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New York Times, Friday, September 24, 1965

5-Across : French soldier.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { K Z }, Scrabble score: 314 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,898
Across
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Try: Colloq. : STAB
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French soldier. : POILU
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Half of a child's train. : CHOO
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Traffic channel. : LANE
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Frequent. : OFTEN
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___ apparent. : HEIR
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Exhibits in an étagère. : OBJETSDART
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Unhurried. : EASY
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Court. : WOO
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And elsewhere: Abbr. : ETAL
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Kind of camera. : REFLEX
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English poet laureate. : SOUTHEY
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___ pro quo. : QUID
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Poetic contraction. : OER
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What "en plein air" means. : OUTDOORS
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Adjective ending. : ESQUE
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Nonsense: Slang. : BLAH
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Part of "esse." : ERAT
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Their: Fr. : LEUR
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Causes surfeit. : CLOYS
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Annapolis. : USNA
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Guide. : LEAD
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Drags along. : LUGS
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To have: Fr. : AVOIR
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Each ___ : ANDEVERY
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Portuguese title: Abbr. : SNR
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Dictum. : FIAT
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Approve. : VOTEFOR
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Sound effect in convention halls. : UPROAR
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Yorkshire river. : AIRE
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Dollar bill. : ONE
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Lizard: Suffix. : SAUR
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Meal out, of a sort. : TABLEDHOTE
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Assorted: Abbr. : MISC
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Pea pods. : HULLS
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Scandinavian name. : OLAF
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Commedia dell'___. : ARTE
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Let him go forth: Lat. : EXEAT
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Recipe abbreviations. : TSPS
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Brakes. : SLOWS
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Not sanctioned. : TABOO
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Wine region of France. : ANJOU
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Rural gathering. : BEE
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Advertisement. : POSTER
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The time ___. : OFDAY
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Type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Brythonic sea god. : LER
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Dissimulations. : UNTRUTHS
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Masterpiece. : CHEFDOEUVRE
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Get better. : HEAL
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River in France. : OISE
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African antelope. : ORYX
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Laugh. : TEHEE
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Image: Prefix. : EID
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Feat of skill. : TOURDEFORCE
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Moles. : QUAYS
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Science, humorously speaking. : OLOGY
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Thereabouts. : ORSO
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Hindu queen. : RANI
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Etoile. : STAR
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She: Sp. : ELLA
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Detected. : SEEN
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One of four. : QUAD
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Say impulsively (with "out"). : BLURT
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___ way (prepare for). : CLEARTHE
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Paid (up). : ANTED
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Passing through. : VIA
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Most sensitive. : SOREST
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Country place. : VILLA
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"What ___ these mortals be!" : FOOLS
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Available. : ONTAP
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Marine hazards. : REEFS
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West Point. : USMA
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Poker holding. : PAIR
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Reddish hue. : RUST
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Competent. : ABLE
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"___ armes, citoyens!" : AUX
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Very controversial. : HOT

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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