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New York Times, Tuesday, September 8, 1964

43-Down : Ancient capital.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,518
Across
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Soothing. : BLAND
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South African river. : VAAL
10
Sound of rain on the pane. : SPAT
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Carpenter's tool. : AUGER
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Concerning: Law. : INRE
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Prefix with cast or graph. : TELE
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Lies, à la Mark Twain. : STATISTICS
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Grafted: Her. : ENTE
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Him's partner. : HER
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___ cutlet. : VEAL
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Laugh loudly. : SCREAM
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Refection. : MEAL
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Laughing. : RIANT
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Dark blue. : COBALT
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Small flag. : BANNERET
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Kimono decor. : OBIS
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Color. : ORANGE
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Eastern name. : ALI
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English county. : BERKS
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River of Wales and England. : USK
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Take part. : SITIN
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Dull, resounding noise: Colloq. : BAM
42
American painter. : INNESS
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___ noire. : BETE
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Blowouts of a sort. : SHINDIGS
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Reproves. : CHIDES
50
High times. : NOONS
51
Far East land. : LAOS
52
Avaunt! : BEGONE
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Alone: Lat. : SOLA
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Untruth. : FIB
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Newspaper name of fame. : OCHS
59
Chile seaport. : VALPARAISO
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Hillside: Scot. : BRAE
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American Indian. : ERIE
64
Humdinger. : DILLY
65
Aggregates. : SUMS
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Packing-house products. : HAMS
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Birds. : SMEES
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Good time: Brit. slang. : BASH
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Guitar's cousin. : LUTE
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Colloidal substance. : AGAR
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Profit. : NET
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Twaddle. : DRIVEL
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Indispensable. : VITAL
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West Indian shrub. : ANIL
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Spark stream. : ARC
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German dramatist. : LESSING
10
English novelist. : STERNE
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Spread through. : PENETRATED
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Utah skiing resort. : ALTA
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Rain heavily. : TEEM
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Pacific pact. : SEATO
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Candy ___. : CANES
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Fencer's gear. : MASK
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Formations. : RANKS
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Tyrus and others. : COBBS
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West Indies magic. : OBEAH
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English metropolis. : BIRMINGHAM
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Items often stolen. : BASES
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10-point type. : ELITE
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Spikes. : TINES
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Ladder parts. : RUNGS
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Ancient seaport. : SIDON
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Bird. : IBIS
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Ancient capital. : NINEVEH
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La ___. : SCALA
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Snares. : NOOSES
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Keeps in reserve. : HOARDS
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Runs easily. : LOPES
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Quick curtsies. : BOBS
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Color. : ECRU
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Spare. : SLIM
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Cabinet of a kind. : FILE
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Royale, for one. : ISLE
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Urchins. : BOYS
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Heavenly Altar. : ARA
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Purpose. : AIM

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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