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New York Times, Wednesday, May 20, 1964

23-Down : Kitchen gadget.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J K Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,407
Across
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Lynx. : BOBCAT
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Remain in one place. : STAYPUT
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Gallantry. : COURAGE
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Lars ___, conqueror of Rome, 500 B.C. : PORSENA
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Now and then. : ATTIMES
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Whole number. : INTEGER
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Sharpens. : STROPS
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Work unit. : ERG
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Antarctic sea. : ROSS
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___ de France. : ILE
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Crunchy. : CRISP
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Fiddler crab genus. : UCA
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___ oil, used on leather. : NEATSFOOT
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Laud. : EXTOL
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Florida specialties. : ORCHARDS
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Air: Prefix. : AER
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Dwelling of sorts. : SHANTY
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Finally. : ATLAST
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Plural suffix. : IES
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Hit tune. : ALLEYCAT
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Geological term. : STOSS
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Surface beneath. : UNDERSIDE
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Norse god of war. : TYR
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South Pacific Island group. : TONGA
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Certain records. : LPS
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Pitchblende and others. : ORES
50
Hasten. : HIE
51
Balzac character. : GORIOT
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Weasellike animal. : POLECAT
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Handcuff. : MANACLE
57
Trap. : ENSNARE
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"How to___ ... " : SUCCEED
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Gardener's spring concern. : SEEDBED
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Precipitates. : SLEETS
Down
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Soft drink men. : BOTTLERS
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Surpass. : OUTREACH
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Con ___ (with spirit): Mus. : BRIO
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Summer place. : CAMP
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Sweet sixteen and others. : AGES
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Thy: Fr. : TES
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Vivacity. : SPIRIT
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Sugar-bowl accessory. : TONGS
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Poetic verb form. : ART
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Belgian river. : YSER
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Win, in cribbage. : PEGOUT
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International organization. : UNESCO
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Of the ankle. : TARSAL
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Gambling place. : CASINO
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Greek god. : EROS
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Buffalo Bill. : CODY
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Kitchen gadget. : PEELER
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Massenet opera. : THAIS
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Most sensible. : SANEST
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Certain trains: Abbr. : FRTS
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Diagnostic items. : XRAYS
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Tamarisk salt tree. : ATLE
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Former opera star. : ALDA
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To wit. : SCILICET
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Frogs-to-be. : TADPOLES
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Heavenly being: Fr. : ANGE
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Tried out. : TESTED
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Mine excavations. : STOPES
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County of Ireland. : TYRONE
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Underworld threat. : ORELSE
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Part of U.S.A. : UNITED
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Chicago airport. : OHARE
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Cause to go. : SEND
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Caesar's conquest. : GAUL
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___ over lightly. : ONCE
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Watercourse. : RACE
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Hard-to-get item. : CAB
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Author's concern. : MSS

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

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