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New York Times, Saturday, July 24, 1965

27-Across : Type of verb: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,837
Across
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City in Italy. : FLORENCE
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Progenitor. : PARENT
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Unsaturated alcohol used in perfumes. : LINALOOL
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Slow. : ADAGIO
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Losing money. : INTHERED
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Cost or expense: Colloq. : DAMAGE
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New: Prefix. : NEO
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Stuck in the mud. : MIRED
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Unit of length. : MILE
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Wide opening. : GAPE
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Athwart. : ACROSS
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Type of verb: Abbr. : IRR
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Collar or jacket. : ETON
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See. : ESPY
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Adjective suffix. : ATIC
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Container replacement. : REFILL
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Beseech. : ENTREAT
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Single-foot. : GAIT
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Of ___. : YORE
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Fragrant flower. : JASMINE
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Cedar. : DEODAR
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Water color. : AQUA
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Handle. : KNOB
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Single ___. : FILE
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Clumsy boat: Colloq. : TUB
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Finished. : USEDUP
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Certain foods. : FATS
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River into the Danube. : ISAR
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Numerical prefix. : TETRA
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Fish dish. : ROE
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One of the kingdoms. : ANIMAL
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Horse. : STALLION
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Public building. : CASINO
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Capable of feeling. : SENTIENT
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Houston players. : ASTROS
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River into the Mississippi. : ARKANSAS
Down
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Pitcher. : FLINGER
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Marked with strokes. : LINEATE
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Upon. : ONTOPOF
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Stadium cry. : RAH
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Primary: Abbr. : ELEM
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Water device of the Orient. : NORIA
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Force. : COERCE
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Berry plants. : ELDERS
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Large floating leaf. : PAD
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President. : ADAMS
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Branches. : RAMI
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One of a French trio. : EGALITE
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Neighbor of Chad. : NIGERIA
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Terminal member. : TOE
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One of the Seven Dwarfs. : DOPEY
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Riddle. : ENIGMA
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Church gathering. : SYNOD
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Rookie: Abbr. : RCT
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"All bets ___." : AREOFF
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Chou En ___. : LAI
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Lema's domain. : LINKS
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Italian number. : TRE
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Opinion. : TENET
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Native of the Punjab. : JAT
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13th Century philosopher. : AQUINAS
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Continue to be. : SUBSIST
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Everyday records. : DIARIES
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City in Pennsylvania. : ALTOONA
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Takes umbrage. : RESENTS
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Ukrainian port. : ODESSA
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Spread. : BUTTER
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Heaven: Prefix. : URANO
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Frolic. : PRANK
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Afghanistan title. : AMIR
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Part of Cananda: Abbr. : ALTA
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Here: Sp. : ACA
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Part of L. A. : LOS
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Tree. : LIN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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