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New York Times, Saturday, September 4, 1965

9-Down : Queen of Egyptian gods.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 34.3
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,879
Across
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Light weight. : GRAM
5
Frolic. : ROMP
9
___ vaccine. : SABIN
14
Hercules' captive. : IOLE
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Eastern name. : ABOU
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U. S. rocket. : AGENA
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Mexican dictator. : DIAZ
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Snares of a sort. : MOUSETRAPS
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Reigning monarch. : ELIZABETHII
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Bolt's counterpart. : NUT
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Painting. : OIL
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Wooden trough. : HOD
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Pen. : STY
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Refuser of Nobel prize. : SARTRE
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Menu item. : VEAL
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To him: Fr. : ALUI
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Scows, barges, etc. : RIVERBOATS
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Sparkle. : GLINT
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Conjunction. : NOR
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Not present: Lat. : ABSIT
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User of deductive reasoning. : SYNTHESIST
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College activity. : SING
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Heaven-___. : SENT
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See 12 Down. : INTAKE
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Man's name: Abbr. : EDW
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Shoelace. : TIE
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Stop, as a motor. : DIE
56
Tolstoi. : LEO
57
Grandfather of 20 Across. : KINGGEORGEV
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TV men. : CAMERACREW
64
Part. : ROLE
65
Asian. : IRANI
66
Shoe size. : TENA
67
"___ Holden." : EBEN
68
Physical units. : DYNES
69
Nautical rope. : STAY
70
Lexicon: Abbr. : DICT
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French novelist. : GIDE
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Disturb. : ROIL
3
Jai ___. : ALAI
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Tintypes. : MEZZOTINTS
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Rose. : RAMBLER
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Musical instrument. : OBOE
7
River part. : MOUTH
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Easy pickin's. : PUSHOVERS
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Queen of Egyptian gods. : SATI
10
Freeman's Dept. : AGR
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Navy ___. : BEANS
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Computer data. : INPUT
13
Vexatious. : NASTY
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Kind of down. : EIDER
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Manner. : AIR
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Declines. : SAGS
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Friend. : ALLY
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Overthrow. : RUIN
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Oriental fabric. : ABA
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Bright color. : LOBSTERRED
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Impulses. : INSTINCTS
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You, in Italy. : VOI
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Where Tashkent is. : ASIA
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Plink. : TINK
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Type of battery: Abbr. : STGE
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Common article. : THE
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Abstract beings, in philosophy. : ENTIA
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Channel. : TIDEWAY
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Cyclades isle. : NIO
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One of Heston's roles. : ELCID
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Darling: Colloq. : DEARY
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"Sometime thing" of song. : WOMAN
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Bird. : EGRET
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Malay dagger. : KRIS
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Cheek: Lat. : GENA
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Part of 36 Down. : GOBI
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Source of power: Abbr. : ELEC
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Garment slit. : VENT
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Compass point. : ENE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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