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New York Times, Saturday, May 2, 1964

37-Down : Flat plinth.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,389
Across
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Uncovered. : BARED
6
Mast support. : BIBB
10
Fit. : ABLE
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Stubborn as ___. : AMULE
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American author. : AGEE
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Plum. : SLOE
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Where to get a polish. : FINISHINGSCHOOL
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Former job for Scott Carpenter. : TESTPILOT
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Hole for an anchor chain. : HAWSE
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European tree. : TEIL
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Where the Piazza Venezia is. : ROMA
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But: Lat. : SED
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Exclamation. : ACH
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Hockey term. : SAVE
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Read copy. : EDIT
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___ Khan, Sir Tiger. : SHERE
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Style of furniture. : ADAM
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Fictional dwelling. : SHOE
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Oriental temples. : PAGODAS
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Peddlers, in Britain. : COSTERS
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Quarrel. : SPAT
44
Messenger. : PAGE
46
Headwear. : COWLS
47
Congo river. : UELE
49
Spanish port. : ADRA
51
Tool. : HOE
52
Bit of wit. : PUN
54
Asian sea. : ARAL
56
High: Prefix. : ALTI
58
House room. : ATTIC
60
Purification. : CATHARSIS
64
Shut off power. : PULLEDTHESWITCH
66
Nobel prize chemist. : UREY
67
Of the dawn. : EOAN
68
Path, in France. : ALLEE
69
Theater group. : ANTA
70
Closes. : ENDS
71
European kite. : GLEDE
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At the stern. : BAFT
2
Friend: Fr. : AMIE
3
Goes through an ordeal. : RUNSTHEGAUNTLET
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The cream. : ELITE
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Scorned. : DESPISED
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___ bond. : BAIL
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Unnoticed. : IGNORED
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"I ___ differ." : BEGTO
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Egyptian god. : BES
10
The Somalis. : ASHA
11
Calls time. : BLOWSTHEWHISTLE
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Unfettered. : LOOSE
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Caught lampreys. : EELED
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Beans' eyes: Bot. : HILA
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African lake. : CHAD
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Note. : MEMO
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Reptiles. : ASPS
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Guy. : CHAP
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Ducts: Lat. : VASA
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Phrase in a ratio. : ISTO
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Fixed course. : ROTE
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Won a tennis point. : ACED
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Flat plinth. : ORLO
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To be: Lat. : ESSE
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Mime. : APER
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Rascal. : SCALAWAG
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Ideal man. : GALAHAD
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Product of Ireland. : LACE
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Encouraging sounds. : RAHS
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New Guinea. : PAPUA
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Traffic problem. : UTURN
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Obey. : ACTON
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Warble. : TRILL
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There is: Fr. : ILYA
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Certain bills. : TENS
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Gelid. : ICED
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Irish fairyfolk. : SHEE
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Balmoral's river. : DEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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