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New York Times, Monday, September 7, 1964

15-Across : French soldier of W. W. I.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,517
Across
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Active. : SPRY
5
Size. : MASS
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Noun ending meaning "ruler." : CRAT
13
Sino-Tibetan language. : THAI
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Grandson of Abraham. : ESAU
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French soldier of W. W. I. : POILU
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By ___. : ROTE
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Metrical foot of two syllables. : IAMB
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Exhausted: Colloq. : ALLIN
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Oily liquid. : ANILIN
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Hydrocarbon in gasoline. : BUTYLENE
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Walnut and chestnut. : WOODS
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Young fish. : PARR
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___ right, or left. : EYES
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Part. : ROLE
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Town: Colloq. : BURG
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Rejoicing. : JUBILANT
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Without force. : FEEBLE
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Intermittent. : ONAGAINOFFAGAIN
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Rope loops. : BIGHTS
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Current of water. : MILLRACE
42
Means of determination. : TEST
44
Blue-white star. : VEGA
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Part of a shield. : UMBO
48
Mitigate. : EASE
50
Improvise: Colloq. : ADLIB
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Of necessity. : PERFORCE
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Surface injury. : BRUISE
57
Bows. : PROWS
58
Apteryx. : KIWI
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Plant or animal structure: Abbr. : ANAT
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New Testament prophet. : ELIAS
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Old Testament prophet. : EZRA
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Receptions. : TEAS
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Bank (on). : RELY
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Former Tunisian rulers. : DEYS
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Reference book: Abbr. : ENCY
Down
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Drinking aid. : STRAW
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Voice: Prefix. : PHONO
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Quotient, in math. : RATIO
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Traffic sign. : YIELDRIGHTOFWAY
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Potsdam pronoun. : MEIN
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A king of Judah. : ASA
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Dance. : SAMBA
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Grosse Pointe, for one. : SUBURB
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One type of job hunter. : COLLEGEGRADUATE
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Poet, 1849-1916. : RILEY
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Get ___ on. : ALINE
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Strains. : TUNES
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Yield profit. : PAY
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Place apart. : ISOLATE
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Edible fungus. : TRUFFLE
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Founder of a state. : PENN
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To allow: Fr. : LAISSER
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Orange-red mineral. : REALGAR
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Situation. : JOB
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Numerical prefix. : UNI
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Container. : BAG
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Finney role. : TOM
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Animal cry. : BAA
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Official permit: Abbr. : LIC
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Compass reading. : ENE
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Athletic group. : FIVE
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Put on temporarily. : TACKED
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Shoe part. : UPPER
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European blackbird: Poet. : MERLE
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Cook. : BROIL
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Confiscate. : SEIZE
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Fabric. : LINEN
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Newton. : ISAAC
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Heavens to ___! : BETSY
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Wartime bureau. : OSS
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Slanting. : BIAS
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Twisted. : WRY

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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