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New York Times, Tuesday, September 22, 1964

45-Across : Branch of mechanics.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q V W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,532
Across
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Adjective for an appliance. : POPUP
6
Porcine weapon. : TUSK
10
Foil. : EPEE
14
Think. : OPINE
15
Reverse: Prefix. : ANTI
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Coin in Istanbul. : LIRA
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Unit of light. : LUMEN
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Travelers' appurtenances. : BAEDEKERS
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Uraeus. : ASP
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___ void. : NULLAND
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Small house. : COT
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Overjoy. : ELATE
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Look ___ at. : DAGGERS
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Confections. : CARAMELS
31
Through. : PER
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Fencer's action. : LUNGE
33
Comes before. : ANTEDATES
38
Thought: Prefix. : IDEO
39
Famous name in golf. : SNEAD
40
Place for 51 Across. : NAPE
41
Theban general of 379 B.C. : PELOPIDAS
43
Eyelashes. : CILIA
44
One of Eugene Field's trio. : NOD
45
Branch of mechanics. : KINETICS
47
Campus groups. : CLASSES
51
Leonine features. : MANES
52
Art medium. : OIL
53
Respects. : ESTEEMS
55
Prefix with chance or chief. : MIS
58
Advantage of a sort. : HEADSTART
60
Slow to learn. : UNAPT
62
Vapor: Prefix. : ATMO
63
Gallic pronoun. : ELLE
64
Dishwasher's routine. : RINSE
65
Highest point. : NOON
66
Equal. : PEER
67
___ Downs. : EPSOM
Down
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First name in silent movies. : POLA
2
Musical work. : OPUS
3
Plant of the primrose family. : PIMPERNEL
4
French article. : UNE
5
Sand, for one. : PENNAME
6
Geographical feature. : TABLELAND
7
Single. : UNAL
8
Suffix with home or bed. : STEAD
9
Committed a Federal crime. : KIDNAPED
10
Fraternal one. : ELK
11
Chessman. : PIECE
12
Bad play. : ERROR
13
Near and Far. : EASTS
19
Honed. : EDGED
22
Western aborigine. : UTE
25
Areas of shallow water. : LAGOONS
27
Symbol of New Hampshire. : GRANITE
28
Piece of jewelry. : CLIP
29
Department of France. : AUDE
30
Untrustworthy one. : SNEAK
34
Temperature measuring device. : TASIMETER
35
Lucky pieces. : TALISMANS
36
Heroic tale. : EPIC
37
The Seven ___. : SEAS
39
Avoid. : SIDESTEP
42
Painters' concerns. : POSES
43
Express disapproval of. : CENSURE
46
Business group. : NAM
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Famous Broadway name. : COHAN
48
Nautical term. : LIETO
49
Scene of Bowie's heroism. : ALAMO
50
Banal. : STALE
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Man's name. : ERLE
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___ facto. : IPSO
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Part of a ship. : STEM
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Masculine title. : DON
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Partner of tuck. : NIP

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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