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New York Times, Wednesday, August 12, 1964

45-Down : Coverlet.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,491
Across
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Plate. : SLAB
5
British schoolboy's holidays. : VACS
9
Racetrack. : OVAL
13
C.P.A.'s concern. : AUDIT
15
Hog plum of India. : AMRA
16
Peak in Switzerland. : RIGI
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Growl, old style. : GNARR
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Go ___. : TOIT
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Dramatic conflict. : AGON
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Timely topic. : AIRCONDITIONING
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Long. : HUEY
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Muddles. : TANGLES
25
Basketball term. : DRIBBLE
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Feminine suffix. : ETTE
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Bring back the memory of. : RECALL
30
Three: It. : TRE
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Of various kinds: Abbr. : MISC
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Con ___. : AMORE
36
Orgs. : COS
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Red-clad figure. : SANTA
38
Cistercian. : MONK
39
Became a candidate. : RAN
40
Variety of polecat. : FERRET
41
Sky: Fr. : CIEL
43
Constitution makers, for example. : FRAMERS
44
Alien. : STRANGE
47
Pro ___. : RATA
48
Talking to oneself. : THINKINGOUTLOUD
53
Whether ___. : ORNO
54
Valhalla dweller. : ODIN
55
Cowboy gear. : LASSO
56
Cyrano's problem. : NOSE
57
Ointment. : NARD
58
___ Ford Ranges. : EDSEL
59
Sheep. : EWES
60
Box office signs. : SROS
61
Title. : EARL
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Tale of the Forsytes. : SAGA
2
Moon: Prefix. : LUNI
3
Jewish month. : ADAR
4
Gitchee Gumee sights. : BIRCHBARKCANOES
5
Indigo, for one. : VATDYE
6
C'est ___ (it is mine): Fr. : AMOI
7
Certain animals. : CRITTERS
8
Cloy. : SATIATE
9
Preserve. : ORANGEMARMALADE
10
Period of wakefulness. : VIGIL
11
Past: Archaic. : AGONE
12
Fish of the cod family. : LINGS
14
Civil disorder. : TROUBLE
21
Gwyn. : NELL
22
Prov. of Canada. : ONT
25
1/8 of an ounce. : DRAM
26
San ___. : REMO
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Image. : ICON
30
Weight. : TON
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Concerning. : INRE
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Suffix with spin or song. : STER
34
Circus animals. : CATS
36
Item on an office wall. : CALENDAR
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World's Fair city. : SEATTLE
39
Places. : REGIONS
40
Mrs., in Bonn. : FRAU
42
Desk item. : INK
43
Leaves: Poet. : FRONDS
44
Building material. : STONE
45
Coverlet. : THROW
46
Dishwasher's job. : RINSE
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Flying machine, for short. : GIRO
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Peak in Thessaly. : OSSA
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Employer. : USER
52
Toy. : DOLL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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