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New York Times, Thursday, September 16, 1965

32-Across : Pronged.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,891
Across
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Lilac, for one. : SHRUB
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Peace, in Italy. : PACE
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Roguish. : ARCH
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Vine. : LIANA
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Ottoman titles. : AGAS
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Mère's mate. : PERE
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Type of potato. : IRISH
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Calculated ___. : RISK
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Hebrew measure : OMER
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Word on the wall. : MENE
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Throat part. : TONSIL
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Fuss. : ADO
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Merger. : AMALGAMATION
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Famous physicist. : NEWTON
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Roman middle name. : NOMEN
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Poem. : ODE
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Pronged. : TINED
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Emblem. : BADGE
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South African prairie. : VELD
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Goes sky-high. : SOARS
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What life is. : REAL
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God of Islam. : ALLAH
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Gamble. : STAKE
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Football players: Abbr. : RGS
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Harden. : INURE
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French "White House." : ELYSEE
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The man who "went to town." : YANKEEDOODLE
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Size of coal. : EGG
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Certain photos. : STILLS
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Knowledge. : LORE
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French writer. : LOTI
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Roman poet. : OVID
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Jostle. : ELBOW
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Campus man. : PROF
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Dream: Fr. : REVE
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One-time political symbol. : MOOSE
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___ Souci. : SANS
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Emperor. : TSAR
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Vow. : SWEAR
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Thin man's nickname. : SLIM
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Engage. : HIRE
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Subject of current news. : RAIN
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Unhorse. : UNSEAT
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Exclamation. : BAH
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Oral. : PAROL
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Ripening. : AGING
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Prophetess of evil. : CASSANDRA
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Breed of dog. : ESKIMO
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Military address: Abbr. : APO
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Books on the bargain table. : REMAINDERS
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"I believe." : CREDO
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Wading bird. : HERON
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City in the Nile delta. : TANIS
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Baahling. : LAMB
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Witty saying. : MOT
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Move with speed. : TEAR
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Variable star. : NOVA
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Noble, in Bonn. : EDEL
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The Iron Duke. : WELLINGTON
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Drops sharply. : NOSEDIVES
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Devour. : EAT
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Variety of plum. : GAGE
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Other. : ELSE
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Humid. : DANK
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Timetables: Slang. : SKEDS
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Colors. : HUES
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House addition. : ELL
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Retaliatory response. : RETORT
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___ jacket. : YELLOW
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Barks. : YELPS
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Shopping center, Greek style. : AGORA
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A Dionne. : OLIVA
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Senior. : OLDER
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Hautboy. : OBOE
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Miss Dartle. : ROSA
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Jug. : EWER
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Suppositions. : IFS
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Bad ___. : EMS

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

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