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New York Times, Friday, May 21, 1965

37-Down : Propeller.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 317 (avg 1.68)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 23.5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,773
Across
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Nuances. : SHADES
7
Musical note. : MIDDLEC
14
One ___. : ATATIME
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Verily. : INSOOTH
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Emit. : GIVEOUT
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Anchorite. : RECLUSE
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Stair part. : TREAD
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Ricochet. : SKIP
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Coal mine. : PIT
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Dry: Fr. : SEC
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Consumed. : EATEN
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Jazz, so to speak. : JIVE
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Attention-getting sound. : AHEM
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Chimpanzee. : JOCKO
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Half of deux. : UNE
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Old English poet. : SCOP
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Wallace character. : BENHUR
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Contemporary of Molière : LAROCHEFOUCAULD
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Guarantee. : ENSURE
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Family member. : AUNT
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Siamese. : TAI
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Nine-day-old porridge. : PEASE
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Port on the Sea of Azov. : EISK
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Dog, for short. : PEKE
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'Tween's companion. : TWIXT
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Mexican gold. : ORO
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Diplomat: Abbr. : AMB
55
Newspaper name. : OCHS
57
Using an alias: Colloq. : INCOG
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Glacial deposit. : MORAINE
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First woman, in Greek myth. : PANDORA
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Upset. : OVERTIP
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Los ___. : ANGELES
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Beef or mutton. : REDMEAT
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Supplies of goods. : STORES
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Cooking direction. : STIR
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Experience. : HAVE
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Army command. : ATEASE
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Vacuum tube. : DIODE
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Bird from down under. : EMU
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Beautician's specialties. : SETS
7
Aaron's sister. : MIRIAM
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Unfit. : INEPT
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Medal. : DSC
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Money: Abbr. : DOL
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Half mask: Fr. : LOUP
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And yet: Lat. : ETSI
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One of a TV twosome. : CHET
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Businessman: Abbr. : AGT
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Remain loyal to one's principles. : KEEPFAITH
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Hiding place. : CACHE
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Expel. : EJECT
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One of the Roman Fates. : NONA
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Mint ___. : JULEP
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Pointless. : INANE
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Vice ___. : VERSA
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Cultivator. : HOE
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Waterfall or rapids. : CHUTE
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Former well-to-do Russian farmer. : KULAK
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Do ___. : ORDIE
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Propeller. : SCREW
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Confidence game: Colloq. : BUNKO
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See 25 Down. : OUST
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Suffix with clamor and glamour. : OUS
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Save. : EXCEPT
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Consider carefully. : PONDER
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Ancient district of Asia Minor. : IONIA
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Beatle Starr. : RINGO
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___ patriae (patriotism). : AMOR
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Chess play. : MOVE
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Originated. : BRED
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Vichy and others. : SPAS
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Porter. : COLE
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Smeltery material. : ORES
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Fuel. : GAS
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Branch. : ARM
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Native: Suffix. : ITE
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Red ___. : ANT

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

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