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New York Times, Thursday, April 1, 1965

26-Down : "At the drop of ___."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q W Y }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 38.5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,723
Across
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Cooperstown name. : COBB
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Peerage members: Abbr. : VISCS
10
Suffix with play or win. : SOME
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See from ___. : AFAR
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___ a time. : ONEAT
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Oft-quoted source. : ANON
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Hobson's choice. : TAKEITORLEAVEIT
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Wintry symptom. : SNEEZE
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Get ___ (investigate). : ALINEON
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Enjoyment. : ZEST
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Wintry symptoms. : SNIFFS
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Goes toward. : MAKESFOR
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Wee. : SMA
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Exclamation. : OHO
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"The ___ Love." : ONEI
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"___ off the old block." : ACHIP
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Decamp. : TAKEFRENCHLEAVE
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Weight unit, in England. : STONE
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Honshu beverage. : SAKE
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State: Abbr. : DEL
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Italian "the." : GLI
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Global region. : NEAREAST
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Angler's catch. : STRING
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Wall Street abbreviation. : STEX
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Mystic states. : TRANCES
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Browbeat. : HECTOR
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Desert. : LEAVEINTHELURCH
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Formerly. : ONCE
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Companionway. : STAIR
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In ___. : SITU
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Passes by. : GOES
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Letters. : ESSES
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Personalities. : EGOS
Down
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Certain circus performers. : CATS
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In the twinkling ___ eye. : OFAN
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Dry by heating. : BAKE
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Proceed easily. : BREEZE
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Registers approval. : VOTESFOR
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Fiber: Prefix. : INO
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Immunologist's concerns. : SERA
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Bugle signals. : CALLS
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Hofbrau items. : STEINS
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Preserve prestige. : SAVEFACE
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___ a kind. : ONEOF
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Less: Fr. : MOINS
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Suffix of agency. : ENT
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Verb endings. : IZES
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One of the kingdoms. : ANIMAL
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Sounds. : TONES
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French words. : MOTS
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"At the drop of ___." : AHAT
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G. & S. role. : KOKO
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French historian. : RENAN
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Member of FDR's cabinet. : ICKES
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___ heart. : HADA
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Currier's partner. : IVES
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Rush or hurry. : PELT
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Carves upon. : ENGRAVES
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Sleekly graceful. : FELINE
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Crowberries. : HEATHERS
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Carve into. : INCISE
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Lively dance. : REEL
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Let off. : EXCUSE
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Office worker: Colloq. : STENO
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Scintilla. : TRACE
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Fellers. : GENTS
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Depots: Abbr. : STAS
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Math course. : TRIG
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Numerical prefix. : OCTO
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Genus of poison ivy. : RHUS
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Journal. : LOG
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Go quickly. : HIE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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