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New York Times, Monday, May 17, 1965

14-Across : Disc: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,769
Across
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Appreciative sounds. : AHS
4
"Thunder Rock," for example. : DRAMA
9
Madame de ___. : STAEL
14
Disc: Abbr. : REC
15
A dye. : EOSIN
16
Dance. : TANGO
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Famous P.M. : GLADSTONE
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One kind of space. : OUTER
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Round pot. : OLLA
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Cape in Massachusetts. : ANN
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Man in white. : INTERN
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Theme. : TOPIC
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Mountain pass. : GORGE
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Turf. : SOD
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More captivating. : WINSOMER
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Possessive. : ITS
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Mutinous one, for short. : REB
39
Reddish-yellow. : CITRINE
40
Harmonious proportion. : BALANCE
42
Type of alcohol. : ETHANOL
43
African battleground. : ALAMEIN
44
German article. : DER
45
Isle of Britain. : ELY
46
Looked at. : REGARDED
48
Policeman's aide. : DOG
50
___ books. : SETOF
52
Eve. : WOMAN
56
Cardsharpers. : CHEATS
60
Partner of 68 Across. : MOM
62
First-rate. : AONE
63
Stately: Mus. : LARGO
64
Significant point. : MILESTONE
66
Strange. : ALIEN
67
Santa ___. : ANITA
68
See 60 Across. : DAD
69
People: Fr. : MONDE
70
Dutch man's name. : JOOST
71
Foxy. : SLY
Down
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Talk of sorts. : ARGOT
2
Greeting. : HELLO
3
Make a quick profit: Colloq. : SCALP
4
Hôtel ___ Invalides. : DES
5
List. : ROTA
6
For ___. : ASONG
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Carp's cousin. : MINNOW
8
Chemical suffix. : ANE
9
A short distance. : STONESTHROW
10
Snug. : TAUT
11
Status quo ___. : ANTE
12
River into the Elbe. : EGER
13
Forsaken. : LORN
18
VIP's place. : DAIS
22
Kindled. : IGNITED
24
Part of a foundation. : CORNERSTONE
26
Used a kitchen untensil. : RICED
28
Concludes. : DECIDES
30
___ pro nobis. : ORA
31
Golconda. : MINE
32
Chemical suffix. : ENOL
33
Depend (on). : RELY
34
Metal piece. : IBAR
35
Yarn. : TALE
36
Smelting refuse. : SLAG
38
American poet. : BENET
41
Doctor's group. : AMA
47
Costume. : DOMINO
49
Have a ___. : GOAT
51
Large book. : FOLIO
53
Humors. : MOODS
54
Chronicle. : ANNAL
55
Destitute. : NEEDY
56
Mollusk. : CLAM
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Nimbus. : HALO
58
Snakeless land. : ERIN
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Full of years. : AGED
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Berra's boys. : METS
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Army man: Abbr. : MAJ
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Rested. : SAT

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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