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New York Times, Monday, October 19, 1964

36-Down : Put an edge on.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,559
Across
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Stuffs. : CRAMS
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Game. : POKER
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Ruler. : PHARAOH
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Sink. : FOUNDER
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Rootlet. : RADICLE
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Get. : RECEIVE
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Kind of stew. : IRISH
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Affirmative. : YEA
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Strong feelings of ill will. : HATES
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Wings, in botany. : ALAE
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Birds said to mate for life. : SWANS
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Famous French illustrator. : DORE
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Aspiration of many singers. : MET
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Small firework. : SPARKER
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Narrow inlet. : RIA
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Ushers. : SEATERS
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Showy pretense. : TINSEL
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Angered. : IRED
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Extinct bird. : DODO
35
Norwegian princess. : ASTRID
38
Car gear. : REVERSE
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That: It. : CHE
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Reads. : PERUSES
44
Connected with business: Abbr. : CML
46
King or queen. : CARD
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Railroad car. : DINER
49
Insect stage. : PUPA
50
Cause for an apology. : ERROR
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Missive: Abbr. : LTR
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Arrive. : GETIN
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Breed of dog. : SPANIEL
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Form of entertainment. : THEATRE
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Town quarters. : SECTORS
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Pieces of furniture. : SETTLES
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Homes of a sort. : NESTS
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White House name of 1877. : HAYES
Down
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Prince of Wales. : CHARLES
2
Transmit electromagnetic waves. : RADIATE
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Come up. : ARISE
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Austrian physicist. : MACH
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Musical syllable. : SOL
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Originator of the detective story. : POE
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Exclamation of pain. : OUCH
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Do a baker's job. : KNEAD
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Newspaper executives. : EDITORS
10
Brown study. : REVERIE
11
Wooden horse victim. : PRIAM
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Author of "Porgy." : HEYWARD
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Modern diarist. : FRANK
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Fasten again. : RESEAL
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Feature of 54 Across. : EARS
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Expedited. : SPEEDED
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Assign as supervisor. : SETOVER
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Part of an airfield. : STRIP
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Bridle paths. : RIDES
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___ letter. : AIR
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Conjunction. : NOR
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Geographical areas. : DESERTS
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Means of approach. : ACCESS
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Put an edge on. : SHARPEN
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Paved area adjacent to a house. : TERRACE
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No six-footer he. : RUNT
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Coal bucket. : SCUTTLE
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Realms. : EMPIRES
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Brooks. : RILLS
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Country ways. : LANES
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Admonitions. : DONTS
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Resembling a certain fuel. : PEATY
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Disorder. : RIOT
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Japanese wooden clog. : GETA
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Hesitations in speech. : ERS
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Questioning sound. : HEH

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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