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New York Times, Tuesday, November 2, 1965

39-Down : Prohibits.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,925
Across
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Tie. : CRAVAT
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Least dangerous. : SAFEST
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Church dignitary. : PRELATE
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Originated. : CREATED
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Sports event. : REGATTA
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Campaign specialty. : ORATORY
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Name in Arthurian legend. : ENID
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Exonerate. : ACQUIT
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Cognizance. : KEN
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Machine piece. : CAM
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Relatives of hogans. : HUTS
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Suffix with Neo or Mio. : CENE
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Citizens of: Suffix. : ITES
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Black and White, among others. : SEAS
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Monceau and others. : PARCS
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Certain names on ballots. : SENATORS
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Legislative assembly. : HOUSE
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Lies. : FALSITIES
34
Cooking direction. : SCALD
36
Grumbled. : MUTTERED
40
Unadorned. : STARK
41
Darlings, for short. : HONS
42
Dry. : SERE
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Moslem magistrate. : CADI
44
Foot: Suffix. : PEDE
45
Reckoning: Colloq. : TAB
46
Ever, old style. : AYE
47
Joyous songs. : CAROLS
49
"David and ___." : LISA
50
Marked with stripes. : LINEATE
52
Lloyd's of London, for example. : ENSURER
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Repeat performances. : ENCORES
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Flying objects. : SAUCERS
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People of high estate. : GENTRY
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Promotes. : SPEEDS
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Notched, as leaves. : CRENATE
2
System. : REGIMEN
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"When I was ___ ... " : ALAD
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Large cask. : VAT
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"___ boy!" : ATTA
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Members of an important profession. : TEACHERS
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Seekers of new talent. : SCOUTS
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Edge, as in a molding. : ARRIS
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Accomplishment. : FEAT
10
Consume. : EAT
11
Firemen. : STOKERS
12
Roman writer of comedies. : TERENCE
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Summary. : PRECIS
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Units of force. : DYNES
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Nobelist in literature, 1959. : QUASIMODO
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Brings about. : CAUSES
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African expedition. : SAFARI
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Marketed. : SOLD
28
Lindsay, for one. : POET
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Filibuster's forte. : TALK
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Singles or doubles. : HITS
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Unmelodious. : TUNELESS
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Holding out: Colloq. : STAYING
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Rhythm. : CADENCE
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Out of circulation. : RETIRED
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Certain office supplies. : ERASERS
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Prohibits. : DEBARS
40
Climb. : SCALE
41
Unorthodox doctrine. : HERESY
44
Eton boy's father. : PATER
47
Vehicle for apples. : CART
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Easy job. : SNAP
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Well-known publisher. : LUCE
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Period of time. : EON
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Girl of song. : SUE

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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