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New York Times, Monday, August 23, 1965

45-Down : Sports places.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 28.2
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,867
Across
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Grand. : EPIC
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Oleo, in England. : MARGE
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Pleased. : GLAD
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Florence's river. : ARNO
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To join: It. : UNIRE
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Item of wide popularity. : RAGE
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Feature of 57 Across. : SONGANDDANCEMAN
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First lady. : EVE
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Like a wren or robin. : BIRDY
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By chance. : HAPLY
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Public worship. : SERVICE
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Global areas. : SEAS
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Anglo-Saxon letter. : EDH
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Hasty eaters and drinkers. : GULPERS
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Blaze of light. : FLARE
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Is full. : BRIMS
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Partner of one. : ALL
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Gay song. : LILT
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College groups. : FRATS
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Sojourn. : STOP
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Vegetable. : YAM
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Nickname for a thin man. : SLATS
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Pieces of scenery. : FLATS
43
Cat. : MALTESE
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State: Abbr. : ALA
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Famous bridge-builder. : EADS
47
Develops. : FLOWERS
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Place of worship. : ALTAR
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Shore birds. : RAILS
56
Neckpiece. : BOA
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Entertainment of another day. : VAUDEVILLESHOWS
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Hotel, old style. : INNE
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Put ___, Perry's harbor. : INBAY
62
Ah me! : ALAS
63
Beloved. : DEAR
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Seaweed products. : AGARS
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Minute. : TINY
Down
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Comforts. : EASES
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Turn out to be. : PROVE
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___ circle. : INNER
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Gear tooth. : COG
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Site of "appeasement," 1938. : MUNICH
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One of De Gaulle's names. : ANDRE
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Lorna Doone's protector. : RIDD
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Traditional garb for ad men. : GRAYSUITS
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Poetic time. : EEN
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Lubricate. : GREASE
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Light. : LAMP
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Bedouin's head cord. : AGAL
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Refute. : DENY
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Put up with. : ABIDE
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Cowboy's garb. : CHAPS
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Perpendicular: Abbr. : VERT
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Trees. : ELMS
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Scrape. : GRATE
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Pro ___. : RATA
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Aperture. : SLOT
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Move swiftly. : FLY
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O'Flaherty. : LIAM
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___ Mater. : ALMA
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Merry-go-round prize. : BRASSRING
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Some records. : LPS
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Vanished. : FLED
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Side dish. : SLAW
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Gaze. : STARE
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River in George Eliot novel. : FLOSS
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Attachment to a fishline. : LEADER
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Sports places. : ALLEYS
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Threadlike. : FILAR
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Town near Naples. : EBOLI
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Former USIA chief. : ROWAN
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Impudent: Slang. : SASSY
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Eager. : AVID
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Footpath. : LANE
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Fish dish. : TUNA
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Part of Canada: Abbr. : ALBA
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By way of. : VIA
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Toque. : HAT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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