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New York Times, Monday, August 30, 1965

18-Across : Prefix in chemistry.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 37.7
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,874
Across
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Camera adjunct. : FILM
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Early evening. : DUSK
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Type of school. : PREP
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Inter ___. : ALIA
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Of vision. : OPTIC
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Regan's father. : LEAR
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Like some jokes. : SICK
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Prefix in chemistry. : BROMO
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Chancel's neighbor. : APSE
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Acknowledge applause. : TAKEABOW
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Liturgical headdresses. : MITRES
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Handle: Lat. : ANSA
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Berlin's river. : SPREE
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Glimpse. : SIGHT
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Does a stage or TV job. : REHEARSES
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Extol. : PRAISE
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Belgian city. : MONS
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Met. : SAT
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Middle ___. : EAST
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Titled. : NAMED
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Thin and muscular. : WIRY
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Newspaper items. : ADS
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Dresden's river. : ELBE
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Papyrus document. : SCROLL
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Return like for like. : RETALIATE
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Remove soap suds. : RINSE
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Pile up. : AMASS
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Type of party. : STAG
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Rapt. : INTENT
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Nonplusses. : STAGGERS
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Chow ___. : MEIN
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Sign on an office door. : ENTER
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Not professional. : LAIC
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Spur. : PROD
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Like apricots. : DRIED
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Hence. : ERGO
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Offspring. : SONS
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Great number. : ARMY
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Little quarrel. : SPAT
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Hard's partner. : FAST
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Hipbones. : ILIA
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Lap up. : LICK
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Become a box-office success. : MAKEAHIT
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___ Ferry, historical N. Y. village : DOBBS
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Big noise. : UPROAR
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Pack. : STOW
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Kipling hero. : KIM
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Inferior race horse. : PLATER
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Inhibition. : REPRESSION
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Comfort. : EASE
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Chief: Abbr. : PRES
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Summaries. : COMPENDS
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Household pests. : ANTS
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Cleo's maid. : IRAS
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Pump. : SHOE
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Stalk. : SPEAR
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Turkish edict. : IRADE
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Highway feature. : GASSTATION
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Formicid. : EMMET
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Eden and others. : EARLS
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Graver. : STYLE
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Attracted. : ENLISTED
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Down with: Fr. : ABAS
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Squirms. : WRIGGLES
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Spirit. : ELAN
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Relative of a bluff. : CRAG
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Corrects. : AMENDS
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Respect. : ESTEEM
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Dilatory. : TARDY
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Some children. : IMPS
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One of the Wolfes. : NERO
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Budge. : STIR
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TV character. : EARP
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Gulf of the Baltic Sea. : RIGA
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Mary Garden, for one. : SCOT
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Former U. S. agency. : NRA

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

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