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New York Times, Thursday, August 5, 1965

63-Across : Ready: Colloq.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,849
Across
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Angelfish. : SHARK
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___ part. : ACTA
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"Amo, ___, I love a lass ... " : AMAS
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Young man with a future. : COMER
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Intention. : PLAN
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Kind of paper. : PULP
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Openly. : ABOVEBOARD
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Girl's name. : ELLA
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Symbol of remembrance. : ROSEMARY
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Sound of Seward Peninsula. : NORTON
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Came to earth. : ALIT
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Skill on the diamond. : BATTING
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Game fish. : MARLIN
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Vociferate. : CRYOUT
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Gold, in Spain. : ORO
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Afresh. : NEWLY
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Burst forth. : ERUPT
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Oversweet. : RICH
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Sand bar. : SHOAL
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Actress Adams. : EDIE
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Appropriates. : TAKES
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Confess. : OWNUP
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Compass point. : ENE
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Publish far and wide. : BLAZON
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Norwegian Arctic explorer. : NANSEN
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Makeshift. : STOPGAP
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Lake, in Spain. : LAGO
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Miner. : PITMAN
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Speedy racing craft. : AUTOBOAT
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Roster. : ROTA
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Unheard-of. : INCREDIBLE
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"___ Rhythm." : IGOT
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Site of Tara's Hall. : EIRE
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Lustily. : ALOUD
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Ready: Colloq. : GAME
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Double-runner. : SLED
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Appears. : SEEMS
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Rocky eminence. : SCAR
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Knight of the road. : HOBO
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___ Alonzo Stagg. : AMOS
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Disclose. : REVEAL
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Moscow landmark. : KREMLIN
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To larboard. : APORT
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Tennis court material. : CLAY
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Waterproofing. : TAR
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Yea ___ (equivocal statement). : ANDNAY
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Opening. : APERTURE
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Large numbers. : MULTITUDES
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"___ a summer's day." : ALLON
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Abruptly: Colloq. : SPANG
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Washington name. : BAINES
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County in Nebraska. : OTOE
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Famous Democrat. : BRYAN
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Hunting horn sound, at the kill. : MORT
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Tenor's forte. : ARIA
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Very lowest. : ROCKBOTTOM
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Yorick, for one. : CLOWN
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Rebel yell. : WHOOP
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Languish. : PINE
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Suffix on numbers. : TEEN
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Spouse. : HELPMATE
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Crescent-shaped. : LUNATE
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Long story. : SAGA
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Storied temples. : PAGODAS
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Some comedians. : ZANIES
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Italian Arctic explorer. : NOBILE
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Small shoot. : SPRIG
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County in New York. : TIOGA
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Tempted. : LURED
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Square measure. : ACRE
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Hautboy. : OBOE
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Baking powder ingredient. : ALUM
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Spreads grass. : TEDS
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Nothing. : NIL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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