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New York Times, Wednesday, September 16, 1964

31-Across : Stump.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,526
Across
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Conform. : ADAPT
6
Petty wrangle. : SPAT
10
Atmospheric acronym. : SMOG
14
Misrepresent. : BELIE
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Lamb. : ELIA
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Anklebones. : TALI
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Cape elk. : ELAND
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Eminence. : RANK
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Unirrigated. : ARID
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Small flap. : TAB
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Stargazing. : INATTENTIVE
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Babylonian goddess of war. : ANUNIT
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Upper or lower. : HOUSE
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Pretend to have. : ASSUME
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Act, in a way. : EMOTE
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Stump. : BUTT
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Pomum ___ (Adam's apple): Lat. : ADAMI
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Infant's gains: Abbr. : OZS
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Honeycomb substance. : BEESWAX
39
Hawthorne heroine. : ZENOBIA
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : EZR
42
Ill-wisher. : ENEMY
44
Beginning of mischief. : PLOT
45
Bear cat. : PANDA
46
Bitter substance found in tea. : THEINE
48
Kitchen utensil. : SIEVE
50
Singhalese garment. : SARONG
52
St. Paul's twin. : MINNEAPOLIS
54
One ___ time. : ATA
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Forthwith. : ANON
58
Direction. : LINE
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Preceptor. : TUTOR
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Skin affection. : ACNE
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Type of poetry. : EPIC
63
Consequence. : EVENT
64
Grain. : SEED
65
Promenade, for one. : DECK
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___ man. : LADYS
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Aid's partner. : ABET
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Crème ___ crème. : DELA
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White gypsum. : ALABASTER
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Pole on the links. : PIN
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Want of merriment. : TEDIUM
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Cousin of 47 Down. : SERAI
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Interwoven. : PLATTED
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Controversial contraction. : AINT
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___ pay. : TAKEHOME
10
Landmark of a sort. : STATUE
11
Big hit in baseball. : MARIS
12
Color. : OLIVE
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French author. : GIDE
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Compass reading. : NNE
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___ the least. : NOTIN
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Dry fruit. : NUTS
27
Church title. : ABBE
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City of Egypt. : SUEZ
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Winding. : MAZY
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Hewn. : AXED
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Bounden. : OBLIGATED
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One of our National Parks. : ZION
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Glut. : SATE
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Herringbone, for one. : WEAVE
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Tempered and rendered malleable. : ANNEALED
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Frank. : OPEN
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Of an ancient secret order. : MASONIC
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Corraled. : PENNED
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Numerical prefix. : TRI
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Inn. : HOSTEL
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As long as. : SINCE
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___ piece. : INONE
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Smart ___. : ALECK
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River in the Netherlands. : MAAS
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Indian symbol of peace. : PIPE
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Stylish: Slang. : TONY
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Part of B.A. : ARTS
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Grape: Lat. : UVA

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

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