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New York Times, Thursday, June 17, 1965

6-Down : Calendar abbreviation.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 49, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 48, Cheaters: 20, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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G
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I
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N
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S
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H
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O
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S
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S
9
S
E
T
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P
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S
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S
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C
K
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F
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G
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B
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T
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A
C
T
E
D
U
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P
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I
L
O
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S
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R
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A
W
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D
A
D
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N
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V
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S
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S
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T
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E
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R
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P
G
A
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O
N
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U
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P
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P
O
O
N
A
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O
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R
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G
R
I
E
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G
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P
I
C
K
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U
P
S
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T
A
R
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N
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T
E
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S
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S
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T
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R
E
O
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S
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S
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D
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E
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J
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U
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L
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V
E
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E
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P
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R
R
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S
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A
R
R
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S
K
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R
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S
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P
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O
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M
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T
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C
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S
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W
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N
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B
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E
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G
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E
N
L
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I
S
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S
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R
G
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S
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Q
U
A
R
T
Z
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P
O
G
O
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P
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,800
Across
1
Wins at a card game. : GINS
5
Cayuse. : HOSS
9
Arrangements. : SETUPS
11
Disgusted with. : SICKOF
13
___ for (champion). : GOTOBAT
14
Misbehaved. : ACTEDUP
16
Labor group. : ILO
17
Soda adjunct. : STRAW
19
Florida county. : DADE
20
Certain writers: Abbr. : NOVS
22
Person, usually weak. : SISTER
25
Nicklaus and others: Abbr. : PGA
26
Ahead of an opponent, in sports. : ONEUP
28
City in India. : POONA
29
Poetic contraction. : OER
30
Norwegian composer. : GRIEG
32
Light trucks. : PICKUPS
34
Upland lake. : TARN
36
River of England. : TEES
37
Hi-fis. : STEREOS
40
Leather. : SUEDE
43
Game: Fr. : JEU
44
Quay. : LEVEE
46
Motor sounds. : PURRS
48
Timetable abbreviation. : ARR
49
Moves along the edge. : SKIRTS
51
El ___. : PASO
52
Vast sum. : MINT
54
___ belli. : CASUS
56
Pallid. : WAN
57
Crowd around. : BESIEGE
60
Signs up. : ENLISTS
62
Seas. : SURGES
63
Form of silica. : QUARTZ
64
Cartoon character. : POGO
65
Fire: Prefix. : PYRO
Down
1
Explain convincingly: Colloq. : GETOVER
2
Japanese name. : ITO
3
Lumps. : NUBS
4
Footgear. : SPATS
5
Here: Lat. : HIC
6
Calendar abbreviation. : OCT
7
Timetable, for short. : SKED
8
Beverage. : SODAPOP
9
Ta-ta. : SOLONG
10
Runway. : STRIP
11
Made certain by taking action. : SAWTOIT
12
Puts together carelessly. : FUDGES
13
Italian man's name. : GINO
15
Bartlett. : PEAR
18
Dripping wet. : ASOP
21
Musical composition. : SUITE
23
Noun endings. : ENCES
24
Unearth. : RAKEUP
27
Valued gems. : PEARLS
31
Attic. : GREEK
33
Exhaust. : USEUP
35
Inexperienced ones. : NOVICES
37
Group of related things. : SERIES
38
Finds. : TURNSUP
39
Immunologist's concerns. : SERA
41
Attracts. : DRAWSTO
42
Substitute. : ERSATZ
43
Door part. : JAMB
45
And the following: Abbr. : ETSEQ
47
Progeny. : SONS
50
Time of day. : SUNUP
53
See 35 Down. : TIRO
55
Put to the sword. : SLAY
58
Guy, good or bad. : EGG
59
Earth: Prefix. : GEO
61
Type of verb: Abbr. : IRR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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