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New York Times, Tuesday, November 30, 1965

31-Down : Adjective for Marner.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,953
Across
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Partner of nonsense. : STUFF
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Swiss sight. : ALPS
10
Rochester export. : FILM
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Pertaining to time. : HORAL
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Abridge (with "down"). : BOIL
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Famous pen name. : ELIA
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The "upper crust." : ELITE
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Certain dances. : CAKEWALKS
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Kitchen tools. : MASHERS
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"The Just," for example. : EPITHET
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Greek letter. : ETA
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Acting and others. : ARTS
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German pronoun. : UNS
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Goes too far. : OVERSTEPS
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Sandy's headgear. : TAM
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Inclination. : BENT
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Impetuous. : HOT
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Bridge blunder. : REVOKE
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Mocks. : DERIDES
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Poison-yielding plants. : CURARIS
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Seismologist's concern. : TREMOR
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Popular confection. : GUM
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Torn asunder. : RENT
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Kind of muffin. : GEM
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City NW of Boston. : CAMBRIDGE
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Aspen item. : SKI
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Call it ___. : ADAY
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Resinous substance. : LAC
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Golf clubs. : MASHIES
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Bequeathed. : DEMISED
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Weaken in force. : ATTENUATE
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Idaho metropolis. : BOISE
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Campaign canards. : LIES
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Social unit. : CLAN
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Italian city. : LUCCA
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Regions: Abbr. : TERS
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Catch sight of. : ESPY
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To eat: Ger. : ESSEN
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Noah's eldest. : SHEM
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Indian weight. : TOLA
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Author of "Battle Cry." : URIS
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New Year's Eve figure. : FATHERTIME
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Tactical groups. : FLEETS
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Fundamentals. : ABCS
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Mauna ___. : LOA
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Gamblers of sorts. : PIKERS
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Remained dormant. : SLEPT
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Exploit. : FEAT
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Cross. : ILLHUMORED
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Compare. : LIKEN
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Yard supports. : MASTS
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American author. : WISTER
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British colloquial affirmative. : RATHER
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Quick to learn. : APT
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Yr. ___ servt. : OBDT
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Turn sharply. : VEER
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Record. : ENREGISTER
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Dawn goddess. : EOS
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Adjective for Marner. : AVARICIOUS
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"West Side Story" scene. : RUMBLE
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Peace prize winner, 1964. : KING
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East, in Spain. : ESTE
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Field of action. : DOMAIN
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___ laude. : CUM
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Colorful. : GAY
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Great name in music. : CASALS
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Stroll. : RAMBLE
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Blue pigment. : SMALT
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Girl of song. : KATIE
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Tennis score. : DEUCE
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Dame Myra. : HESS
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Disclaim. : DENY
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Incites to attack. : SICS
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Verb ending. : ESCE
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Churchman. : DEAN
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Type of dance. : TAP

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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