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New York Times, Wednesday, October 7, 1964

5-Down : Faded.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J V Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,547
Across
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Dramatis personae. : CAST
5
African ravine. : WADI
9
Inferior reading matter. : TRASH
14
Mountain: Prefix. : OREO
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Munich's river. : ISAR
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Seven: Prefix. : HEPTA
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Curves. : ARCS
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Factory employe. : TIMEKEEPER
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___ Porsena. : LARS
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Van Buren's wife. : HANNAH
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Jacqueline ___ Bouvier. : LEE
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Seine tributary. : EURE
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Bride and groom. : ELOPERS
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Work for movie extras. : BITPARTS
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___ de France. : ILE
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Former govt. agency. : ECA
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Had to do (with). : DEALT
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Mexican Indian. : YAQUI
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Noun suffix. : EER
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Felt, for one. : ADMIRAL
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Jardiniere. : URN
43
Serviceman. : FLYER
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Thorn: Lat. : SPINA
46
Billboard items. : ADS
47
British money. : LSD
49
Proves valid. : STANDSUP
51
Hack. : TAXICAB
55
5th cen. date. : CDII
56
Like: Suffix. : INE
57
The Great White Way. : RIALTO
60
1816 novel. : EMMA
63
Hat checking, for one. : CONCESSION
65
Jarring, as a note. : SOUR
66
Revere. : ADORE
67
Run before a gale. : SCUD
68
Advantage. : EDGE
69
Red Square name. : LENIN
70
Soup ingredient. : OKRA
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Deprivation. : LOSS
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West Virginia product. : COAL
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Gaelic exclamation. : ARRA
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Office employe. : SECRETARY
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Even chance. : TOSSUP
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Faded. : WITHERED
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Global area. : ASIA
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Execrate. : DAMN
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Netherlands princess. : IRENE
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Place of pilgrimage. : THEHOLYLAND
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Arikara Indian. : REE
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Delicious. : APPLE
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Range animal. : STEER
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Hounds' prey. : HARES
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Hindu divinity. : KALI
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Observing device. : RADARSCREEN
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Shade of green. : PEA
27
American food staple. : BEEF
28
Island country: Abbr. : ICEL
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Tasseled caps. : TAMS
30
Garments. : SLIPS
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Powdered substance: Abbr. : TRIT
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Hugo hero. : QUASIMODO
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Hindustani. : URDU
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Police official: Abbr. : INSP
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Montana town. : ANACONDA
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Name meaning high. : ELI
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Platform. : DAIS
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Engine. : DIESEL
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Old Thai coin. : TICAL
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Battery part. : ANODE
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Chemical element. : XENON
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Singer. : BASSO
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Observatory near San Jose, Calif. : LICK
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Junket, perhaps. : TOUR
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Steins. : MUGS
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Olympian. : ARES
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Shout: Fr. : CRI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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