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New York Times, Saturday, November 6, 1965

34-Down : Curled.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 314 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,929
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Ulterior purpose. : AXTOGRIND
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Additional. : OTHER
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Guard at the Tower of London. : BEEFEATER
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Prepare for freight. : CRATE
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Sweetheart. : INAMORATA
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French philosopher. : TAINE
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Fishing boat. : DORY
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"Now ___ time for all good men ... " : ISTHE
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Where Baghdad is. : IRAK
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Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
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Cusco Indian. : INCA
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Tools. : AWLS
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___ chance! : NOTA
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1933 initials. : NRA
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Expert of a kind. : PRO
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Time: Prefix. : CHRONO
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Novel by Bellamann. : KINGSROW
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West Indies republic. : HAITI
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Set. : FIX
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Puff up. : ELATE
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Tempered, as steel. : ANNEALED
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Drawing of a kind. : CRAYON
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Parcel: Abbr. : PKG
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At once. : NOW
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Colour. : GREY
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Persist. : LAST
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Prompted. : CUED
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Attachment to a shaft. : CAM
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Cultivated. : HOED
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Curtain material. : SCRIM
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Certainly: Colloq. : SURE
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Praise highly. : EXTOL
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Garage sign. : AUTOPARTS
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American naturalist. : BEEBE
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Grills, coffeepots, etc. : BEANERIES
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Ran out. : ENDED
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Singularly. : STRANGELY
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Continue. : ABIDE
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Inert gaseous element. : XENON
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Memorable sonnet. : TEARS
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To the best ___ knowledge ... : OFMY
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Earth: Prefix. : GEO
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___ go (impatient): Dial. : RARINTO
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Minnesota lake. : ITASCA
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Girl's name. : NETTA
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Old measure of Tripoli. : DRAH
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Month: Abbr. : OCT
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Drag. : TRAIL
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Commercial perennial. : HAIRSPRAY
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Famous volcano. : ETNA
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Fume. : REEK
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Obtain. : EARN
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Ancient Greeks. : IONIANS
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Staked. : WAGERED
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Observation. : NOTE
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Slangy negative. : NIX
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Newspaper section, for short. : ROTO
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Welsh man's name. : OWEN
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Man: Colloq. : CHAP
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Skein. : HANK
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Curled. : RINGLETED
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Coogan's famous role. : KID
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Destroy. : SLAY
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A small number. : FEW
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Heaps. : LOTS
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City on the Po. : CREMONA
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Folk singer's companion. : GUITAR
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House, Mexican style. : ADOBE
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Caster. : CRUET
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Great name in science. : CURIE
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Soviet co-operative. : ARTEL
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Not in order. : MESSY
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Cupbearer of the gods. : HEBE
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Domesticated animals. : OXEN
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Elusive vehicles. : CABS
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Puppeteer of fame. : SARG
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Surpassed. : LED
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Writers' group. : PEN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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