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New York Times, Wednesday, December 1, 1965

42-Across : Volga tributary.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,954
Across
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Jumping stick. : POGO
5
Ridge. : STRIA
10
Run swiftly. : SCUD
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Choir's forte. : AMEN
15
Praying figure. : ORANT
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Jot. : IOTA
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Pro ___. : RATA
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Confused. : DISJOINTED
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Strap. : THONG
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Use up. : SPEND
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Equal: Prefix. : ISO
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Kind of shoe. : SANDAL
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Tea, for one. : SOCIAL
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Scent. : ODOR
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Nations. : PEOPLES
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Sun god. : AMON
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Hurrah!, in Italy. : VIVA
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Rainy. : MOIST
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Roman date. : MIV
40
Wishes. : DESIRES
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Volga tributary. : OKA
43
Lend ___. : ANEAR
45
Builder of iron-clads. : EADS
46
Type of school: Abbr. : INST
47
Steeliest. : HARDEST
49
Wool. : YARN
51
Direction in knitting. : CASTON
53
Reveal. : UNFOLD
57
Twelve dozen: Abbr. : GRO
59
Bulgarian city. : SOFIA
61
More angry: Colloq. : SORER
62
Insipid. : NAMBYPAMBY
65
Wealthy: Sp. : RICO
66
"___ in one's bonnet." : ABEE
67
Asiatic noble. : AMEER
68
Bird calls. : COOS
69
State: Abbr. : WISC
70
Tries. : TESTS
71
Austrian river. : ENNS
Down
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Leaves. : PARTS
2
Indian. : OMAHA
3
Proceed. : GETON
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Continuously. : ONANDON
5
Earth. : SOD
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Tripled: Prefix. : TRIS
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Abrades. : RASPS
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On dangerous ground. : INJEOPARDY
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Immediately. : ATONCE
10
Lapse. : SIN
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Dance. : COTILLION
12
Indians. : UTES
13
Part of a pedestal. : DADO
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Set phrases. : IDIOMS
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Son of Jacob. : GAD
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Letter sign-off. : LOVE
27
Military address. : APO
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Become well-known. : RISETOFAME
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Some Alaskans: Abbr. : ESKS
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Law: Abbr. : STAT
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One kind of nanny. : AMAH
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Bird. : MINA
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Surmounts. : OVERCOMES
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___ Veneto. : VIA
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Ornamental. : DRESSY
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Biblical twin. : ESAU
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Feminine name. : ADA
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Operative. : INFORCE
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Pay a visit to. : STOPAT
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Members of ANC. : RNS
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French city. : NIMES
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Constellation. : ORION
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Elève's homework. : LECON
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Rubbish. : DROSS
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Waste away. : GNAW
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Physicist Isidor. : RABI
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Support. : ABET
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Bird's bill: Fr. : BEC
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Units of time: Abbr. : YRS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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