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New York Times, Monday, January 4, 1965

51-Down : Absolute.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,636
Across
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Offends: Colloq. : MIFFS
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Pioneer movie censor. : HAYS
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Retired. : ABED
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Ultimate goal. : IDEAL
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Eurasian range. : URAL
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Czech city. : BRNO
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Coax. : TEASE
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Additional. : MORE
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Inventory. : LIST
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Symbol of spring season. : EASTERBUNNY
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Partner of dried. : CUT
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Homes of a sort. : TEPEES
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Rocky Mountain canary. : DONKEY
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Star in Cygnus. : SADR
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Have reality. : ARE
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Self-esteem. : EGO
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Wave: Sp. : OLA
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Performing ___. : ARTS
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Tousle. : RUMPLE
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City official. : MAYOR
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Type of race. : RELAY
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Designate. : ASSIGN
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Clobber. : SWAT
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Get the wrong number. : ERR
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Old card game. : LOO
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Diamond gal. : LIL
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Counterfeit. : FAKE
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Tournament. : JOUSTS
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Well-known ball club. : ANGELS
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Quick. : APT
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Not go away. : STICKAROUND
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Certain animals. : PETS
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Tool. : RAKE
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Pianist Claudio. : ARRAU
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Field. : AREA
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Customer. : USER
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Indeed!: Fr. : TIENS
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Not a one. : NARY
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Govt. officers: Abbr. : MINS
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Start. : ONSET
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Small amount. : MITE
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Flash of insight. : IDEA
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Times of celebration. : FEASTDAYS
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What the Red Queen said to Alice. : FASTER
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Lullaby word. : SLEEP
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Former King of Italy. : HUMBERT
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Excites. : AROUSES
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Tall tale. : YARN
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Taking size 8 or 10. : SLENDER
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Case in grammar: Abbr. : ABL
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Good guy. : BRICK
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Come after. : ENSUE
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Pixilated. : DOTTY
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Bring up. : REAR
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Low-calory item. : YOGURT
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City in Alaska. : NOME
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Body of animal or plant. : SOMA
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Too bad! : ALAS
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Dialects. : ARGOTS
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Second word of "Home, Sweet Home." : PLEASURES
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Prank. : LARK
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Jane of fame. : EYRE
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Pictures. : OILS
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Questionable remedy. : NOSTRUM
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Slow up. : SLACKEN
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Eyelashes: Colloq. : WINKERS
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Seaweed. : ALGA
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Coin. : FLORIN
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Island empire. : JAPAN
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Radio specialty. : OPERA
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Absolute. : UTTER
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Helicon lady. : ERATO
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Rumanian city. : IASI
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Not a one: Dial. : NANE
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Housewife's problem. : DUST
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Surprised exclamation. : SAY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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