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New York Times, Monday, June 22, 1964

42-Down : Does superficially.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,440
Across
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Dolls. : GALS
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Conveyance of a sort. : TRAM
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Italian city. : TRENT
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Down with: Fr. : ABAS
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American island seaport. : HILO
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Hearsay. : RUMOR
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Madison Ave. concern. : MASSMEDIA
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Notwithstanding. : ASIDE
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Abbreviation akin to RCA. : ITT
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It, in Italy. : ESSO
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Stadium ramps. : AISLES
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Ensconce snugly. : NESTLE
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None: Prefix. : NULLI
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Citified. : URBAN
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"Though every prospect ___ ... " : PLEASES
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Dark brown. : SEPIA
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Propelled. : OARED
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Girl of song. : IDA
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Cheering sounds. : HIPS
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Perth ___. : AMBOY
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Where the Black Hills are: Abbr. : SDAK
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The same. : ONE
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Northern constellation. : DRACO
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Kind of song. : THEME
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Be appropriate. : PERTAIN
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What Koufax can do. : THROW
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Chubby, to say the least. : OBESE
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Word showing choice. : EITHER
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Scales. : CLIMBS
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Part of a pocket. : FLAP
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Relative of "aqua." : EAU
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Kind of train. : LOCAL
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Important parts of blood. : PLATELETS
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Variety of quartz. : AGATE
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Flat side, as of a bolt head. : PANE
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Skid about. : SLUE
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Aegean isle. : MELOS
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Type of silver: Abbr. : STER
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Cook book abbreviation. : TSPS
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Urchin. : GAMIN
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Let up. : ABATE
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Famous painting. : LASTSUPPER
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Draftee's concern: Abbr. : SSS
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Composition by Debussy. : THESEA
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Frees. : RIDS
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"Come in like ___ ... " : ALION
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Extinct bird. : MOA
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Grew along the ground. : TRAILED
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Eurasian land. : RUSSIA
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Teutonic name. : EMIL
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Protuberance. : NODE
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Three: Sp. : TRES
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Former great soprano. : MELBA
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Sports place. : ALLEY
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___ Speaker. : TRIS
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Tear out. : UPROOT
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___ land. : NOMANS
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Steamboat parts. : SIDEWHEELS
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Relative of Gouda. : EDAM
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Welfare. : SAKE
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Store. : SHOP
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"___ Kleine Nachtmusik." : EINE
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One of the networks. : ABC
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Zodiac sign. : ARIES
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Photograph. : SHOT
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Does superficially. : DABBLES
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Menu item. : TRIPE
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Salad ingredient. : TOMATO
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Car part. : HEATER
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One of the "88." : EFLAT
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Consume completely. : EATUP
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Stratagems. : RUSES
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Silent one. : CLAM
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Theater area. : LOGE
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Adjective ending. : ICAL
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Maiden ___. : LANE
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Addendum of a sort. : PPS
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Kind of ship. : LST

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

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