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New York Times, Monday, September 6, 1965

50-Down : ___ over (helped along temporarily).

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 64.6
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,881
Across
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Bon ton race meeting. : ASCOT
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Kind of dance. : CLOG
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Egyptian Christian. : COPT
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Glowed. : SHONE
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Department of France. : AUDE
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Arabian ruler. : EMIR
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Bedbug, Latin style. : CIMEX
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Spiritless. : INANIMATE
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Locus of the humerus. : ARM
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Site of Taj Mahal. : AGRA
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A score. : TWENTY
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Former German state. : PRUSSIA
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One of Menotti's names. : GIAN
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State: Abbr. : NEBR
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Like italics. : SLANTING
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Spoor. : ANIMALSCENT
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Card game. : LOO
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Word with early or late. : RISER
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Nave. : HUB
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Free kind of heat. : SOLAR
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Fitting. : APT
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Reprehensible. : BLAMEWORTHY
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Physiotherapists. : MASSEURS
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Persian name. : OMAR
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Behold!: Lat. : ECCE
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Give lectures. : PRELECT
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Boulevard. : AVENUE
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Act in a pantomime. : MUMM
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Hero of "Exodus." : ARI
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College athlete. : LETTERMAN
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Group of eight. : OCTAD
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Scorch. : SEAR
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Where Maine is: Abbr. : NENG
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Pass (a rope) through a cringle. : REEVE
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Paris airport. : ORLY
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Letters. : EXES
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Over. : ENDED
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Composers' group. : ASCAP
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Sew in gathers. : SHIRR
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Builders of a certain wall. : COMMUNISTS
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Undivided. : ONE
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Feast à la L.B.J. : TEXASBARBECUE
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Song of the French Revolution. : CAIRA
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Moon goddess. : LUNA
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Odalisk's dwelling. : ODA
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Plant with blue flowers. : GENTIAN
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Building material. : CEMENT
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Arabian sultanate. : OMAN
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British statesman. : PITT
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Playing card. : TREY
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Well-known request from Oliver. : IWANTSOMEMORE
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Sweetheart. : GIRL
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Figured: Her. : SEME
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Church property. : GLEBE
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Features of stagnant waters. : SCUMS
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Abused. : ILLTREATED
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One of the Websters. : NOAH
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Bloodcurdling. : GORY
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Ancient Syria. : ARAM
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Palm tree. : NIPA
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Equal portion. : SHARE
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Spoken. : ORAL
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Scenic Swiss lake. : LUCERNE
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Night crawler. : WORM
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Guard. : SENTRY
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Old-fashioned sleighs. : PUNGS
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Beg. : CRAVE
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___ over (helped along temporarily). : TIDED
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In addition. : ALSO
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Change direction. : VEER
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And others, Latin style. : ETAL
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Lion's pride. : MANE
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North American country: Abbr. : MEX
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Time period: Abbr. : CEN

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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