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New York Times, Friday, September 10, 1965

22-Down : Have an ___ (watch out for).

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { F }, Scrabble score: 348 (avg 1.90)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 27.5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,885
Across
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Lodge. : CAMP
5
Highway. : PIKE
9
Special quality. : TANG
13
Construction item. : IBAR
14
___ care (be wary). : HAVEA
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Potpourri. : OLIO
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Observe. : NOTE
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Does as told. : OBEYS
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Right-hand man: Abbr. : ASST
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Guatemala's dollar. : QUETZAL
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Make certain by taking action. : SEETOIT
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First name on Broadway. : ZERO
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Beauty shop offering. : DYE
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Go ___ (become useless). : TOSEED
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Cleaning tool. : SQUEEGEE
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Sea in Asia. : ARAL
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Chief: Ger. : HAUPT
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Chemical prefix. : OXY
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Poetic verb. : CANST
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First name on Broadway. : ELI
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Wax eloquent. : ORATE
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Month: Abbr. : OCT
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Popular dance. : WALTZ
44
Black: Prefix. : ATRO
45
Drastic reorganizations. : SHAKEUPS
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Barley decoction. : PTISAN
49
Faultfind. : NAG
50
Mardi ___. : GRAS
51
Make oneself heard. : SPEAKUP
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Discards. : REJECTS
59
City on the Dnieper. : KIEV
60
Hockey teams. : SIXES
62
Boat. : DORY
63
Concerning: Lat. : INRE
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Gov. Connally's state. : TEXAS
65
Waikiki instruments. : UKES
66
Big name in baseball. : MAYS
67
___ were. : ASIT
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Varmint. : PEST
Down
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French numeral. : CINQ
2
Arab's name. : ABOU
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Finis, in chess. : MATE
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Bar snacks. : PRETZELS
5
Picasso. : PABLO
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Common contraction. : IVE
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Solutions. : KEYS
8
Relaxed. : EASEDUP
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Exactly right. : TOATEE
10
Further. : ALSO
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Unless: Lat. : NISI
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___ sei Dank! : GOTT
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Lay by. : HOARD
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Letter. : ZEE
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Have an ___ (watch out for). : EYETO
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Tortilla snacks. : TACOS
26
Garden plant. : ORACH
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___ Barbara. : SANTA
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Mariners. : SALTS
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School event. : QUIZ
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Blameworthy ones: Slang. : GOATS
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Spare. : EXTRA
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Keep an ___ (watch). : EYEON
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Be useful. : HELP
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Sharp pinch. : TWEAK
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Elevated. : RAISEDUP
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Where the Masters is played. : AUGUSTA
46
Playing cards. : KNAVES
47
The fourth estate. : PRESS
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___ Mahal. : TAJ
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Dandy! : GREAT
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Read superficially. : SKIM
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Kind of cloth. : PINA
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Ghostly. : EERY
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Bakery offerings. : PIES
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Kind of fuel. : COKE
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Very: Fr. : TRES
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Method: Abbr. : SYST
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First century date. : XXI

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

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