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New York Times, Monday, July 5, 1965

44-Across : Washington nine: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,818
Across
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Slide. : SKID
5
Rs. 100,000, in India. : LAC
8
Java cotton. : KAPOK
13
___ d'Azur. : COTE
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Ellipsoidal. : OVAL
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White poplar. : ABELE
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Back up. : ABET
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Lugosi. : BELA
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"Pay ___," : LATER
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Souvenir. : REMEMBRANCE
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Roofing. : TAR
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Alfonso, for example. : REY
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Pasture sound. : BAA
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Rabbit fur. : CONY
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Kirghiz mountain ranges. : ALAIS
30
Milady's concern. : HAIRDO
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Museum sight. : DINOSAUR
34
Fort in Charleston harbor. : SUMTER
38
To worship: Lat. : ADORARE
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Gather from various sources. : COMPILE
40
Contrive. : MANAGE
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Overlooks (a fault). : CONDONES
42
Designating a truck's capacity. : TENTON
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Washington nine: Abbr. : USSCT
45
Reveal. : BARE
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Demeanor. : AIR
49
Bon ___. : AMI
50
___ loss. : ATA
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Oregon. : BEAVERSTATE
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"I'm jist a girl who cain't ___ ... " : SAYNO
58
Piece of jewelry. : RING
59
Adjective suffix. : ICAL
60
One way to read. : ALOUD
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Part of A.D. : ANNO
62
City in the Black Earth area. : OREL
63
"Waiting for ___." : LEFTY
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Letter. : ESS
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No part. : NONE
Down
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Mark. : SCAR
2
Seaport on Osaka Bay. : KOBE
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Bookkeeping entry. : ITEM
4
Impair. : DETERIORATE
5
Washington group. : LOBBY
6
Affirm. : AVER
7
Port of Nigeria. : CALABAR
8
Hardy cabbage. : KALE
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Camel's-hair fabric. : ABA
10
In ___ (secretly). : PETTO
11
City in New York. : OLEAN
12
Irish breed of cattle. : KERRY
15
Hawaiian porch. : LANAI
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Get the ___. : MESSAGE
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Famous name in Nevada. : CARSON
26
Work of art. : COMPOSITION
27
Style of English furniture. : ADAM
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Girl's name. : LIDA
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Shortly. : ANON
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Shade. : HUE
31
Certain bullets. : DUMDUMS
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Stadia. : ARENAE
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Pans for baking. : TINS
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Form of energy: Abbr. : ELEC
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Time out. : REST
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In opposition. : CON
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Crowlike. : CORVINE
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Head adornment. : TIARA
45
Fundamental. : BASAL
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Start of a Dickens title. : ATALE
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___ hope. : RAYOF
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City of Ancient Greece. : ARGOS
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Human being: Colloq. : BODY
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Austrian river. : ENNS
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Highest: Prefix. : ACRO
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Captured: Scot. : TAEN
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Mademoiselle. : ELLE
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Filbert. : NUT

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1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 12 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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