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New York Times, Monday, April 26, 1965

58-Across : Dry-as-dust one.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,748
Across
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Florida resort. : TAMPA
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Former coins of India. : PICE
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Paraguay tea. : MATE
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At full speed: Poet. : AMAIN
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Branch of biology: Abbr. : ECOL
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Anti: Dial. : AGIN
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Engaged in trade. : MERCANTILE
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Considerably: Colloq. : SOME
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Country place. : ESTATE
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Printers' paper sizes: Abbr. : OCTS
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English Channel port. : DOVER
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Greek goddess of justice. : THEMIS
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Salad dressing. : REMOLADE
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Matron of Madrid. : SENORA
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Fragrance. : ODOR
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Of the foreign service: Abbr. : DIPL
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Thermoplastic. : SARAN
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Tucker's mate. : BIB
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Tangible. : TACTILE
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Leaf cutter. : ANT
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Useful, old style. : UTILE
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Kon-___. : TIKI
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Gallic name. : ELIE
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Channel between England and Isle of Wight. : SOLENT
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Israeli's neighbor. : LEBANESE
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Vibration. : TREMOR
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Legislate. : ENACT
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___ rule. : UNIT
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Savile Row man. : TAILOR
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Dry-as-dust one. : BORE
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Missile. : PROJECTILE
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Army acronym. : AWOL
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Seine tributary. : OISE
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Names akin to Elisabeth. : ILSES
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Makes a bow. : TIES
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Vegetable: Colloq. : SPUD
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At the age of: Lat. abbr. : AETAT
Down
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Gentle. : TAME
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Iowa college town. : AMES
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Emporium. : MART
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Mounted bullfighter. : PICADOR
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Schnitzler's lady's man. : ANATOL
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Term of endearment. : PET
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Here: Fr. : ICI
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State: Abbr. : COLO
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Chooses. : ELECTS
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St. Lawrence Seaway city. : MASSENA
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Have ___ at. : AGO
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Fictional boy. : TIM
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Chemical suffix. : ENE
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Name meaning "snow-clad." : NEVADA
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Plural pronoun. : THESE
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Fiat. : EDICT
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Lizard. : REPTILE
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Esprit de corps. : MORALE
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Men of Abadan. : IRANIS
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River in S. C. : SANTEE
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Hale. : ROBUST
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Redactor. : EDITOR
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Pendant ornament. : MOBILE
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Compare (to). : LIKEN
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Carpenter's joint. : TENON
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Pour a sacrificial offering. : LIBATE
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Namesakes of Gulliver. : LEMUELS
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Designate. : ENTITLE
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Cambridge honor exam. : TRIPOS
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Garden shrub. : ACACIA
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"___ the light fantastic ... " : TRIP
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Koko's specialty. : LIST
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Olive genus. : OLEA
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Pause. : REST
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"Woodpile" item. : BAT
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Wartime group. : OWI
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Menu entry. : ROE
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One of the Big Ten: Abbr. : OSU
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Man's nickname. : JED

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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