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New York Times, Tuesday, May 25, 1965

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 16.4
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,777
Across
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Waffles. : CAKES
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Pack away. : STOW
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Jotting. : MEMO
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Deft and active. : AGILE
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Because of, for short. : THRO
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In a line. : AROW
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Scale syllables. : SOLFA
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Abstruse. : RECONDITE
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Elevation: Abbr. : HGT
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Damsons. : PLUMS
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Curved. : ARCED
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Tuscan city. : SIENA
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Opera role. : AMAHL
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California and Florida vistas. : ORANGEGROVES
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___ Raton, Fla. : BOCA
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Senator Mundt. : KARL
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Sports group. : PGA
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Surpass in speed. : OUTPACE
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Fox in beast epic. : REYNARD
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Year in Pliny's day. : LXI
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Carried away. : RAPT
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Norse name. : OLAV
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Astronomical figure of a sort. : NATIONALDEBT
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Raspings of ivory, metal, etc. : SCOBS
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Money in 10 Down. : RUPEE
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Native of Muscat. : OMANI
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Mobile and others. : PORTS
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Slope. : DIP
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Collectors' items. : RARECOINS
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Kegler's concern. : SPARE
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Decayed spot in fruit. : BLET
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Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
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Fragrant plant. : ORRIS
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Fixed rules: Abbr. : STDS
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Greek letters. : RHOS
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Untrue. : NOTSO
Down
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Silver. : CASH
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Eager. : AGOG
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Filibeg. : KILT
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Folklore being. : ELF
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Porpoise. : SEAPIG
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Like beads. : STRUNG
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Wide of ___. : THEMARK
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Grampuses. : ORCS
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Court. : WOO
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City in India. : MADRAS
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Remarque. : ERICH
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Highway sign. : MOTEL
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Was beholden to. : OWED
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That is to say. : NAMELY
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C.S.A. name. : LEE
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Photo. : SNAP
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Short river into the Somme. : AVRE
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Agora coin. : OBOL
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Cook's mixture. : ROUX
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Drama section. : ACTI
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Galley item. : OAR
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Faint. : PALE
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Take hold. : GRAB
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Handbill: Abbr. : ADVT
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Language. : ARABIC
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Jazz players: Slang. : CATS
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Finial. : EPI
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Central point. : NODE
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Ontario port. : TORONTO
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Musical compositions. : NONETS
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Important workers. : NURSES
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Fitting. : APT
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Exercise. : LESSON
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Deep-blue glass. : SMALT
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Minded. : CARED
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Heavenly bodies. : ORBS
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Substance. : PITH
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Type of missile. : DART
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Flower. : IRIS
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Coin. : PESO
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Poetic contraction. : OER
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Member of 32 Across. : PRO

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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