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New York Times, Wednesday, July 14, 1965

23-Across : Equinox time.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,827
Across
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Fresh-water fish. : CHUB
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Prophetic. : VATIC
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Not know from ___. : ADAM
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Sharpen. : HONE
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Pico de ___, Pyrenees peak. : ANETO
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Fuss: Colloq. : TODO
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Napery fabric. : IRISHLINEN
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Collector's item. : COIN
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Continuous drumming. : TATTOO
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Condenses on a surface. : ADSORBS
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Equinox time. : MARCH
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Increases. : UPS
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Laser's cousin. : MASER
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Hankow, Wuchang, and Hanyang. : HANCITIES
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Arabian sea gulf. : ADEN
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Seaport on Manila Bay. : CAVITE
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Helmsman's course. : NBE
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Across: Prefix. : DIA
39
Popular resort area. : CAPECOD
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Put on. : DON
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At the age of: Lat. abbr. : AET
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First game in a series. : OPENER
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Farm building. : SILO
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Large juicy fruit. : MUSKMELON
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Hang by ___. : AHAIR
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Pronoun. : ITS
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Brief. : TERSE
50
Vines grown for fodder. : COWPEAS
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Finally. : ATLAST
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Turn (up). : CROP
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Hoarder of books. : BIBLIOTAPH
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Bit of Latin in business. : INRE
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Capital of Nigeria. : LAGOS
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Canal opened in 1825. : ERIE
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Go off course. : VEER
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Result. : ENSUE
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City near Lake Tahoe. : RENO
Down
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Luncheon check. : CHIT
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Hour: Sp. : HORA
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Distinct part. : UNIT
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June personages. : BESTMEN
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Intrepidity. : VALOR
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Black bird. : ANI
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Half a score. : TEN
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Virginia willow. : ITEA
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Collector of a sort. : CONDUCTOR
10
With no profit added. : ATCOST
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Exit. : DOOR
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Star in Draco. : ADIB
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Belgian city. : MONS
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Grayish-white. : HOAR
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Emulated Mr. Bond. : SPIED
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Nunnery room. : CHAPEL
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One of the needy. : HAVENOT
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Title of address. : MADAM
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Word of farewell. : ADIEU
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Rockers. : SEATS
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___ Creed. : NICENE
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Republic since 1950. : INDIA
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Commune near Salerno. : EBOLI
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Caballero. : SENOR
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Southern tip of Florida. : CAPESABLE
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French noble. : COMTE
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Protection. : SHELTER
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Fish. : KIPPER
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Concerning. : ASTO
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Uplift. : RAISE
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Third century date. : CCIV
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French department. : ORNE
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Sported. : WORE
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Capital of Shensi province. : SIAN
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Swiss river. : AARE
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Short trip in a car. : SPIN
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God: Prefix. : THEO
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Sacks: Abbr. : BGS
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Girl of song. : LOU

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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