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New York Times, Wednesday, November 22, 1961

65-Across : Nerve network.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,513
Across
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Begone! : AWAY
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Two-faced god. : JANUS
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Panorama. : VIEW
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Forbidden. : TABU
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La Scala production. : OPERA
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Biblical king. : OMRI
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Spruce. : TRIG
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Turn, as a barrel. : UPEND
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Philippine tree. : IPIL
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Politically independent. : UNBOSSED
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Extract the flavor of by boiling. : DECOCT
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Rama's spouse. : SITA
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Boring tool. : AUGER
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Barker's confederate: Slang. : SHILL
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Academy award winner. : LANCASTER
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Mental condition. : MORALE
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Yuletide word. : NOEL
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Hoosier author. : ADE
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Tel ___. : AVIV
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Tea cake. : SCONE
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Comfortable. : SNUG
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"Neither ___ nor dead." : RED
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Be scattered over. : STUD
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Wall plaster. : STUCCO
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Monographs. : TREATISES
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Winter precipitation. : SLEET
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Rogue. : SCAMP
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Free from grief. : HEAL
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Gap. : LACUNA
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Very bad: Colloq. : TERRIBLE
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Concept. : IDEA
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Obscure. : BLEAR
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Stratum. : VEIN
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Tante. : AUNT
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Permission. : LEAVE
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Ancient Egyptian god. : AMON
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Nerve network. : RETE
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Comforted. : EASED
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Zola title. : NANA
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Aleutian island. : ATTU
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Admonish. : WARN
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Hebrew month, Nisan. : ABIB
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Tito, for one. : YUGOSLAV
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Tilt. : JOUST
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Attraction. : APPEAL
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Requirement. : NEED
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Jardiniere. : URN
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Jewish sect members. : SADDUCEES
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Choir components. : VOICES
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Consequence. : IMPORTANCE
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Norse name. : ERIC
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Droop. : WILT
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Door piece. : SILL
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Equal: Fr. : EGAL
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Forthwith. : ANON
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Capable. : SMART
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Linger about. : HOVER
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Displaying rainbowlike colors. : IRIDESCENT
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Part of a battery. : ANODE
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Draw forth. : EDUCE
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Acquired again. : REGOT
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Worthy of respect. : ESTIMABLE
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Crescent point. : CUSP
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Savoyard's favorite composer. : SULLIVAN
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Hero of "Streetcar." : STAN
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Monarch. : TSAR
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Having a sharp point. : ACUATE
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Gather into a bundle, as grain. : SHEAVE
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Miscalculated. : ERRED
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Two-faced one. : LIAR
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Together: Mus. : ADUE
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Social affairs. : TEAS
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Speaker's platform in anc. Greece. : BEMA
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Androcles' playmate. : LION
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Sicilian city. : ENNA
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Grassland. : LEA

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

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