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New York Times, Wednesday, July 1, 1964

8-Down : Cruets.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,449
Across
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Peace, in Italy. : PACE
5
A system. : ISM
8
Flower. : CALLA
13
Plot of land. : ACRE
14
Whenever. : ONCE
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Noun suffix. : ATION
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Knowing: Slang. : HEP
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A hill in Jerusalem. : ZION
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___ wits' end. : ATONES
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Decree. : ENACT
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Beginning at. : FROM
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Seek to attain. : ASPIRE
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Economize. : RETRENCH
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Express gratitude. : THANK
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Apiarist's concern. : HIVES
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Five score. : IOO
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Record. : TAPE
35
Advanced. : MOVED
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Son of ___. : AGUN
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Former President. : IKE
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Cavalry arm. : SABER
39
Earthy clay. : OCHRE
40
Passageway. : CORRIDOR
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Talkative. : CHATTY
43
Seven-year-___. : OLDS
44
Networks. : GRIDS
45
Sudden action. : STROKE
48
Afghanistan's neighbor. : IRAN
49
Ten-gallon item. : HAT
52
Fowler's subject. : THEKINGSENGLISH
55
Motherless calf. : DOGIE
56
Nautical term. : ALEE
57
Cheese. : BRIE
58
More confident. : SURER
59
Hitherto. : YET
60
Dwell. : STAY
Down
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Footway. : PATH
2
Common symptom. : ACHE
3
Decorative material. : CREPEPAPER
4
Electric ___. : EEL
5
Metal bar. : INGOT
6
Look over. : SCAN
7
The rank and file. : MEN
8
Cruets. : CASTORS
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In. : ATHOME
10
Celebrity. : LION
11
Scholar's concern. : LORE
12
Leaf cutters. : ANTS
14
In reserve: Colloq. : ONICE
17
Quapaw Indian. : OZARK
18
Moved suddenly. : DARTED
23
Digit. : NINE
24
Great excitement. : FEVER
25
Top story. : ATTIC
26
See 49 Across. : SHAKO
27
Peace, for one. : RIVER
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Garment. : NIGHTSHIRT
29
Game area. : COURT
30
Sweet. : HONEY
32
Migrant workers. : HOBOS
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Anger. : MADDEN
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Annapolis: Abbr. : ACAD
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Softer. : SILKIER
39
Exclaiming in pleasure. : OHING
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Novice. : ROOKIE
42
Long-legged bird. : CRANE
44
Welcome. : GREET
45
Criterions: Abbr. : STDS
46
Poetic pronoun. : THOU
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Official recorder: Abbr. : REGR
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Wight, for example. : ISLE
50
___ Foundation. : ASIA
51
People. : THEY
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Like the Nineties. : GAY
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Lost items: Abbr. : LBS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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