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New York Times, Thursday, May 27, 1965

1-Across : Mail expediter.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 39.2
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,779
Across
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Mail expediter. : ZIPCODE
8
Molded, as slabs of concrete. : PRECAST
15
Develops. : EVOLVES
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Otalgia. : EARACHE
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Dodge City locales. : SALOONS
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Adjuster. : ADAPTER
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Dissertation. : THESIS
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Memorable sayings. : ANA
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Welsh name. : EVAN
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Site of the Heart of Midlothian. : EDINBURGH
25
Go away! : SCAT
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Whistle sound. : TOOT
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Fresh-water fish. : LOACH
33
End of month: Bus. abbr. : EOM
34
___ et mon droit. : DIEU
35
Mouthwash. : GARGLE
36
Designating a certain movie. : TWOREEL
38
Describing a historical "line." : THINRED
39
Companions of mortises. : TENONS
40
"To ___ not ... " : BEOR
41
Unit in physics. : ERG
42
Wheat disease. : ERGOT
43
Meets and talks with. : SEES
44
Small dog. : PEKE
45
Beverage expert. : TEATASTER
48
Shellfish. : CRAB
51
Medieval weapon. : RAM
52
"Valse ___." : TRISTE
56
Moral quality. : HONESTY
58
Wolfhounds. : BORZOIS
59
Memory loss. : AMNESIA
60
Saccharinize. : SWEETEN
61
Letter opener. : DEAREST
62
All said ___. : ANDDONE
Down
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Piquancy. : ZEST
2
Assyrian city of Biblical times. : IVAH
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End of an axis. : POLE
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Cupboard. : CLOSET
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Like an egg. : OVOID
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Elemental qualities. : DENSITIES
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Letter. : ESS
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Brittle ingredient. : PEANUT
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Electronic detector. : RADAR
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Time. : ERA
11
Continental tip. : CAPEHORN
12
Part of "Macbeth." : ACTV
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One of the stadiums. : SHEA
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Bird. : TERN
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Arabian name element. : ABOU
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Christmas. : NOEL
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White of egg. : GLAIR
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Number of Roman hills: It. : SETTE
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Shrink. : COWER
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In the company of. : AMONG
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Harmonize. : AGREE
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Office aide. : CLERK
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Barrier. : HEDGE
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Al ___ (spaghetti style), in Italy. : DENTE
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Western locale. : GHOSTTOWN
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Soft drink. : ROOTBEER
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Cumberland river. : TEES
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Laser. : BEAM
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Reside in, temporarily. : STAYAT
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Valued. : PRIZED
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Ars gratia ___. : ARTIS
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Slipped. : ERRED
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African lake. : CHAD
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"When in ___ ... " : ROME
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Indian coin. : ANNA
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___ say. : SOTO
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___ Shan, Asian range. : TIEN
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Old slave. : ESNE
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Compass point. : SSE
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Youth group. : BSA

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

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