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New York Times, Thursday, June 25, 1964

38-Across : Washington stratagems.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,443
Across
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Frau's relative. : MADAME
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Decorated. : GRACED
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Charlotte ___. : AMALIE
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Take for granted. : PRESUME
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Certain type faces. : DORICS
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Paving material. : BLACKTOP
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Dissuade. : DETER
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Out in Germany. : AUS
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Seed coating. : TESTA
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Sash. : OBI
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U. S. newspaper publisher. : OCHS
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Progress feebly and unsteadily. : DODDER
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Radio series begun in 1930's. : GANGBUSTERS
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Table scrap. : ORT
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Poetic word. : OER
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Abbreviation in electricity. : EMF
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Expressions of incredulity. : AWS
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Kind of haircut. : BUSTERBROWN
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Prepared. : SET
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Danger signal: Abbr. : ALM
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Compass point. : ENE
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Hebrew liquid measure. : HIN
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Washington stratagems. : FILIBUSTERS
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Command. : ENJOIN
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Nothing: Sp. : NADA
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Sea bird. : MEW
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Have ___ up one's sleeve. : ACARD
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Manner. : WAY
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Daughter of Zeus. : IRENE
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Corrective. : REMEDIAL
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Look out!: Sp. : ALERTA
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"The ___ Mary Dugan." : TRIALOF
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Eel. : CONGER
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Return addressee. : SENDER
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Bitter ___. : ENDERS
Down
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Dangerous beast. : MADDOG
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Tiny organism. : AMOEBA
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Make a hurried visit. : DARTIN
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"I cannot tell ___." : ALIE
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Tiny organisms. : MICROBES
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Diminutive suffixes. : EES
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Sweetheart, in Erin. : GRA
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Half the pages of a book. : RECTOS
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Demanded. : ASKED
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Curtails. : CUTSDOWN
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Certain performers. : EMOTERS
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Go. : DEPART
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Opposite of sings. : PLS
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Kind of depot. : BUSTERMINAL
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Cries of delight. : AHS
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Stage direction. : CURTAIN
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Noted physician. : DRFREUD
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Taste: Fr. : GOUT
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Diplomatic headquarters: Abbr. : EMB
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As mad as ___ hen. : AWET
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Jacob's youngest. : BENJAMIN
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Wing. : ELL
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Final words of "Columbus." : ONSAILON
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Real. : SINCERE
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Game. : HEARTS
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Musical instrument. : FIDDLE
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Tree. : BAY
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Debouch. : EMERGE
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Apartment dweller. : RENTER
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Vows. : SWEARS
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Echo, for one. : OREAD
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Member of the armed forces. : WAF
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Split. : REND
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Comparative suffix. : IOR
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Outstanding. : ACE

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

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