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New York Times, Wednesday, June 30, 1965

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 38.8
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,813
Across
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Source of wisdom. : LAMP
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Ancient Syria. : ARAM
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Broom. : BESOM
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Jewish month. : ELUL
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Cougar. : PUMA
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Plant akin to the primrose. : OXLIP
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Festive. : GALA
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Quarry. : PREY
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Spikes. : NAILS
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Paradise of a sort. : ELYSIANFIELDS
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Ratify. : SEAL
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Perplexed. : LOST
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Native of Port Moresby. : PAPUAN
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Really. : HONESTLY
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Besides. : AGAIN
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Namely. : TOWIT
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Federal agency. : REA
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Encircled. : GIRT
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Mediterranean craft. : ZEBEC
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One of a ship's dimensions. : BEAM
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Flexible leather. : ELK
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Sorrow: Poet. : DOLOR
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Filled with ennui. : BLASE
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Intends. : DESTINES
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Make tense. : TAUTEN
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Assayer's concern : ORES
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Affectations. : AIRS
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Blended. : MIXEDTOGETHER
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Intern. : MEDIC
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Piece of structural steel. : IBAR
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Representation. : ICON
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Negative verb form. : ARENT
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In England, a bloke. : COVE
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Move forward. : NOSE
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Mirror. : GLASS
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Attend. : HEED
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Insect. : GNAT
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One stage of a journey. : LEG
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Wings: Anat. : ALAE
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One of the Hebrides. : MULL
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Informal garb. : PLAYSUIT
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___ Way. : APPIAN
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Exurban. : RURAL
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Word of approval. : AMEN
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Arbutus or anemone. : MAYFLOWER
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Medicinal plant. : BONESET
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Glorifies. : EXALTS
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Moved smoothly. : SLID
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Cosmetic substances. : OILS
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Legislators, for short. : MPS
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Actor Connery. : SEAN
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School of architecture. : IONIC
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Summoned. : PAGED
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Nimble. : AGILE
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Important urban areas. : PARKS
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Migratory workers. : HOBOS
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Dutch ___. : TREAT
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Kind of contract. : LEASE
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Mandarin's residence. : YAMEN
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Relative of an acrostic. : TELESTICH
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Marked with stripes. : ZONED
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Rosy. : BLUSHING
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Does important theatrical work. : DIRECTS
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Member of House of Lords: Abbr. : BART
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Lethal substances. : TOXINS
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Arranged in rows. : TIERED
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Type of amaryllis. : AGAVE
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Blackbird: Poet. : MERL
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Inkling. : IDEA
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Wood wind. : OBOE
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Political science: Abbr. : ECON
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Sub ___. : ROSA
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Size: Abbr. : MAG
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After taxes. : NET

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

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