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Anne Fox
Anne Fox

THE TREE OF LIBERTY

New York Times, Sunday, June 27, 1965

87-Across : Measure: Abbr.

Author:
Anne Fox
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 174, Blocks: 90, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 721 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 124, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 13, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18 Grid has duplicate clues.
Anne Fox has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,810
Across
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Gamut. : RANGE
6
Duck. : SMEW
10
Gust. : BLAST
15
Very silly. : APISH
20
Where Xanthippe shopped. : AGORA
21
Hawaiian bird. : IIWI
22
"Chanson ___." : TRISTE
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Rib. : COSTA
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Devastation. : HAVOC
25
Midge. : GNAT
26
Patrick Henry's warning, "Caesar ___ ... " : HADHISBRUTUS
28
Declaration words. : WHENINTHECOURSEOF
31
Arch. : SPAN
34
___ de guerre. : NOM
35
One of the Carolines. : YAP
36
Herbs of grace. : RUES
37
Mop. : SWAB
41
Kind of verb: Abbr. : IRR
42
Honduras Indian. : CARIB
44
Laundry requisites. : TUBS
47
Franklin's trade: Abbr. : PRTR
49
"But, ___ larger sense ... " : INA
50
Charpoy. : COT
51
Surprises. : AMAZES
53
Summit. : ROOF
55
One of a Latin trio. : AMO
56
Peers: Abbr. : LDS
57
Duty. : CHORE
59
Direction. : ENE
60
One kind of note. : SOUR
61
Picturesque Italian city. : AMALFI
63
In a rude manner. : BLUNTLY
65
Reckless drivers. : JEHUS
67
Arabian port. : ADEN
70
American journalist, 1849-1914. : RIIS
71
Roman home gods. : LARES
72
Small one: Suffix. : ULA
74
Small island. : AIT
75
Reverse of: Prefix. : NON
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Part of the flag. : STAR
77
Designs. : AIMS
78
___ a homer. : SLAMOUT
80
Resin akin to elemi. : ACUCHI
82
French pronoun. : MES
84
Year for a weekend on the moon? : MMI
85
First Congress achievement. : THEBILLOFRIGHTS
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Measure: Abbr. : WDT
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Firstborn: Abbr. : ELD
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Do an inside job again. : RELINE
90
___ a daisy. : FRESHAS
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Girl's name. : RITA
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Leading to nothing. : IDLE
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Crew member. : OAR
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Greek letter. : CHI
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Waterfall: Scot. : LYN
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New ___. : DELHI
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Talented. : ABLE
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Dwelling of a sort. : IGLU
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Prune, in a way. : RAZEE
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Followed. : TRAILED
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Get support from. : FEEDON
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Directly: Colloq. : SLAP
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See 131 Down. : AWN
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Avifauna. : ORNIS
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Leaving. : ORT
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Mineral fiber: Abbr. : ASB
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Latch. : HASP
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Canonical hour. : TIERCE
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Triumphant exclamation. : AHA
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Siouan. : OTO
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Gentlemen. : SIRS
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Taylor, for one. : WHIG
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Permeates. : SOAKS
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Family member. : MOM
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Newcastle-on-___. : TYNE
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Make a ___. : GOOF
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Apprehend. : NAB
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Army rank: Abbr. : PTE
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___ spumante. : ASTI
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Declaration words. : WEHOLDTHESETRUTHS
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Pennsylvania Signer. : ROBERTMORRIS
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Last word of the Bible. : AMEN
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Stream of song. : AFTON
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Now, in Spain. : AHORA
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Redskins. : INJUNS
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Indian princess. : RANI
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Ionian island. : CORFU
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Whiffenpoofs' rendezvous. : MORYS
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Plume. : EGRET
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Seine for plankton. : DNET
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Strong paper. : KRAFT
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Cheer. : RAH
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Turkish title. : AGA
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Calendar abbreviation. : NOV
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Cultivated. : GROWN
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Everybody. : EACH
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Lady of 61 Across. : SIGNORA
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Depreciate. : MINIMIZE
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Welsh man's name. : EWAN
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Jocular. : WITTY
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Bric-a-___. : BRAC
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Italian resort. : LIDO
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Assyrian deity. : ASHUR
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Turmoil. : STIRUP
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Piece of mosaic. : TESSERA
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Height: Prefix. : ACRO
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Ottomans. : POUFS
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Suffix with left or right. : IST
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Man's nickname. : STU
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Contains. : HAS
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American birthright. : THEPURSUITOFHAPPINESS
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Temporary ring holder. : BESTMAN
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Dentin. : ENAMEL
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Sailor. : HAT
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Thus: Lat. : SIC
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Words on a historic bell. : PROCLAIMLIBERTY
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South Carolina Signer. : ARTHURMIDDLETON
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Connecticut Signer. : WILLIAMWILLIAMS
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Words from Emerson "Hymn." : ANDFIREDTHESHOT
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Groundwork. : BASIS
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Drags (off). : CARTS
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Pennsylvania Signer. : BENJAMINRUSH
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Plug. : BOOST
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5 centimes. : SOU
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Gypsy. : ROM
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Note. : SEE
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New York Signer. : FRANCISLEWIS
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Numbers. : ONES
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Craft. : ART
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Reproach. : BLAME
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Christmas symbol. : YULELOG
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Cart. : HAUL
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Unhealthily pale. : DOUGHY
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Delight. : ENCHANT
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Type of consonant. : LABIAL
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Family member. : SIS
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Pronoun. : SHE
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Bravo! : OLE
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"Come as you ___." : ARE
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Elevations: Abbr. : HTS
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Serious. : STAID
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Italian number. : TRE
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Crimp. : FRIZ
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Check. : REIN
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Lived. : LED
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Coarse fabric. : CRASH
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Challenges. : DARES
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On the move. : AFOOT
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Visible. : INSIGHT
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Swallow. : EAT
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Polaris. : ROCKET
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Initials in the news. : OAS
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Rule. : LAW
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Synthetic rubber. : NEOPRENE
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Range horse. : BROOMIE
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Biological assay quantity. : RATUNIT
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Pierrot, for one. : AMI
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Parting words. : SOLONG
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Highway sign. : GAS
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Room for jugs, linens, etc. : EWERY
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A President's son, for short. : FDRJR
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Plant bristles. : BEARD
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"___ me, give me liberty ... " : ASFOR
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Days. : ERAS
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Partner of tried. : TRUE
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Dash. : HINT
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Sleuth, govt. style. : TMAN
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Saddle horse. : HACK
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Butt. : RAM
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Cry of surprise. : OHO
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Manhattan, for one: Abbr. : BOR
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Refrain syllable. : TRA
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Down from. : OFF
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Seed. : NUT

Answer summary:
12 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 13 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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