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New York Times, Monday, August 23, 1965

22-Across : By chance.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,867
Across
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Grand. : EPIC
5
Oleo, in England. : MARGE
10
Pleased. : GLAD
14
Florence's river. : ARNO
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To join: It. : UNIRE
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Item of wide popularity. : RAGE
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Feature of 57 Across. : SONGANDDANCEMAN
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First lady. : EVE
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Like a wren or robin. : BIRDY
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By chance. : HAPLY
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Public worship. : SERVICE
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Global areas. : SEAS
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Anglo-Saxon letter. : EDH
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Hasty eaters and drinkers. : GULPERS
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Blaze of light. : FLARE
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Is full. : BRIMS
35
Partner of one. : ALL
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Gay song. : LILT
38
College groups. : FRATS
39
Sojourn. : STOP
40
Vegetable. : YAM
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Nickname for a thin man. : SLATS
42
Pieces of scenery. : FLATS
43
Cat. : MALTESE
45
State: Abbr. : ALA
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Famous bridge-builder. : EADS
47
Develops. : FLOWERS
51
Place of worship. : ALTAR
54
Shore birds. : RAILS
56
Neckpiece. : BOA
57
Entertainment of another day. : VAUDEVILLESHOWS
60
Hotel, old style. : INNE
61
Put ___, Perry's harbor. : INBAY
62
Ah me! : ALAS
63
Beloved. : DEAR
64
Seaweed products. : AGARS
65
Minute. : TINY
Down
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Comforts. : EASES
2
Turn out to be. : PROVE
3
___ circle. : INNER
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Gear tooth. : COG
5
Site of "appeasement," 1938. : MUNICH
6
One of De Gaulle's names. : ANDRE
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Lorna Doone's protector. : RIDD
8
Traditional garb for ad men. : GRAYSUITS
9
Poetic time. : EEN
10
Lubricate. : GREASE
11
Light. : LAMP
12
Bedouin's head cord. : AGAL
13
Refute. : DENY
18
Put up with. : ABIDE
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Cowboy's garb. : CHAPS
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Perpendicular: Abbr. : VERT
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Trees. : ELMS
28
Scrape. : GRATE
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Pro ___. : RATA
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Aperture. : SLOT
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Move swiftly. : FLY
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O'Flaherty. : LIAM
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___ Mater. : ALMA
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Merry-go-round prize. : BRASSRING
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Some records. : LPS
38
Vanished. : FLED
39
Side dish. : SLAW
41
Gaze. : STARE
42
River in George Eliot novel. : FLOSS
44
Attachment to a fishline. : LEADER
45
Sports places. : ALLEYS
47
Threadlike. : FILAR
48
Town near Naples. : EBOLI
49
Former USIA chief. : ROWAN
50
Impudent: Slang. : SASSY
51
Eager. : AVID
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Footpath. : LANE
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Fish dish. : TUNA
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Part of Canada: Abbr. : ALBA
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By way of. : VIA
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Toque. : HAT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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