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New York Times, Friday, November 5, 1965

36-Across : Rigorous.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 326 (avg 1.72)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,928
Across
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Timber wolf. : LOBO
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Raillery. : CHAFF
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One of Menotti's names. : GIAN
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Sultanate. : OMAN
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Free. : RIDOF
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At any time. : ONCE
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Tend. : TAKECAREOF
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This: Sp. : ESTO
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___ thing. : THE
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Proxy. : AGENT
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Tremulous. : ASPEN
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Harmless insects. : EARWIGS
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Island west of Maui. : LANAI
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At all. : ANY
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Doctor in Hugh Lofting's stories. : DOLITTLE
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Cougar. : PUMA
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Walks: Slang. : HOOFS
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German article. : EIN
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Rigorous. : EXACT
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Parts of lbs. : OZS
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Good investment. : EBOND
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Country in Asia: Abbr. : ROK
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Tally. : AGREE
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Times of day: Abbr. : AFTS
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Encroach. : TRESPASS
47
See 65 Across. : BED
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Tête-___. : ATETE
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Sister of Apollo. : ARTEMIS
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___ all outdoors. : BIGAS
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Famous thesaurus man. : ROGET
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Here, in Spain. : ACA
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Break ___ (intrude). : INON
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Praise. : MAKEMUCHOF
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"The Wizard ___." : OFOZ
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Setting. : SCENE
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Appeared. : CAME
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Furniture item. : SOFA
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Type of car. : SEDAN
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Noun endings. : CLES
Down
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Singer Lehmann. : LOTTE
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City on the Missouri. : OMAHA
3
Familiar street of musical. : BAKER
4
Person. : ONE
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Rugged, as terrain. : CRAGGY
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Charters. : HIRES
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Arabian Sea gulf. : ADEN
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Untrammeled. : FOOTLOOSE
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Musical direction. : FFF
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Undertakes. : GOESAT
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Notwithstanding. : INSPITEOF
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Entr'___. : ACTE
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Gaseous element. : NEON
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The second man. : CAIN
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Aromatic herb. : ANISE
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1924 service group. : WAAC
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Man's nickname. : ALF
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Nods. : DOZES
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Fluff. : LINT
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Book ___. : ENDS
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Sprightly. : PERT
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Caesar's wife. : UXOR
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Succeed: Colloq. : MAKEAGOOF
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Sports event. : HORSERACE
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Records. : TAPES
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Commanded. : BADE
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Rod. : GAT
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Quatrain. : STANZA
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City on the Weser. : BREMEN
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Famous last words. : ETTU
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U. S. rocket. : AGENA
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Taj ___. : MAHAL
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"___ to bury Caesar ... " : ICOME
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Vaults. : SAFES
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Resumés of lives, for short. : BIOS
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The facts: Slang. : INFO
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Approved. : OKED
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Literary papers. : MSS
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Govt. outfit, the 1930's. : CCC

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

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