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New York Times, Tuesday, November 17, 1964

11-Down : Tish of fiction.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 44, Cheaters: 20, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,588
Across
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Silver coin of Teheran. : RIAL
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Bairn. : LASS
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Steel worker. : WELDER
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Symbolic blooms. : LILIES
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Euphemism for a commercial. : MESSAGE
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Lawmaker. : ENACTOR
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What bad is to good: Abbr. : ANT
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Writer of pioneer tales. : RICHTER
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Three: Prefix. : TRI
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On the highest point. : ATOP
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Expatriate American writer. : STEIN
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Coaster. : SLED
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Cavalry commander at Austerlitz. : MURAT
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Grain. : OAT
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Inscribed upright slab. : STELE
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Danger. : PERIL
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Daily food allowance. : DIETARY
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Start of a well-known spiritual. : STEALAWAY
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Composer of "Norma." : BELLINI
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Wanting substance. : EMPTY
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Hindu ruler. : RANEE
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Once ___ blue moon. : INA
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Vegetable dish. : PUREE
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One and ___. : ONLY
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Fish. : SMELT
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Duck. : TEAL
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Snow runner. : SKI
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Flexible. : ELASTIC
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Title. : MRS
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Being of different kinds. : SEVERAL
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The sea-ear. : ABALONE
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Artifacts. : RELICS
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Alludes (to). : REFERS
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In the ___ of time. : NICK
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Part of r.p.m. : REVS
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Renovate. : RESTORE
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French pronoun. : ILS
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Hebrew month. : ADAR
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Congress: Abbr. : LEGIS
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Dress goods. : LINEN
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Winglike. : ALAR
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Thus: Lat. : SIC
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"Wagons West" man. : SETTLER
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Rose. : WENTUP
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Book page. : RECTO
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Tish of fiction. : LETITIA
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Severely. : SORELY
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Title of respect. : MAAM
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Forest road. : RIDE
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News of a sort. : HEADLINES
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Popular garnish. : PARSLEY
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Don't go away. : STAYPUT
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Lady, for one. : TITLE
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5-cents worth. : STAMP
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Floral item. : LEI
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Sheep. : EWE
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Bears. : ANIMALS
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Baron Rothschild. : BANKER
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Brighten. : ENLIVEN
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Quavers. : TREMORS
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Longs for. : YEARNS
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T. E. Lawrence, as Air Force private. : ROSS
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Cathedral feature. : ALTAR
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Otherwise. : ELSE
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Neglectful. : SLACK
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Historic river. : TIBER
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Seaman who settled Iceland. : ERIC
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Diner's choice. : CAFE
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Name meaning high. : ELI
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : LEV

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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