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New York Times, Monday, March 1, 1965

27-Across : Item of formal attire.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,692
Across
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Constellation. : ARGO
5
Swiss city. : BASEL
10
Term of address. : MAAM
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Olympian lady. : HERA
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Razzberries! : APPLESAUCE
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Repeatedly. : EVER
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Racing men. : BOOKMAKERS
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Smart saying. : MOT
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Soften. : MELT
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Boundaries. : MERES
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"Jurgen" author. : CABELL
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___ Act. : RIOT
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Narratives. : SAGAS
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Item of formal attire. : OPERAHAT
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Kettledrum. : ATABAL
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Shortly. : ANON
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"Queen ___," Shelley poem. : MAB
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Tough. : WIRY
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City near Cleveland. : AKRON
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Scene of a miracle. : CANA
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A swell. : NOB
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Hard-hit, old style. : SMIT
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Deep-blue pigments. : SMALTS
44
Dais figures. : NOTABLES
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Kelp, dulse, etc. : ALGAE
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Whilom. : ERST
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First. : PRIMAL
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Showed anger. : FUMED
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Young farm animal. : FOAL
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Container. : MUG
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Certain ceremonies. : INITIATION
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"Where ___?" : WASI
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Thing to eat. : COMESTIBLE
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Bit of news. : ITEM
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Person in authority. : TSAR
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Stroke in billiards. : MASSE
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Breathing: Abbr. : RESP
Down
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Attention-getting sound. : AHEM
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Annulment. : REVOCATION
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Name in movie lore. : GRETAGARBO
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Put one's ___ in. : OAR
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Confusion of sounds. : BABEL
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Sun god. : APOLLO
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Small amount: Colloq. : SPOT
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Game animal. : ELK
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Gulliver's nickname. : LEM
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Creates: Poet. : MAKETH
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Famed violinist. : AUER
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Palestine port. : ACRE
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Eating place. : MESS
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South Seas native. : SAMOAN
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Western locale. : MESA
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Small. : BABY
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Western city. : RENO
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Golfer's choice. : IRONS
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Cut. : SAWN
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Ex ___. : PARTE
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Fuse. : AMALGAMATE
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Locked cellarets for wines and liquors. : TANTALUSES
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Young farm animals. : LAMBS
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Part of AFB. : BASE
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Garment. : KILT
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Storm harbinger. : CALM
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Lydia's capital. : SARDIS
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Letters. : MAIL
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Waver. : TEETER
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Cylinders. : SPOOLS
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Eastern title. : RANEE
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Librarian's abbreviation. : FICT
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Ones: It. : UNOS
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Type of actress. : MIMA
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Lies. : FIBS
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Ribbonlike trimming. : GIMP
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Physics unit: Abbr. : ATM
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___ Juana. : TIA
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German pronoun. : WIR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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