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New York Times, Thursday, March 19, 1964

36-Down : Enjoying single blessedness.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,345
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Vacation de luxe. : CRUISE
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African Moslems. : SOMALI
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Part of a church. : CHANCEL
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Luxurious. : ELEGANT
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Irish political leader, 1856-1918. : REDMOND
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Anne Page, in Verdi's "Falstaff." : NANETTA
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Burmese and Nepalese. : ASIANS
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Clangor. : DIN
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Viewed. : SEEN
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African lake. : CHAD
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Home of John Nance Garner. : UVALDE
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Unit of work. : ERG
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Bird of prey. : KITE
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Bien-___ (beloved): Fr. : AIME
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Easter symbol. : BUNNY
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Before: Poet. : ERE
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Chester ___ Arthur. : ALAN
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Toss. : LOB
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Colorful finch or warbler. : REDPOLL
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Too much the perfectionist. : FINICAL
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Endeavor. : TRY
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Ancient city. : TROY
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Last Spanish queen. : ENA
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Painter of the Barbizon school. : COROT
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Très ___. : BIEN
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Voluble. : GLIB
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___ de France. : ILE
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Lucky piece. : AMULET
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Wintry window coating. : RIME
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Jackknife. : DIVE
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Used up. : ATE
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Moorish kettledrum. : ATABAL
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Plain. : EVIDENT
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Create a reasonable facsimile. : IMITATE
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Vindictive spirit. : REVENGE
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Earned. : MERITED
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Sympathetic. : TENDER
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Spoke in a dull manner. : PROSED
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English county. : CHESHIRE
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Sent out heat, light, etc. : RADIATED
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In disarray. : UNMADE
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Picture. : ICON
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In a self-indulgent way. : SENSUALLY
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Days of yore. : ELD
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Decrepit. : SENILE
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Baltic island. : OLAND
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Soldiers. : MEN
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"Rock of ___." : AGES
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Triangular sail. : LATEEN
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Budding medico. : INTERN
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Something to eat. : CRACKER
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Having a special flavor. : TANGY
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Relative of dog-gone. : DAMN
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Medicine bottle. : VIAL
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Hard wood. : EBONY
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Where: Lat. : UBI
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Main artery. : AORTA
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Circus star. : LIONTAMER
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Abbreviation for page-turners. : PTO
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Rescue. : FREE
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Enjoying single blessedness. : CELIBATE
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Lively. : ANIMATED
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Called. : LABELED
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Type of floor. : TILE
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Beverage. : CIDER
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Famous ridge near Jerusalem. : OLIVET
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Bring to. : REVIVE
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Hard sauce ingredient. : BUTTER
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On the house. : GRATIS
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Eat: Fr. : MANGE
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Garden. : EDEN
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Beginner. : TIRO
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Goal. : END
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Gremlin. : IMP

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

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