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New York Times, Saturday, December 25, 1965

16-Across : "The ruler of the Queen's ___ ... "

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 49.5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,978
Across
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Cut. : HEWN
5
Jazz hounds. : CATS
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Anciently. : OFOLD
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Sound. : ECHO
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Top: Prefix. : ACRO
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"The ruler of the Queen's ___ ... " : NAVEE
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Bastion trench. : MOAT
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Soup-to-nuts item. : MEAL
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Liqueur: Fr. : CREME
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Soon enough. : INTIME
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Silky tuft of a seed. : COMA
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Bellwether. : RAM
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Hooded jacket for cold climates. : ANORAK
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Mitigates. : ALLAYS
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Item in a makeup box. : WIG
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Ankle bones. : TALI
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Dingle. : GLEN
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___ for news. : ANOSE
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Preposition. : ONTO
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Czech river. : ODRA
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Thoroughly. : FROMTHEGROUNDUP
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Silk: Sp. : SEDA
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Movable mountain. : OSSA
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Electronic device. : DIODE
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Sound meaning, "it's cold outside." : BRRR
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South American monkey. : TITI
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Greek goddess. : NYX
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Young pigs. : SHOTES
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Without delay. : ATONCE
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One symbol of Christmas. : TOY
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Something to wear. : VEST
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More time: Colloq. : LEEWAY
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Syrian's neighbor. : IRAQI
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Season. : TIME
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100 centesimi. : LIRA
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Rich fabrics. : LAMES
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Clear's partner. : LOUD
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Piece of news. : ITEM
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Leave out. : ELIDE
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Progress. : ONGO
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Cries of surprise. : AHAS
Down
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Prefix with cycle or stich. : HEMI
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Important science: Abbr. : ECON
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Timely line from rhyme. : WHATAGOODBOYAMI
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Away. : NOTIN
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Popular gift. : CAMERA
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Outstanding. : ACE
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Part of the Gemini program. : TRACKINGSTATION
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Card game. : SOLO
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Available. : ONCALL
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Very much. : FAR
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What 1965 will soon be. : OVERANDDONEWITH
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Famed A.A.F. name. : LEMAY
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Judges. : DEEMS
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Choir's specialty. : MOTET
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Film character. : MAGOO
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Lily's cousins. : ALOES
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Venezuela's president. : LEONI
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British service group. : WAFS
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Useful bit of Latin. : INRE
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Brilliant. : SMART
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Quality. : TRAIT
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First name in the theater. : RUDY
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Summit. : APEX
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Rocking ___. : HORSE
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Italian city. : UDINE
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Amend. : REVISE
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Port on the Maumee River. : TOLEDO
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Fence steps. : STILE
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Hourly. : HORAL
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"As You Like It" role. : CELIA
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French city. : STLO
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Extent. : AREA
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Vegetables. : YAMS
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Latin abbreviation. : QED
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Container for wassail. : MUG

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

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