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New York Times, Tuesday, July 13, 1965

22-Across : Parts of compasses.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,826
Across
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Half a heavy rainstorm. : CATS
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Ignited. : AFIRE
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Kitchen staple. : SODA
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Musical instrument. : OBOE
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Works at (a trade). : PLIES
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Work. : OPUS
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Hebrew month. : ELUL
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Direct. : POINTBLANK
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Make a bid, at bridge. : DECLARE
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Parts of compasses. : NEEDLES
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Present. : HERE
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Sawlike: Prefix. : SERRI
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Ferret. : SEARCHOUT
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Whinny. : NEIGH
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Gains. : WINS
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Small lizard. : EFT
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With assurance. : FIRMLY
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Extra. : ODD
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France. : ANATOLE
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Card game. : PAM
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Look at. : REGARD
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Feminine name. : ENA
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Shrubby plant. : FERN
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Racecourse: Prefix. : DROMO
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Car sport. : DRAGRACES
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Contented sounds. : PURRS
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Monceau, for one. : PARC
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Oldest Christian state. : ARMENIA
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State. : MONTANA
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Shiftless. : NEERDOWELL
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Flanged piece of metal. : HBAR
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Poker term. : ANTE
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Silk mesh. : TULLE
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In addition. : ELSE
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Novel heroine. : TESS
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Heroes of current fiction. : SPIES
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Soaks. : RETS
Down
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Type of college: Colloq. : COED
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Competent. : ABLE
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Uncertain. : TOUCHANDGO
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English actor. : SELLERS
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Perceive. : APPREHEND
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Ice formation. : FLOE
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Roman number. : III
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Curdler of milk. : RENNET
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Chemical compound. : ESTER
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Brave man. : SOLDIER
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Gem. : OPAL
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Beach feature. : DUNE
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Inquires. : ASKS
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Man's nickname. : BERNIE
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Trajectory. : ARC
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___ Mill, scene of bonanza, 1849. : SUTTERS
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Symbol of power. : SWORD
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Duck. : EIDER
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Two ___ kind. : OFA
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Faultless. : IMPECCABLE
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Angry look. : GLARE
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Anthems. : HYMNS
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Masts of a sort. : FLAGPOLES
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Approximately. : AROUND
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Three ___ match. : ONA
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Electrical units. : AMPERES
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More distant. : FARTHER
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Outline. : DRAWUP
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Fled. : RAN
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Certain current events. : RIOTS
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Science: Abbr. : ANAT
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Gallic name. : RENE
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Ball team. : METS
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Feminine title. : MLLE
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Noted cartoonist. : NAST
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Bellicose god. : ARES
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Whitney. : ELI

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

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