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New York Times, Saturday, September 11, 1965

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J K Q W X Y }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 3, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 31.0
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,886
Across
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Thunder unit. : CLAP
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Hearty's partner. : HALE
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Pipestem material. : AMBER
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Where George Washington slept. : HERE
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Make the best of ___ bargain. : ABAD
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Call forth. : ROUSE
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Con: Colloq. : AGIN
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Suffix with glad or sad. : NESS
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Combining form for a large country. : RUSSO
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See 56 Across. : PISCESTHEFISHES
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Prize-winning short story writer. : STEELE
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Nothing, in tennis. : LOVE
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Seaman's saint. : ELMO
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One of the millstones. : NETHER
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Adjust, in a way. : ALIGN
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Euphemistic oath. : EGAD
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Wedding symbol. : RICE
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See 56 Across. : LIBRATHEBALANCE
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Relative of VOA. : USIA
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Russian region. : OREL
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Chose. : OPTED
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Reckless girl. : MADCAP
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Following. : SECT
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Cupid. : EROS
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Verdi opera. : OTELLO
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Seer's guide. : SIGNOFTHEZODIAC
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Style of expression. : IDIOM
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See 51 Across. : ROLE
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Movie pioneer. : INCE
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Greek letter. : DELTA
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___ arms. : UPIN
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"___ smile be your umbrella ... " : LETA
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North Sea port. : EMDEN
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Supply meals to. : MESS
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Colleen's home. : ERIN
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Blokes. : CHAPS
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Run: Colloq. : LEGIT
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Get up. : ARISE
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Money of a kind. : PENCE
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Opera role. : HANSEL
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Urge and help. : ABET
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Tie up, as with rope. : LASH
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A Ford. : EDSEL
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Get to. : ARRIVE
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Football maneuver. : MOUSETRAP
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Australian back country. : BUSH
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Being: Lat. : ESSE
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Old cars. : REOS
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Former Italian queen. : ELENA
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Henry or Jane. : FONDA
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More: Ger. : MEHR
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Arches. : OGEES
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Faint suggestion. : HINT
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Behold!: Lat. : ECCE
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Part of a bassoon. : REED
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Old grad. : ALUM
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Girl's name. : LISA
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Footnote abbreviation. : IBID
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Musical ornament. : GRACENOTE
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Companion of ready and willing. : ABLE
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On ___ the world. : TOPOF
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Game like bingo. : LOTTO
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Make ___ holiday. : AROMAN
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Cheats. : COZENS
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Pluck strings carelessly. : STRUM
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Roman official. : EDILE
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United States, for one. : LINER
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Milky: Prefix. : LACTI
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Briny deep. : OCEAN
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Arrogance: Brit. slang. : SIDE
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Something previously mentioned. : IDEM
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Embellish. : GILD
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Famous diamond. : HOPE
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Whiffenpoofs. : ELIS

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

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