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New York Times, Saturday, January 30, 1965

21-Across : J. B. Burke's subject.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,662
Across
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Tie fabric. : REPP
5
___ Flow. : SCAPA
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Mop. : SWAB
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To be, in France. : ETRE
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Lisbon's river. : TAGUS
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Scrabble piece. : TILE
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Well-known dwelling place. : THEGARDENOFEDEN
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Burgundy. : RED
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J. B. Burke's subject. : PEERS
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Lethargic. : INERT
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Expert in lip reading. : ORALIST
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Equine sounds. : SNORTS
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Follows closely: Colloq. : TAGS
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Runs swiftly. : SCUDS
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Iota. : ATOM
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Cognizant. : AWARE
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Mauna ___. : LOA
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Pleasures of a sort. : FORBIDDENFRUITS
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Knickknack. : TOY
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Swell! : GREAT
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Cubbyhole. : NOOK
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In respect to. : ANENT
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Talk to: Colloq. : CHIN
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Conference: Colloq. : POWWOW
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Fellow man. : BROTHER
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Bellowing. : AROAR
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"___ in the neck." : APAIN
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Wind direction. : ENE
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Faithless friend. : SNAKEINTHEGRASS
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Seek's partner. : HIDE
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Escalier. : STAIR
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Faithful. : TRUE
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Organization: Abbr. : ASSN
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Sounds of laughter. : HAHAS
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Ragout. : STEW
Down
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Kind of rocket. : RETRO
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Clear sky. : ETHER
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Given to plundering. : PREDATORY
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Dowel. : PEG
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Feminine suffix. : STRESS
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Student at King's Point. : CADET
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Field: Lat. : AGER
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Verbal quibbles. : PUNS
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Volcano of Japan. : ASO
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Pothook experts. : STENOS
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More ample. : WIDER
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Quick to notice. : ALERT
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Penchants. : BENTS
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"___ in the parlor ... " : APIG
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Camera part. : FINDER
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Innocent one. : LAMB
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Breaking waves. : SURF
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Overwork. : SWEAT
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Lingo. : CANT
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Day time: Abbr. : AFT
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Very. : TOO
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Crown Colony on the Red Sea. : ADEN
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Very brave man. : LIONHEART
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Plains brave. : OTO
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Call for. : ASK
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Shut the eyes to. : IGNORE
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Limned. : DREW
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Joule or henry. : UNIT
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Call forth. : AWAKEN
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Announcers. : CRIERS
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Chinese factory. : HONG
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Ottoman grandee. : PASHA
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Region's bird life. : ORNIS
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Blue dyestuffs. : WOADS
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Where Salvador is. : BAHIA
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Follow. : ENSUE
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Mend clothes. : RESEW
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Broadway group. : ANTA
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God of Memphis. : PTAH
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Suffix with boy or girl. : ISH
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Privileges: Abbr. : RTS

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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