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New York Times, Saturday, July 4, 1964

65-Across : Adroitness.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { G J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,452
Across
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Novel scheme. : PLOT
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Patriot of 1776. : HALE
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Not lift ___. : AHAND
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Laugh: Fr. : RIRE
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Caliph's cousin. : EMIR
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Kind of geometry. : SOLID
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Rub ___. : ITIN
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Except. : SAVE
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Excavation in a mine shaft. : STOPE
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Amusement park specialty. : SHOOTTHECHUTES
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Peak in the Presidential range. : MONROE
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Akron product. : TIRE
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Baby coach. : PRAM
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Loving: Fr. : TENDRE
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Eastern title. : SWAMI
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Opera role. : MIMI
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Trouble's partner. : TOIL
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The Geronimo boys. : PARACHUTETROOPS
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His: Fr. : ALUI
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Cinnabar and galena. : ORES
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"A poem lovely as a ___." : ATREE
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Sawbuck. : TENNER
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Indian specialty. : RAID
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Circus performer. : FLEA
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Comparison. : SIMILE
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Mediator in an impasse. : TROUBLESHOOTER
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Meadow surface. : SWARD
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Lamb. : ELIA
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Trumpeter. : SWAN
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Hash. : MINCE
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Runlet. : RILL
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Adroitness. : EASE
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Vicuña's home. : ANDES
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Be effective. : TELL
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Sibilant sounds. : SSTS
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Refractor of light. : PRISM
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Stone: Prefix. : LITHO
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Giant of Greek myth. : ORION
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Purport. : TENOR
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Mother of Pearl. : HESTER
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Eastern nanny. : AMAH
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Wide-awake. : LIVE
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Set up. : ERECT
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Promise. : ASSURE
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Bushman's relative. : HOTTENTOT
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Spiny plant. : ALOE
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Tangs. : NIPS
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White House monogram. : DDE
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Conversation piece. : TOPIC
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___ off. : HITIT
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River into Tatar Strait : AMUR
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Headdress. : MITER
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Way in or way out. : DOOR
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Perfected. : RIPE
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More. : ELSE
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Young oyster. : SPAT
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Corduroy part. : WALE
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___ for one's money. : ARUN
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Strength. : MAINFORCE
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Big butte. : MESA
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Sinai. : HOREB
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Type of program. : RADIO
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Gives the slip. : ELUDES
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"___ return." : ISHALL
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Signal for a scramble. : ALERT
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World's Fair VIP. : MOSES
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"___ one by the village clock ... " : ITWAS
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Not in the ___. : LEAST
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Fish-eating birds. : ERNES
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One of the "Boys from Syracuse." : TWIN
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Leather strip on a shoe. : RAND
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M. Faure. : ELIE
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Oklahoma Fort. : SILL
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Wee ___ hours. : SMA

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

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