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New York Times, Monday, April 5, 1965

17-Across : Cold war to hot war.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,727
Across
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Acronym on Broadway. : ANTA
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"The Divine." : SARAH
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Steel center. : RUHR
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Lot's son. : MOAB
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Slip away from. : ELUDE
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Contest weapon. : EPEE
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Cold war to hot war. : ESCALATION
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Rookie's destination. : FARM
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Attacks. : SETSUPON
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Horned mammals, for short. : RHINOS
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Jacket. : ETON
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___ large (on the whole). : BYAND
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Mold. : MILDEW
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Resulted from. : WAITEDON
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State: Abbr. : IDA
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Hotshot. : DEMON
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Irregular. : EROSE
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One oppressed. : SERF
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Tax term. : RATAL
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Thailand, once. : SIAM
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Palm trees. : SAGOS
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Smallish valleys. : DALES
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Former big name in Vietnam. : NGO
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Island chain. : ALEUTIAN
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French mountain range. : VOSGES
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Quick look: Colloq. : SLANT
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Route, usually long. : HAUL
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Climb. : ASCENT
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Disputes. : CONTESTS
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Heavy weight. : LOAD
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Term in fund raising. : OVERTHETOP
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"Don't Bring ___." : LULU
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Scandinavian. : NORSE
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Vault necessity. : POLE
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Syrian city, so-called by the French. : ALEP
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Welcome of a sort. : ENTER
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Brewster's concern. : YALE
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Nancy of TW3. : AMES
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Winning margin. : NOSE
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Diplomacy. : TACT
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Humbled. : ABASED
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Admiral's concern. : SEAPOWER
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Illinois city. : ALTON
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Havoc. : RUIN
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"Much ___ ... " : ADO
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Early English king. : HENRYI
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Oil or sugar men. : REFINERS
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Active. : UPANDDOING
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Novel character. : HERO
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Leftovers: Abbr. : REMS
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Played an old instrument. : LUTED
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Despise. : HATE
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Trite. : BANAL
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"___ Solemnis." : MISSA
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Paragon. : IDEAL
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Extensive. : LARGESCALE
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"Siegfried" role. : WOTAN
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Orange. : OSAGE
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Namesakes of fictional captain. : NEMOS
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Infuriated with. : MADAT
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Hardly shipshape: Slang. : FOULEDUP
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Mediterranean native. : LEVANTER
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"The Man." : STAN
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___ Seas. : SOUTH
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Chant. : INTONE
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Nodding. : SLEEPY
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Chateaugay, for one. : HORSE
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To the: It. : ALLA
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Person. : SOUL
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Document: Abbr. : CERT
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Portico. : STOA
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Bridge fare. : TOLL
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German warship. : SPEE
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German name prefix. : VON

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