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New York Times, Monday, August 2, 1965

21-Across : Real lovers of opera.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 35.8
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,846
Across
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Soapstone. : TALC
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Aromatic oil. : BALM
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Follows (along). : TAGS
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Bread spread. : OLEO
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___ a kind. : ONEOF
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Above: Ger. : UBER
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Halt. : STANDSTILL
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O'Neill heroine. : NINA
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Split-levels. : HOUSES
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Real lovers of opera. : STANDEES
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Oriental coin. : TAEL
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Mountain ridge. : SPUR
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Fail to keep a date with: Slang. : STANDUP
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Life saver. : PLASMA
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Scrutinizes. : SCANS
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Mystery, for one. : NOVEL
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Record: Colloq. : TAB
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Tense. : PAST
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Range animal. : STEER
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Humanitarian organization. : CARE
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Letters. : ELS
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Rebecca and others. : WESTS
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TV group. : PANEL
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Ruler. : CAESAR
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Shores. : STRANDS
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Fodder holder. : CRIB
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Following. : SECT
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Shut off from view. : SCREENED
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Surprised exclamation. : DEARME
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Relative of lend-lease. : LOAN
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Sports structure. : GRANDSTAND
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Came to rest. : ALIT
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Coincide. : AGREE
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To ___. : ATEE
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Prohibits. : BANS
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Hemmed. : SEWN
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O.T. Book: Abbr. : SAML
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Twaddle. : TOSH
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High, in Italy. : ALTO
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Il tombe de ___. : LEAU
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True. : CONSTANT
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Ordered around. : BOSSED
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Leaf cutter. : ANT
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Certain neckwear. : LEIS
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Sheds. : MOLTS
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Plain of Arctic regions. : TUNDRA
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Rose's spouse. : ABIE
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Tunney. : GENE
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Spanish titles. : SRAS
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Phenomenon of the 1920's. : FLAPPER
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Dizzy and others. : DEANS
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Invalid. : NULL
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Pair of stars. : LUNTS
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La ___. : SCALA
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Cup: Fr. : TASSE
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Members of P.E.N. : POETS
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Tripod. : STAND
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Equines. : MARES
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Name meaning "breath." : ABEL
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Type of train: Abbr. : SPEC
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Endows with authority. : VESTS
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Mock orange. : SERINGA
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Choral works. : CANTATAS
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Pottery. : WARE
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Walks. : PACES
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Perfumes. : SCENTS
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Blush. : REDDEN
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Masses of ice. : BERGS
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Home plate. : SLAB
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Beverage flavoring. : COLA
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Weather word. : RAIN
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Venture. : DARE
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Pro ___. : RATA
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Memory: Prefix. : MNEM
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Pulitzer prize biographer. : EDEL
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Fresh. : NEW

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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