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New York Times, Friday, January 22, 1965

63-Down : Nautical rope.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 34.2
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,654
Across
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Patriot of 1776. : HALE
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Coat of ___. : ARMS
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Sound of water going down a drain. : GLUB
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Eager. : AGOG
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Half mask: Fr. : LOUP
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Meissen product. : CHINA
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Far East port of call. : SINGAPORE
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Part of a ship. : HATCH
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Spirit. : ANGEL
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Filibuster. : TALKATHON
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Conceal. : WRAP
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Academic degree. : DLIT
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Greek letter. : PSI
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Beautician's concern. : WIG
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Temporary encampments: Fr. : ETAPES
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End up. : LAND
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Troublemaker, of a sort. : TATTLETALE
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___ lamp, naval signal device. : ALDIS
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Taunting cry. : OHO
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The skin. : DERMA
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Mute. : SPEECHLESS
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Type of school: Abbr. : ELEM
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Island near Java. : MADURA
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Pronoun. : HIM
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Suffix with brew or crock. : ERY
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Architectural features. : ELLS
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Famous hotel. : RITZ
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Complainers. : CRYBABIES
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Volcanic output. : LAVAS
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Area of operations. : REALM
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Utters freely. : SPEAKSOUT
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Pots. : OLLAS
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Pastry ingredient. : LARD
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Koran chapter. : SURA
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Letters. : WYES
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Island near Corsica. : ELBA
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Start of an anthem. : OSAY
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___ heart. : HASA
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Facetiously, versus. : AGIN
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Like some orators. : LONGWINDED
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Moth. : EGGER
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Peak. : ALP
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Orris, for example. : ROOT
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Sultan's name. : MURAD
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Period of time: Colloq. : SPELL
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Indian mountain pass. : GHAT
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Stone: Suffix. : LITH
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Strange: Scot. : UNCO
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Road to Berlin. : BAHN
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Passed the time of day. : CHATTED
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"___ unto himself." : ALAW
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Capital of Schleswig-Holstein. : KIEL
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Poe's companion of "Pendulum." : PIT
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Relative of lymph. : PLASM
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Sea squirt. : SALPA
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Old Bailey, for one. : GAOL
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To ___. : ATEE
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Query from a doughboy song. : PARLEZVOUS
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Rice. : ELMER
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Less pleasing. : SEAMY
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___ et mon droit. : DIEU
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Article. : THE
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Twaddle. : TOSH
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Audience reaction, modern style. : SCREAMS
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Half: Ger. : HALB
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Letter salutation. : SIR
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Diet fundamental. : MILK
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Thread. : LISLE
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Botanical term. : SEPAL
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16th century Italian poet. : TASSO
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Victory cry. : CROW
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Count (on). : RELY
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Old Eli. : YALE
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Gil ___, Le Sage hero. : BLAS
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European. : SERB
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Atmosphere. : AURA
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Nautical rope. : STAY
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City in Oklahoma. : ADA

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

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