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New York Times, Thursday, October 7, 1965

6-Down : Involuntary act.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 326 (avg 1.75)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,907
Across
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Paid attention. : SATUP
6
Go full tilt. : RACE
10
Intention. : GOAL
14
Share. : QUOTA
15
Traditional body of poetry. : EPOS
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Middies' campus. : USNA
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French ___. : FRIES
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Campers' favorite meal. : FLAPJACKS
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Coarse fabric of India. : TAT
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Finely ground quartz. : SILEX
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Certain stadiums. : OVALS
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Glove size. : SEVEN
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Take alarms. : SCARE
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Descriptive of 45 Across. : AMBIDEXTROUS
30
Lullaby. : SONG
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Tall story. : YARN
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Namesakes of a March girl. : JOS
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Blankety-blank. : SOANDSO
39
Would be wise to. : HADBEST
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Numerical prefix. : TRI
42
Slangy exclamation. : OOPS
44
Conversational cliché. : ISEE
45
Mantle or Tresh. : SWITCHHITTER
49
Unmanly complaint. : WHINE
51
German poet. : HEINE
52
Eccentric fad. : CRAZE
53
Mars. : DENTS
54
Part of 6 Across. : LAP
57
Domestic, in rural parlance. : HIREDGIRL
59
Operational. : INUSE
61
Part of an accusatory phrase. : ETTU
62
Exude or give off. : OOZE
63
Raptorial feature. : TALON
64
Wax lachrymose. : WEEP
65
City on the Hudson. : TROY
66
Traffic maneuver. : UTURN
Down
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Measure of area: Abbr. : SQFT
2
Enveloping glow. : AURA
3
Roof: Fr. : TOIT
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Shoshonean. : UTE
5
Bygone. : PASSED
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Involuntary act. : REFLEX
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To spare. : APLENTY
8
Cajole. : COAX
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Dr. Rhine's interest. : ESP
10
Tropical fruits. : GUAVAS
11
Actor's accolade. : OSCAR
12
Tarsus. : ANKLE
13
Colleen. : LASS
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Merry. : JOCUND
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Adjectival ending. : IVE
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Billboard. : SIGN
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Rail. : SORA
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Co-worker: Abbr. : ASST
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Anchor. : MOOR
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___ B'rith. : BNAI
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Stadium sound. : RAH
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Laughing matter. : JEST
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Hosea, in some Bibles. : OSEE
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Silver: Abbr. : STER
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Brought low. : DOWNED
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Silk: Fr. : SOIE
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Choose. : OPT
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Keen incisive quality. : BITE
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Musical work. : SCHERZO
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Appraise. : SIZEUP
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Famed regatta site. : HENLEY
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Success. : HIT
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At rest: Lat. : INSITU
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Compose. : WRITE
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American author. : HARTE
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Cogitate. : CHEW
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Couturier of fame. : DIOR
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Standout. : LULU
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Hebrew lyre. : ASOR
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State: Abbr. : PENN
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Earned. : GOT
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Man's nickname. : NAT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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