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New York Times, Tuesday, August 11, 1964

15-Down : Natural underground reservoir.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 83, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,490
Across
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TV's Captain Burke. : AMOS
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Mock-up. : MODEL
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Corn. : EARS
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Artist's forte. : CARICATURE
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Department in a hospital. : XRAY
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Best seller of almost 40 years ago. : TRADERHORN
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Founder of a state. : PENN
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Stills. : SILENCES
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Conceive. : IDEATE
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Sullen in aspect. : DOUR
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Juicy fruit. : PEAR
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Circuits. : AMBITS
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Large lizards. : MONITORS
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Food in a nursery rhyme. : PEASE
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Pleasant places in Paris. : PARCS
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___ yong, Chinese omelet. : FOO
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Poetic verb. : HATH
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Long-limbed. : RANGY
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Farm worker. : HAND
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Phrase of consent. : IDO
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Gleaming. : SHINY
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Girl's name. : HILDA
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Baseball team. : SENATORS
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Picasso and others. : PABLOS
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Youngsters. : LADS
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House part. : EAVE
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Cartoon character. : POPEYE
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Turned upside down. : INVERTED
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What America's Cup is. : EWER
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Track in Arcadia, California. : SANTAANITA
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Spanish muralist. : SERT
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Ends. : INTENTIONS
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Charge. : ONUS
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Be very fond of. : ADORE
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Art study: Abbr. : ANAT
Down
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Book of the Bible. : ACTS
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Husband, in Paris. : MARI
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Using speech. : ORAL
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Item on a menu. : SIDEDISH
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Latin name. : MARCUS
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Additional. : OTHER
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Couples. : DUOS
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Commit a faux pas. : ERR
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Lack of severity. : LENIENCY
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One in the know. : EXPERT
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Modern type of rug. : AREA
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Carry on noisily. : RANT
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Auld lang ___. : SYNE
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Natural underground reservoir. : CENOTE
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M.C.'s place. : DAIS
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Pulitzer prize play, 1927. : PORGY
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Insect. : APHIS
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General at the battle of Gettysburg. : MEADE
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___ Rouge. : BATON
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Horace and others. : MANNS
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___ things! : OFALL
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Part of a sonata. : RONDO
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Beverages. : SODAS
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Shoes, socks, etc. : PAIRS
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Region of South Africa. : RHODESIA
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Home of the leprechauns. : HIBERNIA
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Halt. : STAY
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Attack. : HAVEAT
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Prepares for action. : ALERTS
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Stately dance. : PAVANE
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"___ Laughing." : ENTER
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Coin of Cuba. : PESO
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Author Wister. : OWEN
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Home of the Yunca. : PERU
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Preposition. : INTO
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Common suffix. : TION
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Vessel used in labs. : ETNA
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Dare: Dial. : DAST
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Good ___ (very): Colloq. : AND

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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