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New York Times, Tuesday, May 12, 1964

17-Across : Asian language.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,399
Across
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Carplike fish. : CHUB
5
Midwest college town. : AMES
9
Bird sounds. : CAWS
13
American Indian. : HOPI
14
Toasting sound effect. : CLINK
15
Adjective suffix. : ICAL
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Eyes: Poet. : ORBS
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Asian language. : HINDUSTANI
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___ shot (hostile exit-line). : PARTHIAN
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Like certain windows. : LEADED
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Calla lilies. : ARUMS
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Card game. : SKAT
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Melodic. : ARIOSE
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Traces. : VESTIGES
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Flagrant. : BAD
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Poisonous snake. : KRAIT
33
Drench. : SOUSE
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On the alert. : ATIP
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Besides. : AGAIN
38
Greek goddess. : NIKE
39
Conclusion. : FINIS
41
Relative of spring fever. : ENNUI
43
German article. : DER
44
Region of new African republic. : TOGOLAND
46
Munitions suppliers. : ARMERS
48
Noted cartoonist. : NAST
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Mollusk. : SNAIL
50
Feel indignation. : RESENT
53
Publisher's asset. : BACKLIST
56
Of long standing. : INVETERATE
58
Prefix with freeze or knock. : ANTI
59
Done. : OVER
60
Puzzle. : REBUS
61
Thereabouts. : NEAR
62
Certain puzzle definitions: Abbr. : SYNS
63
Shampoo. : SOAP
64
Bone: Prefix. : OSTE
Down
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Slice of meat. : CHOP
2
Hour: Lat. : HORA
3
Severe scolding. : UPBRAIDING
4
Wine shop. : BISTRO
5
Another name. : ALIAS
6
State: Abbr. : MINN
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Footballer. : END
8
Lurks. : SKULKS
9
Racehorse, first million-dollar winner. : CITATION
10
School: Abbr. : ACAD
11
Decrease. : WANE
12
Passed quietly. : SLID
14
Foolish fancy. : CHIMERA
18
Special chairs. : SEATS
20
Outside envelope. : HUSK
23
Begin. : SETIN
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To the rear of. : ABAFT
25
Proportion. : RATIO
26
Article of food. : VIAND
27
Proofreading aids. : GUIDELINES
28
Ridge of gravel, in geology. : ESKER
29
Prophets. : SEERS
32
Ten-percenter. : AGENT
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The avant-garde. : PIONEERS
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Delicate gradations. : NUANCES
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Bias: Colloq. : SLANT
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Asian kingdom: Var. : IRAK
45
Flowering plants. : ASTERS
47
Where Teatro alla Scala is. : MILANO
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Was surprised: Colloq. : SATUP
50
Ebro and others. : RIOS
51
Deadly sin. : ENVY
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Explorer Hedin. : SVEN
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Rum cake. : BABA
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Law: Abbr. : STAT
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Spare. : TIRE
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Early auto. : REO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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