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New York Times, Friday, August 14, 1964

64-Across : Telegraphs.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,493
Across
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Pokes. : JABS
5
Irish playwright. : SHAW
9
"___ of God." : ANACT
14
Lily plant. : ALOE
15
Apiece. : EACH
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Kind of rocket. : RETRO
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Essential thing. : MUST
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In every respect. : THROUGHOUT
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Wineshop. : BISTRO
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Make out. : ESPY
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In ___. : USE
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Half-mask. : LOUP
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Sluggish ones. : SLOTHS
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Fails. : COMESTOGRIEF
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Improper. : AMISS
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Get rid of. : SHED
35
Table bird. : FOWL
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Group. : BAND
40
Undivided. : ATONE
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Impression. : IDEA
42
Constellation. : ARGO
43
Continue. : LAST
44
Disdain. : SCORN
45
Good-natured. : WELLTEMPERED
48
Ale or beer: Slang. : STINGO
51
Hamlet. : DORP
52
Title of courtesy: Abbr. : HON
53
Polishes. : RUBS
56
African lake. : NYASSA
60
Correct. : ONTHETRACK
63
German river. : RUHR
64
Telegraphs. : WIRES
65
Chills and fever. : AGUE
66
Run. : TROT
67
Barges. : SCOWS
68
High in flavor. : GAMY
69
Slangy assents. : YEPS
Down
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Door or window part. : JAMB
2
C'est ___ (it is his): Fr. : ALUI
3
Foreman. : BOSS
4
Subsides. : SETTLESDOWN
5
Start. : SETOUT
6
Exclamation of triumph. : HAH
7
Israeli seaport. : ACRE
8
"___ on first?" : WHOS
9
Knitting pattern. : ARGYLE
10
O. T. book: Abbr. : NEH
11
___ prix (at any price): Fr. : ATOUT
12
Crowded mass. : CRUSH
13
Lugs (around). : TOTES
19
Top part. : UPSIDE
21
American flag-maker. : ROSS
25
Kind of card. : POSTAL
27
Type of social event. : OFFICEPARTY
28
Woman's work basket. : CABA
29
Famous quatrainist. : OMAR
30
Chinese dynasty. : MING
31
TV reception problem. : GHOST
32
Hired. : RENTED
36
Bouquet. : ODOR
37
"If I ___ King." : WERE
38
Catch. : LAND
40
Wholeheartedly. : ALLOUT
44
Agile. : SPRY
46
Way out. : EGRESS
47
Meddle (with). : MONKEY
48
Carnivals. : SHOWS
49
Hair application. : TONIC
50
First part of a pop tune. : INTRO
54
Vaunt. : BRAG
55
Heroic tale. : SAGA
57
Reliable. : SURE
58
Bootery. : SHOP
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Branches of learning. : ARTS
61
Hack. : HEW
62
___ laude. : CUM

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

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