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New York Times, Wednesday, May 6, 1964

45-Across : "The Irregular Verb ___."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K W X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,393
Across
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Humbug. : FLAM
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Math item: Abbr. : PROB
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Key. : AFLAT
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Make over. : REDO
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Beatles, for one. : RAGE
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Not settled. : FLUID
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Mine: Fr. : AMOI
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Contents of one basket. : EGGS
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Bursts. : RENDS
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Manet and Monet. : IMPRESSIONISTS
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Not obvious. : LATENT
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Unit of speed of sound. : MACH
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Real gone bird. : DODO
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Author Truman. : CAPOTE
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Rooster's specialty. : STRUT
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German river. : RUHR
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Spoken. : ORAL
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Famous work by 56 Across. : THEPOTATOEATERS
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Part of "esse." : ERAT
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Part of a split personality. : HYDE
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"Two hearts that beat ___." : ASONE
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"The Irregular Verb ___." : TOLOVE
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Pomander product. : ODOR
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FDR's mother. : SARA
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___ Job's turkey. : POORAS
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Contemporary of 20 Across. : VINCENTVANGOGH
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Scene of famous taming. : PADUA
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Mesopotamia. : IRAQ
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To say; Fr. : DIRE
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"___ answer ... " : ASOFT
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Ship, as in Yokohama. : MARU
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Robert ___. : ELEE
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Early American figure. : ROLFE
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Part of a church. : APSE
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No, in Red Square. : NYET
Down
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Liable to sin. : FRAIL
2
Secondary proposition, in logic. : LEMMA
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Vote to accept. : ADOPT
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Silk fabric. : MOIRE
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Magician's word. : PRESTO
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Precursor of riches. : RAGS
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Today, in Roma. : OGGI
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Broom. : BESOM
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Land of new nations. : AFRICA
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Symbols of sin. : FLESHPOTS
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Theater name. : LUNT
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Helpers. : AIDS
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Some scores: Abbr. : TDS
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Put an ___. : ENDTO
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Shellfish. : NACRE
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Cart. : DRAY
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Surpass. : OUTDO
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Mountain: Prefix. : OREO
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Mountain lake. : TARN
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Or ___. : ELSE
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Latin verb used on galleys. : STET
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By way of. : THRO
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For ___. : REAL
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Full of vim and vigor. : UPTOSNUFF
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Worked in the fields. : HOED
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Here's companion. : THERE
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Father of Eleazar. : AARON
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Move out. : VACATE
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Dull or dark. : OPAQUE
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Life principle. : ANIMA
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Utah city. : OGDEN
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Angry. : ROILY
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Come to terms. : AGREE
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Piece of percale. : SHEET
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Prefix for blood vessels. : VASO
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Moloch, for one. : IDOL
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Target thrower. : TRAP
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Different spellings: Abbr. : VARS
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Twixt bogey and birdie. : PAR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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