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New York Times, Friday, October 22, 1965

67-Across : Caen's river.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,914
Across
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Expeditious. : FAST
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Do the crawl. : SWIM
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Below: Prefix. : INFRA
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Bay ___. : AREA
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Girl's name. : LIDA
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Detection device. : LORAN
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Perseveres. : KEEPSATIT
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In England, 14 lbs. : STONE
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Adjective ending. : ENT
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In. : ATHOME
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Noncom. : SSGT
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Footrest. : STOOL
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Kitchen item. : TEAPOT
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Enter. : WALKINTO
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Shivery sound. : BRR
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Man, for one. : ISLE
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Suffix in chemical terms. : OIC
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Part of a play. : ACTIII
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Western headgear. : STETSON
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Dance. : TWOSTEP
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___ oneself (went). : BETOOK
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My: It. : MIA
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Tunney or Sarazen. : GENE
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Sounds of protest. : AWS
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Thus far, no. : NOTASYET
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Reasoned. : ARGUED
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Good ___. : ASNEW
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State: Abbr. : OKLA
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Negotiates. : TREATS
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___ shoestring. : ONA
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Befuddled: Slang. : WOOZY
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Instanter. : RIGHTAWAY
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Independent one. : LONER
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Caen's river. : ORNE
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Filipino. : MORO
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Timetables, for short. : SKEDS
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Often-revived drama. : RAIN
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Short: Fr. : BREF
Down
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Simulates. : FAKES
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Common contraction. : ARENT
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Take care of. : SEETO
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Draw on. : TAP
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Piece of wood. : SLAT
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Get ___ it. : WITH
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Senseless. : IDIOTIC
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Wrestlers: Slang. : MATMEN
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French pronoun. : ILS
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False. : NOTSO
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Winter hazard. : FROSTBITE
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Pealed. : RANG
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Town in northern France. : ANET
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Casa feature. : SALA
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Corrode. : EATAWAY
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Be obligated. : OWETO
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Little: It. : POCO
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Beware! : LOOKOUT
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Relatives. : KIN
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Nothing: Fr. : RIEN
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Ready to eat. : RIPE
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Log hut of Siberia. : ISBA
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Hearty dish. : STEW
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Has nothing to do with. : LETSALONE
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Noncoms. : TSGTS
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Air. : SONG
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Poetic contraction. : TIS
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White wine. : MADEIRA
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Fright. : TERROR
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"___ Lynne." : EAST
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Destroyed. : RAZED
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___ never. : NOWOR
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Lake of Finland. : ENARE
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By ___. : WAYOF
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Nocturnal ones. : OWLS
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Eccentric one, modern style. : KOOK
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Lambs: Lat. : AGNI
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Accordingly : THEN
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Time span: Abbr. : YRS
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Diplomat: Abbr. : AMB

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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