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New York Times, Thursday, April 23, 1964

5-Down : Alarm bell.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K X }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,380
Across
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Knock on the door. : RATATAT
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Fruit. : QUINCE
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Time of crisis. : ZEROHOUR
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Incalculable. : UNTOLD
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Interlude of a sort. : ENTRACTE
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Root word. : ETYMON
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Photographer's concern. : POSE
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Suffix with what, who, etc. : SOEVER
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Eastern title. : AGA
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Moslem title. : RAIS
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Vegetables. : ONIONS
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Native. : INBORN
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Scoffed. : GIBED
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Earthquake. : SEISM
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Disconcerted by a bold confident manner. : FACEDDOWN
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Piece of real estate. : LOT
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Affray. : MELEE
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Part of D.V. : DEO
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Weakened. : ENERVATED
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Sapors. : ODORS
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Orients. : EASTS
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Delicious and choice. : DAINTY
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Go quietly. : TIPTOE
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Noise-maker. : HORN
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"___ of my soul ... " : SUN
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Foray. : INROAD
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Continually. : EVER
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Part of ancient Greece. : ATTICA
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Devotee of the late, late show. : NIGHTOWL
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Enemy, old style. : FOEMAN
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Agreements. : TREATIES
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Purposeful mission. : ERRAND
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Menu specialty. : OYSTERS
Down
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Neighbor of Carson City. : RENO
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Crafts' partner. : ARTS
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Plaza fighters. : TOREROS
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Exclamation. : AHA
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Alarm bell. : TOCSIN
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Parking problems. : AUTOS
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Roble. : TREE
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Dominating woman. : QUEENBEE
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Not proved. : UNTRIED
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Suffix denoting degree. : ITY
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"Let ___ put asunder." : NOMAN
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Does a dance. : CLOGS
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Girl's name. : EDNA
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Airship, for short. : ZEP
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Said. : VOICED
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Chair part. : ARM
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Singular. : ODD
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Wight. : ISLE
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Type of lighting. : NEON
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Small portion. : BITE
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Weather prediction. : GALES
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Hamper. : FETTER
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Suffix meaning tooth. : ODON
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Poetic verb. : WERT
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Describing a busybody. : NOSY
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___ Dixon's line. : MASONAND
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Cloth type. : REP
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Part of Rome. : VATICAN
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Crew member. : OAR
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Apartment alcove. : DINETTE
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Clever devices. : DODGES
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Educator. : TUTOR
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Between: Prefix. : INTER
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Hirsute. : HAIRY
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Sound's partner. : SAFE
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Aware of: Slang. : ONTO
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___ dire, oath in court. : VOIR
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Woolly beasts. : EWES
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Literary light. : RLS
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"___ ramblin' wreck ... " : IMA
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Homburg. : HAT

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

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