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New York Times, Monday, October 26, 1964

11-Down : Military term.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,566
Across
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Chinese foot. : CHIH
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Quieten. : SHUSH
10
End. : STOP
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Cairo production, 1871. : AIDA
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World's largest city. : TOKYO
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Proceeds. : TAKE
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Rialto figure. : PRESSAGENT
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Pennsylvania port. : ERIE
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Luggage of a sort. : SEABAGS
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Farmer. : GRANGER
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Pipe fitting. : ELL
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Romney. : GEORGE
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Once in a ___. : LIFETIME
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Of eating habits. : DIETAL
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Very much alike. : AKIN
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Standard. : NORM
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Shade of gray. : SLATE
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___ Bella. : BEN
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Navigational unit. : SEAMILE
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A NATO arm. : RAF
40
Ukase. : EDICT
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Familiar farewell. : TATA
43
Throw things at. : PELT
44
Cilia. : LASHES
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People on the fence. : NEUTRALS
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Shanties. : HOVELS
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Earth: Prefix. : GEO
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Suppose. : BELIEVE
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Vehicle on the Appian Way. : CHARIOT
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Suffix with idiom or problem. : ATIC
58
Saratoga and others. : RACETRACKS
60
Mrs. Doe. : JANE
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Get around. : EVADE
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Nautical covering. : TARP
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Brews. : ALES
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Cut. : SEVER
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Dear me! : ALAS
Down
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Glengarries. : CAPS
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Engage. : HIRE
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Notion. : IDEA
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One on the way down. : HASBEEN
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Feature of a dance. : STAGLINE
6
Relatives of dogs in the manger. : HOGS
7
Luau instrument. : UKE
8
Dramatist of the Abbey Theatre. : SYNGE
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Highway menace. : HOTROD
10
Baseball personality. : STENGEL
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Military term. : TARGETAREA
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Migrant of the 1930's. : OKIE
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Equal. : PEER
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Give tang to. : SALT
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Result (from). : ARISE
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People of "a house divided." : GERMANS
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Union ___. : LABEL
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Japan's Premier. : IKEDA
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Track term. : FINISHLINE
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Ditch. : MOAT
30
In any way. : ATALL
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Boxer's jabs. : LEFTS
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Little thing. : MITE
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One of the Allens. : STEVE
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Comedian's accolade. : LAUGHTER
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Selections. : CHOICES
43
In exact proportions. : PRORATA
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Fine French porcelain. : SEVRES
47
Bit of regret. : TEAR
49
Furlough. : LEAVE
51
Lower: Sp. : BAJA
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And others: Lat. : ETAL
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Yield. : CEDE
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Adjective suffix. : ICAL
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Vegetable. : OKRA
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Recipe abbreviation. : TSPS
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Army unit: Abbr. : CAV

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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