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New York Times, Wednesday, March 4, 1964

32-Down : Expostulates.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,330
Across
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Jeers. : TAUNTS
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Military installations. : BASES
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Familiar gathering-place. : HANGOUT
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At no time. : NOTEVER
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City in Texas. : ABILENE
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Quondam. : ONETIME
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Having a certain flavor. : GAMY
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Tremulous. : ASPEN
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Flower of France. : LIS
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Brazilian parrot. : ARA
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Austrian field marshal of 1634. : GALLAS
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Dispense (with "out"). : METE
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Emeritus: Abbr. : RET
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To the degree that. : UNTIL
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___ âge (Middle Ages): Fr. : MOYEN
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A certain time. : TONIGHT
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Frank. : HONEST
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Helper. : ALLY
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Catfish. : POUT
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Elf. : SPRITE
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Refresh one's memory of. : BRUSHUP
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Oppressive. : HEAVY
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Literary medium. : PROSE
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Equivoque. : PUN
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Adenaur's epithet. : ALTE
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Kitchen appliance. : BEATER
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Stir. : ADO
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In favor of. : FOR
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Bank of England architect. : SOANE
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Leftovers. : ENDS
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Faithless one. : TRAITOR
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Wrap completely. : SWADDLE
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Aids. : SUCCORS
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Wagon poles. : TONGUES
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Percolates. : SEEPS
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Does housework. : SWEEPS
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Strong upholstery silk. : TABARET
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Lively: Mus. : ANIMATO
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Unsightly. : UGLY
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Builder of the ark: Var. : NOE
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Wine cask. : TUN
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Furtive. : STEALTHY
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End man in a minstrel show. : BONES
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Solar disc. : ATEN
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Appoint. : SET
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Subject of ancient superstition. : EVILEYE
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Descendants of a son of Noah. : SEMITES
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Housemaid of Sarah. : HAGAR
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Cactus plant. : NOPAL
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Take umbrage. : RESENT
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Cut. : SLIT
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Culpable. : GUILTY
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Point of view. : ANGLE
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March. : MONTH
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Cat. : MOUSER
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Artless. : NAIVE
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Wilson's confidant. : HOUSE
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Expostulates. : PROTESTS
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Missiles. : SHAFTS
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Instrument used in navigation. : PELORUS
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Vicious circle, perhaps. : RATRACE
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Cereal product. : BRAN
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On the ___ (honest). : UPANDUP
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Rainy day items. : PUDDLES
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Seckels. : PEARS
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Pries (into). : NOSES
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Rustics. : BOORS
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Road sign. : STOP
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Hone. : EDGE
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Certain cubes. : ICE
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Slangy exclamation. : WOW
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Suffix in chemistry. : ANE

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

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