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New York Times, Wednesday, October 20, 1965

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.75, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 21.5 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,912
Across
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Ferber novel. : SOBIG
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Juin, for one. : MOIS
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N.T. book. : ACTS
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Scottish chief. : THANE
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Hence. : ERGO
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Castile. : SOAP
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Moroccan capital. : RABAT
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Home of the Twins. : MINNESOTA
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English river. : URE
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Forthwith, formerly. : ANON
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Guam's neighbor. : SAIPAN
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African republic. : MALI
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Piccadilly Circus statue : EROS
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Function. : USE
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Follow-the-leader type. : COPYCAT
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Cleopatra's maid. : IRAS
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Victoria's husband. : ALBERT
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Elevator inventor. : OTIS
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Tool. : AXE
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Poe title. : GOLDBUG
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Of a Greek school of philosophy. : ELEATIC
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State: Abbr. : IDA
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Supercilious one. : SNOB
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Hot off the press. : LATEST
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Bottle part. : NECK
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Splendid. : ELEGANT
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Leather. : KID
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Union jack. : FLAG
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Beehive State. : UTAH
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Scene of "Finnegans Wake." : DUBLIN
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Stoneware of France. : GRES
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Affirmative answer. : IDO
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Insensibility to pain. : ANALGESIA
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Fatigued: Colloq. : ALLIN
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Vain. : IDLE
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Complacent. : SMUG
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Rhone tributary. : ISERE
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Auctioneer's word. : SOLD
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Equal. : SAME
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German etcher. : DURER
Down
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Pluck, as strings. : STRUM
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"Pal Joey" creator. : OHARA
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Tower site. : BABEL
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___ jiffy. : INA
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Japanese wooden clog. : GETA
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Recollection. : MEMORY
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So. American river. : ORINOCO
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Car part: Abbr. : IGN
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Boys. : SONS
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St. Francis's birthplace. : ASSISI
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Work together. : COOPERATE
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Familiar farewell. : TATA
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Nine inches. : SPAN
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___ de vie. : EAU
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Planet. : NEPTUNE
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Glacé. : ICED
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Glut. : SATE
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Eyes. : ORBS
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Cultivation. : TILLAGE
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1936–45 coalition. : AXIS
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Denomination. : SECT
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Anti, in a way. : AGIN
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Vein of ore. : LODE
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Vote against. : BLACKBALL
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Mr. Connery. : SEAN
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Popular game. : GOLF
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Aleutian isle. : ATTU
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Common Market country. : BELGIUM
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Canceled, in printing. : KILLED
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Part of a house. : GARAGE
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Poke: Colloq. : DIG
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Floor worker. : TILER
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C'est ___ (that is to say). : ADIRE
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Sharpener. : HONER
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Rostrum. : DAIS
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Disassemble. : UNDO
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Noun suffix. : NESS
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Named before. : SAID
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Wee. : SMA
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Baton Rouge college. : LSU

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1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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