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New York Times, Saturday, June 13, 1964

27-Across : Supply line operation.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,431
Across
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Bay of Naples landmark. : CAPRI
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Certain. : TRUE
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Naval men. : CPOS
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Everything: Ger. : ALLES
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Habit. : WONT
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Stewed meat dish. : OLLA
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Laughing matter, 50 years ago. : SLAPSTICKCOMEDY
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Demure. : COY
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Australian peninsula. : YORKE
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Product of California. : WINES
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Spheres. : ORBS
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Drop suddenly. : PLOP
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Here: Fr. : ICI
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Supply line operation. : AIRLIFT
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Samoan seaport. : APIA
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Leaving. : VACATING
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Gentleman from London. : MILORD
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Kind. : ILK
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Turbojets. : ENGINES
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Three times a day, on prescriptions. : TID
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Get going!: Var. : VAMOSE
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Like a princess-style dress. : BELTLESS
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Hebrew month. : ADAR
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Cabinetmaker. : ARTISAN
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Part of Scotland Yard. : CID
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Gullets. : MAWS
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Guy rope. : STAY
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Snicker. : TEHEE
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At ___ (puzzled). : ALOSS
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"But ___ on forever." : IGO
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Sigmund Romberg operetta. : UPINCENTRALPARK
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Fabric fluff. : LINT
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Alaskan island. : ADAK
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Go climb ___. : ATREE
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Poker hand. : ACES
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The Pinafore's crew. : TARS
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Name in theatrical lore. : BAYES
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Portland's bay. : CASCO
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___ nothing. : ALLOR
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Disc jockey's need. : PLAYBACKMACHINE
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Political abbreviation. : REP
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Paris suburb. : ISSY
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Pitching, in baseball. : TWIRLING
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Symbol of strength. : ROCKOFGIBRALTAR
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Neglected. : UNKEPT
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And so on. : ETC
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Describing 17 Across. : COMICAL
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Ambassador. : PLENIPOTENTIARY
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Ye ___ Gifte Shoppe. : OLDE
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Repeats. : SAYS
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Most featured. : TOPLINE
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Former govt. agency. : OWI
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New Mexican Indian. : SIA
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Paths: Abbr. : RTES
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Spring bloom. : IRIS
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Puts with. : ADDS
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Hurrah!: It. : VIVA
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"When I was ___ ... " : ALAD
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Girl's name. : MELISSA
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Persons skilled in: Suffix. : ISTS
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Radio stations. : NETWORKS
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Faces east. : ORIENTS
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___ Vegas. : LAS
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"Private Lives" heroine. : AMANDA
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Month: Abbr. : DEC
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See eye to eye. : AGREE
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Parts of garments. : YOKES
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City south of Moscow. : TULA
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Majestic. : EPIC
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Home plate, for one. : SLAB
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"When do we ___?" : EAT
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Educational group. : PTA

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

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