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New York Times, Monday, March 16, 1964

10-Down : Sweetmeat.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { B J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,342
Across
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Part of an ax. : HAFT
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Part of a saw. : TEETH
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Business firm: Abbr. : CORP
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U.S. citizen: Abbr. : AMER
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Go climb ___. : ATREE
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Face shape. : OVAL
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Peak in Bitterroot Range of the Rockies. : LOLO
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Wagon shaft. : THILL
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Note pad item. : MEMO
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Bobolinks. : ORTOLANS
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Pay (the costs). : DEFRAY
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Equal: Prefix. : PARI
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Impassive. : STOIC
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Cut. : SEVER
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Austrian province. : CARINTHIA
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The Beatles' trademark. : HAIRDO
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Fish spears. : GIGS
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Sharp-cornered: Abbr. : ANG
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Alter ___. : EGOS
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Brief item of news. : FLASH
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Ferrite. : IRON
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Anguilla. : EEL
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Place. : SPOT
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Language. : TONGUE
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Decorative patterns. : TRACERIES
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Certain menus. : DIETS
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"___ a Hot Tin Roof." : CATON
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Encounter. : MEET
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Boxing bout, for short. : PRELIM
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Site of Denison Dam. : REDRIVER
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Musical instrument. : VIOL
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"___ you so." : ITOLD
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Prefix in aviation. : AERO
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Correct. : TRUE
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Rocky. : SHALY
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Secular. : LAIC
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Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
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TV awards. : EMMYS
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Depressed. : SUNK
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Nimbus. : HALO
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Love: Sp. : AMOR
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U. S. Admiral. : FELT
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Men in uniform. : TROOPERS
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Turkic. : TATAR
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Of a group of mankind. : ETHNIC
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Greek goddess. : ERIS
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___ Aviv. : TEL
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Hung on. : HELDTIGHT
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Sweetmeat. : COMFIT
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Price too high. : OVERCHARGE
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Incarnation of Vishnu. : RAMA
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Tactic. : PLOY
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Enrich. : LARD
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Ages. : EONS
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Titles in India. : SRIS
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Sail rope. : SHEET
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Zealous. : EAGER
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Of a lavender shade. : VIOLACEOUS
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Marble. : AGATE
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Mail basket signs. : INOUT
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Dickens heroine. : AGNES
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Breach ___. : OFPROMISE
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Cut of meat. : LOIN
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LBJ, for example. : INITIALS
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Egyptian King. : SETI
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Stettin's river. : ODER
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Streets: Sp. : CALLES
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Malodorous. : SMELLY
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Nelson and others. : EDDYS
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G. I.'s. : PVTS
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Laugh: Fr. : RIRE
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Wander. : ROAM
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Meat on a French menu. : VEAU
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Colleen's name. : ERIN
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Swaying motion. : ROCK
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Cleric's degree. : THM

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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