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New York Times, Thursday, June 4, 1964

15-Across : Companion of turns.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.37, Missing: { F J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,422
Across
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Heath plant. : ERICA
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Well-known Broadway name. : SHUBERT
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Relating to the stage. : SCENIC
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Cross. : STEPOVER
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Companion of turns. : TOSSES
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"Beloved name," as uttered by Gilda. : CARONOME
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Medleys. : OLIOS
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South African writer. : PATON
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Mowgli's python. : KAA
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Reel's companion. : ROD
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Memorable opera star. : BORI
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Caused to go. : SENT
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Century. : AGE
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Embark. : TAKESHIP
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Full of vim: Colloq. : GINGERY
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St. Augustine's mother. : MONICA
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Milady's date. : ESCORT
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Procrastinator's byword. : MANANA
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Frightening aspect. : TERROR
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Involving heredity. : GENETIC
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Badoglio or Graziani: It. : GENERALE
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Soul: Fr. : AME
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Cloth of gold. : LAME
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Snug. : COZY
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Doily. : MAT
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Oriental potentate. : AGA
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Opportunity. : SCOPE
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Australian marsupial. : KOALA
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Intensive exclamation. : MANALIVE
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Dickens character. : DORRIT
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Vivacious. : ANIMATED
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One devoted to monastic life. : OBLATE
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Went through quickly. : RANOVER
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Undersized: Colloq. : TEENY
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Student of environments. : ECOLOGIST
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Domicile. : RESIDENCE
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___ many words. : INSO
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French companies: Abbr. : CIES
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Payable and receivable items: Abbr. : ACS
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Form of government control. : STATISM
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Man of the hour. : HERO
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Supported by. : UPON
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___ vivant. : BON
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Summon. : EVOKE
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Give new courage to. : REMAN
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Delight. : TREAT
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Safekeeping. : STORAGE
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Alarm. : SCARE
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Rather slow. : POKY
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Red Cross name. : BARTON
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Thorn. : SPINE
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Pomme de ___. : TERRE
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Commonplace. : HOMELY
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Signifying nothing. : INANE
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Eat and eat and eat. : GORGE
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Boat with twin hulls. : CATAMARAN
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Beastly nature. : ANIMALITY
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Cellulose fabric. : ACETATE
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Gain by legal process. : RECOVER
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Stare. : GAZE
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Lassoed. : ROPED
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Truman's birthplace. : LAMAR
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Guam's capital. : AGANA
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___ the street. : MANIN
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Wend or Serb. : SLAV
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Quote as a precedent. : CITE
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Honshu port. : KOBE
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Term in Heraldry. : ORLE
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Master: Sp. : AMO
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Staccato mark. : DOT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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