. : DITHERS
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Where Coney Island is. : BROOKLYN
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F.D.R. measure. : NRA
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Fruit of forgetfulness. : LOTUS
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Told in detail. : REHEARSED
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Verily. : AMEN
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Marmion's horse. : BEVIS
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Mark. : SCAR
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Beverage. : HARDCIDER
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The man on $10,000 bills. : CHASE
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Work unit. : ERG
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Did an airport job. : REFUELED
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One concern of the Treasury Dept. : WARDEBT
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Port of Libya. : DERNA
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Girl of song. : IDA
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Features of marsupials. : POUCHES
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Victory: Colloq. : WIN
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Where East and West meet. : CARDTABLE
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Over 21. : OFAGE
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___ breeches. : KNEE
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Dance. : REEL
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Hardship. : RIGOR
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Tree of the apple family. : SORB
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Airborne maneuver. : DROP
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Say ___ (agree). : YESTO
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Matrimonially, "the end." : RENO
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Literary pseudonym. : ELIA
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Undersized one, in cage circles. : SIXFOOTER
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Further. : TOO
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Former N. Y. fistic arena. : STNICKS
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Crimson. : CHERRYRED
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Greek goddess. : HERA
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Made known. : AIRED
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Nutty confections. : PRALINES
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___ how! : AND
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California white oak. : ROBLE
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Riotous. : AROAR
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Name in theater lore. : BAYES
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Czech river. : NITRA
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Girl's nickname. : SAL
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Pronounced. : SOUNDED
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Make rasping. : HARSHEN
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Nonsense: Slang. : BLAH
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City on the Tevere. : ROMA
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By no chance. : NEVER
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Humorously, employees. : HIREDHELP
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Rascals. : SCALAWAGS
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Leisure. : EASE
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___ Scott case. : DRED
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Name for N. Y. Stock Exchange. : BIGBOARD
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Moved slowly. : CREPT
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Hasty. : CURSORY
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Payment. : FEE
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Parts of candles. : WICKS
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"A Bell For ___." : ADANO
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Less common : RARER
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Kind of vegetable. : TUBER
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Famous TV dog. : CLEO
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"___ plenty o' nuttin' ... " : IGOT
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Anagram of 1 Down. : NERO
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Society girl. : DEB
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Old exclamation. : FIE

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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