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New York Times, Friday, June 18, 1965

36-Across : Part of ancient Turkey.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,801
Across
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Whistle down the ___. : WIND
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___ dividend. : PASSA
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___ but known. : HADI
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Roman road. : ITER
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Menotti hero. : AMAHL
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Individuals. : ONES
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But. : SAVE
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North African city. : RABAT
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Congolese river. : UELE
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Proverbial comparison, from 1828. : CLEANASAWHISTLE
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Honey, in pharmacy. : MEL
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___ majesty. : LESE
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Mountain marmot. : WHISTLER
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High: Lat. : ALTUS
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Scull. : OAR
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1820 pseudonym. : ELIA
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Part of ancient Turkey. : IONIA
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Political activity. : WHISTLESTOPPING
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Gorki character. : SASHA
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Competition. : MEET
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S. A. sorrel. : OCA
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Bushy mass, as of hair. : SHOCK
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Fee of a kind. : RETAINER
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Dam. : WEIR
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Part of a serai. : ODA
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"Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1." : WHISTLERSMOTHER
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Subject of worship. : HERO
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___ Loa. : MAUNA
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Consider. : RATE
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Norwegian name. : OLAF
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American philosopher. : EDMAN
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Byzantine painting. : IKON
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Hebrew letter. : ALEF
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Fabrics. : REPPS
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French number. : CENT
Down
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State: Abbr. : WISC
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Copyreader's abbreviation. : ITAL
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Relative of a firn. : NEVE
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Imagines as possible. : DREAMS
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Resemblance. : PARALLEL
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"I ___ God made me." : AMAS
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Biblical region in Arabia. : SABA
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Garment. : SHAWL
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One of the Gibsons. : ALTHEA
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Roof. : HOUSETOP
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French author. : ANET
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Wooded ravine. : DELL
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Conversational phrase. : ISEE
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Item for 9 Down. : NET
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Long Island resort town. : ISLIP
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Sensational hits: Slang. : WOWS
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Sunken fences. : HAHAS
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Rose, for example. : IRISH
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Kind of school: Abbr. : ELEM
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Part of a step. : RISER
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Fusion. : UNION
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Subsequently to. : SINCE
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To ___ (exactly). : ATEE
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Ceylon moss. : AGAR
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Flaunts. : SHOWSOFF
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Musical direction. : TACET
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Turks or poufs. : OTTOMANS
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N. J. poet. : KILMER
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Trouble. : ADO
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Of medicine. : IATRIC
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Author of "Hard Cash." : READE
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Desist! : WHOA
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Dantean setting. : HELL
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Dies ___. : IRAE
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Cut of meat. : RUMP
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Vigor: Colloq. : SNAP
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Food fish. : HAKE
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Thames town. : ETON
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Let out. : RENT

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

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