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New York Times, Tuesday, September 15, 1964

9-Down : Old Testament gold source.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,525
Across
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Channels 14 through 83: Abbr. : UHF
4
Take ___. : ABOW
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Tricked. : FOBBED
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Rural sound. : MOO
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Ear part. : LOBE
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Moving about stealthily. : APROWL
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1 Down's directive. : PLAYBALL
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Clan chiefs. : THANES
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At rest. : IDLE
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Twitch. : TIC
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Hastens. : HIES
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Baseball's Peewee. : REESE
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A Champion. : GOWER
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Aptly. : PAT
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Finis. : END
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Quivering. : TREMOR
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Japanese primitive. : AINO
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Sure: Dial. : SHO
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Total. : ENTIRETY
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Esteem. : RESPECT
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Clinking sounds. : TINKLES
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Not identified. : UNMARKED
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French possessive. : MES
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Mark. : SCAR
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Harvester. : REAPER
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Period of time. : ERA
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Cobb and others. : TYS
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Caesar's father-in-law. : CINNA
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Poison. : TOXIN
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Basil. : HERB
57
Spanish national hero. : CID
59
Bossa ___. : NOVA
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Pulsating. : ATHROB
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Learned. : EDUCATED
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Duchesse de Guermantes, in Proust novel. : ORIANE
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Pish! : TUSH
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Wrath. : IRE
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Wearing a fez. : HATTED
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Reveals: Poet. : OPES
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Wheel projection. : CAM
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Sports official. : UMPIRE
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Caulfield, in Salinger stories. : HOLDEN
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Brought forth certain young. : FOALED
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Vestment. : ALB
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Scull. : BOAT
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Do a favor for. : OBLIGE
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Cordial reception. : WELCOME
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New Year's Eve figure. : FATHERTIME
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Old Testament gold source. : OPHIR
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Slope: Scot. : BRAE
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Curling match, in Scotland. : BONSPIEL
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Ovine animal. : EWE
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Telegrams of a sort: Abbr. : DLS
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Affirmative. : YES
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Clear sky. : ETHER
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Habit. : WONT
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Poker term. : ANTE
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Yoyos. : TOYS
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Invincibly strong. : ROCKRIBBED
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Places of refuge. : ARKS
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Mast. : SPAR
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Sluggish. : INERT
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Reddish hue. : RUST
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Noun suffix. : ENCY
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"Hello, Dolly," for instance. : SMASHHIT
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Suffix with six or seven. : TEEN
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"___ the Piper," by Agnes de Mille. : DANCETO
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Wholly discharged, as a debt. : PAIDUP
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Foreign. : EXOTIC
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Mexican artist. : RIVERA
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Garland: Poet. : ANADEM
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Beldam. : CRONE
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Turn ___ dime. : ONA
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Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Famous actress. : DUSE
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Hibernian group. : AOH
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Singing syllable. : TRA
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Book parts: Abbr. : CHS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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