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New York Times, Friday, June 25, 1965

8-Across : On the beam.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,808
Across
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Cleaning utensil. : DUSTPAN
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On the beam. : WITHIT
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Up to this time. : HITHERTO
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Greek goddess. : ATHENA
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Most inexperienced. : GREENEST
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Much more involved. : DEEPER
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Fleet and others: Abbr. : STS
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Hearty dishes. : STEWS
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Historic London tavern. : MITRE
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Assigns to a particular task. : DETAILS
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Characters: Slang. : CATS
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Salad vegetable. : CELERY
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Fabric. : TOILE
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Unobstructed. : OPEN
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Glowed. : SHONE
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Small swallow. : SIP
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Overcomes. : BEATS
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Egyptian cobra. : ASP
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Harass. : TEASE
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Pullet. : HEN
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Boats. : PUNTS
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Tenor's forte. : ARIA
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Seasonal visitor. : SANTA
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Theatrical performer. : ARTIST
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Jacob's wife. : LEAH
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Mexican gentlemen. : SENORES
52
Readily available. : ONTAP
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Dickens hero. : EDWIN
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Profitable. : FAT
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Beginning. : OUTSET
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To such a degree. : INSOMUCH
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Demigod of the sea. : TRITON
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Interrelated chains. : NETWORKS
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Ratio, in trigonometry. : SECANT
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___ knot. : GRANNYS
Down
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Ground. : DIRT
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Foes of the Pueblo. : UTES
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Pronoun. : SHE
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More taut. : TENSER
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Attractive. : PRETTY
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Bewildered. : ATSEA
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All the same. : NOTWITHSTANDING
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Plug. : WAD
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Separate article. : ITEM
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Break ___. : THEICE
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Numerical prefix. : HEPTA
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Like nitrogen. : INERT
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Weeds of grainfields. : TARES
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Local defense forces: Abbr. : HGS
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Vessels. : SLOOPS
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Small depression. : DENT
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Sloth, for one. : SIN
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Port of Ireland. : COBH
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Dueling sword. : EPEE
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Gaunt. : LEAN
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Rent. : LET
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So. Carolina river. : SANTEE
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Draped garment. : SARI
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Egyptian goddess. : ISIS
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Fuel. : PEAT
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Watering place SE of Liège. : SPA
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Highway sign. : EATS
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Young'___. : UNS
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California mountain. : SHASTA
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Beard of grain. : ARISTA
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Fame. : RENOWN
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Sacks. : LOOTS
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Habituate. : ENURE
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Part of a house. : ATTIC
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Man of property. : OWNER
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Laborer. : PEON
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Avenging spirit. : FURY
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Relatives of recpts. : ACKS
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Noun suffixes. : THS
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Explosive. : TNT
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Church title: Abbr. : MON

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

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