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New York Times, Wednesday, September 1, 1965

10-Across : Pleat.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,876
Across
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Tooth. : FANG
5
Deep-blue glass. : SMALT
10
Pleat. : KILT
14
American Indian. : OTOE
15
Similar: Prefix. : HOMEO
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Canal in a song. : ERIE
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Dairy machine. : CENTRIFUGE
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Scruff. : NAPE
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Intercept. : HEADOFF
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Tuneful advice to the moon. : SHINEON
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Lacking. : OUTOF
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Anybody. : ONE
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Nodding. : DROWSY
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C. D. signal. : ALLCLEAR
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French river. : AISNE
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Reared. : BRED
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Spanish parlor. : SALA
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Beanie's cousin. : TAM
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Weather phenomenon. : SEAMIST
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Term of address. : SON
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Useful abbreviation. : ETAL
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Compass points. : NNES
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Alias Pax. : IRENE
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Gave chase. : RANAFTER
49
Jumpy. : ONEDGE
50
Comprehend. : SEE
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Fills up. : SATES
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How things are done, sometimes. : TOATURN
57
Talk, talk, talk. : CHATTER
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Latin years. : ANNI
62
Artifice. : SUBTERFUGE
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Jacket. : ETON
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British scent. : ODOUR
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Standard amount. : UNIT
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Before ___ (soon). : LONG
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Tides. : NEAPS
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With the exception of. : LESS
Down
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Marshal of France. : FOCH
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To ___ (exactly). : ATEE
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Octavia's sister. : NONA
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Cautionary advice to a boy in a tree. : GETDOWN
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Evasive. : SHIFTY
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Metropolitan soprano. : MOFFO
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___ Darya, Asian river. : AMU
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Millipede's specialty. : LEGS
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Slight advantages. : TOEHOLDS
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Homes of a sort. : KENNELS
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Dies ___. : IRAE
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Chinese poet. : LIPO
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And ten: Suffix. : TEEN
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Stirs up. : ROUSES
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Relative of Ltd. : INC
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Important workers. : FARMERS
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Office device. : DATER
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Lariat. : RIATA
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Turkish leader, circa 1300. : OSMAN
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Floral specialties. : LEIS
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Comforted. : EASED
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Get ___ (agree). : ALONG
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Indian princess. : RANEE
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Pernicious feature. : BANE
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Begins. : ENTERSON
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Tone-deaf one: Slang. : TINEAR
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Durable. : LASTING
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Quiet. : RESTFUL
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Fire, in France. : FEU
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Not us. : OTHERS
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Misbehave. : ACTUP
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Asiatic weight. : TAEL
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Hang ___ (keep). : ONTO
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Unknown: Abbr. : ANON
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Painter's specialty. : NUDE
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Arlen's specialty. : TUNE
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Auspices. : EGIS
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Soaks. : RETS
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Anaconda. : BOA

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

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