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New York Times, Monday, May 31, 1965

8-Down : Hall of Fame immortal.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { G J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 16.0
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,783
Across
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Constant. : TRUE
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Historic French city. : STLO
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Future air officer. : CADET
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Lamented. : WEPT
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Danube tributary. : PRUT
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Up ___. : ATREE
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Champing at the bit. : IMPATIENT
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Stock market category. : RAILS
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Part of a pump. : TOE
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Norse name. : ARNE
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Prince of drama. : HAMLET
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No. African capital. : RABAT
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Rough Riders. : CAVALRY
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Difficult. : UPHILL
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Novelist of the 1920's. : ARLEN
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Educational center. : TRADESCHOOL
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Military groups. : BNS
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Top-notch. : AONE
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Baseball VIP. : UMP
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Affair of honor. : DUEL
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Engaged in. : HAD
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The "Incorruptible." : ROBESPIERRE
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Not ___. : SOBAD
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Stream in. : INFLOW
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Government employes. : POSTMEN
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"Only ___." : AROSE
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Lost. : ASTRAY
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Ballet role. : SWAN
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Surprised exclamation. : SAY
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Unsullied. : CLEAN
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Existing condition. : STATUSQUO
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Having purpose. : TELIC
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Yorkshire river. : AIRE
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Enterprise: Colloq. : PUSH
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Alpine feature. : ARETE
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___ bien. : TRES
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Hera's rival. : LETO
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Reproach. : TWIT
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San ___, Riviera resort. : REMO
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Dominating position. : UPPERHAND
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Timetable abbreviation. : ETA
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Helices. : SPIRALS
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Little Nell's last name. : TRENT
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Crescent-shaped figure. : LUNE
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Hall of Fame immortal. : OTT
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Ship of 1492. : CARAVEL
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Cossack chief. : ATAMAN
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Cloth for work clothes. : DRILL
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Fisherman. : EELER
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Peevish. : TESTY
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Stand. : TABLE
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Symbol of sanctity. : HALO
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Staff officer. : AIDE
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Wheat, rye, etc. : CROPS
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Where Provo is. : UTAH
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Malayan outrigger. : PROA
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The "Thief of Bagdad." : AHMED
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Native of Oriente. : CUBAN
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Comedy. : BURLESQUE
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One of the Wolfes. : NERO
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Lot: Colloq. : SLEW
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Puzzle parts: Abbr. : DEFS
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Type of novel. : ROMANCE
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Submit. : OBEY
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Ball team. : PIRATES
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Turkish statesman. : INONU
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Narrow channel. : STRAIT
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Agreements: Lat. : PACTA
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Famous professor at Johns Hopkins. : OSLER
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Inscribed pillar. : STELE
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Cognizant. : AWARE
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Flurry. : STIR
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Part of Europe: Abbr. : AUST
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Nautical call. : YOHO
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Perched. : SAT
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Kind of edition: Abbr. : SPL

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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