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New York Times, Saturday, August 29, 1964

52-Across : Was of value.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,508
Across
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Singers. : BASSI
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One pound sterling: Brit. slang. : QUID
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Family group. : CLAN
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Up and about. : ASTIR
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Boss or knob. : UMBO
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Hour: Sp. : HORA
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Lariat. : RIATA
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Indifferent. : APATHETIC
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Student group. : SEMINAR
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Atomic pile. : REACTOR
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Barley water. : PTISAN
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Salt-water fish. : SKATE
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Toujours ___. : GAI
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Monk. : CENOBITE
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Departed. : WENT
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Detoured. : TURNEDOFF
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Hence. : ERGO
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Couch. : DIVAN
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Above: Ger. : UBER
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NASA items. : NOSECONES
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Request. : PLEA
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Passed away. : DECEASED
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___ Khan. : ALY
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Quechuans. : INCAS
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Greatest. : UTMOST
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Was of value. : COUNTED
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Pardons, old style. : ASSOILS
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Knickknacks. : BRICABRAC
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In motion. : AFOOT
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Colliery. : MINE
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Call's partner. : BECK
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___ dancer, itinerant laborer. : GANDY
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Droops. : SAGS
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Poses. : SITS
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County of England. : ESSEX
Down
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Stars' partners. : BARS
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Where Hanoi is: Fr. : ASIE
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Folk dance sound effects. : STAMPINGS
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___ out. : SITIT
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Of Persia. : IRANIC
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Isolate. : QUARANTINE
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Baseball figure. : UMP
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Ironworker's item. : IBAR
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___ on. : DOTE
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Investigated (with "on"). : CHECKEDUP
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Actress Crabtree. : LOTTA
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In upheaval. : ARIOT
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Mother-of-pearl. : NACRE
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Urgency. : HASTE
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Ibsen girl. : ASE
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___ riche. : NOUVEAU
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Actress Verdon. : GWEN
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Space age prefix. : AERO
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Important matters: Colloq. : BRASSTACKS
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Tavern. : INN
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Ballets. : TOEDANCES
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Offerings of thanksgiving. : OBLATIONS
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Sense. : FEEL
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Brawl. : FRAY
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Sneezy's brother. : DOC
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___ dire. : CESTA
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Letters. : EMS
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Doctor's concern. : DOSAGE
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Missiles. : ICBMS
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Water wheel used in Spain. : NORIA
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Prompting. : CUING
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Lounges. : SOFAS
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Recedes. : EBBS
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Three: Ger. : DREI
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Metallic vein. : LODE
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Charon's river. : STYX
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Play. : ACT

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

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