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New York Times, Monday, November 8, 1965

51-Down : Certain golf strokes.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,931
Across
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Money players. : PROS
5
"Quo ___?" : VADIS
10
Wire nail. : BRAD
14
Wander. : ROVE
15
Result. : EVENT
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City on the Tevere. : ROMA
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Golden calf. : IDOL
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Seat: Lat. : SELLA
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New Testament book: Abbr. : APOC
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Choice. : SELECT
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Kind of cabinet. : ETAGERE
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Holding two jobs at once. : MOONLIGHTING
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Tidal flow. : EAGRE
28
Desists. : CEASES
32
High ___. : HAT
35
Reflections. : MEALS
37
Pen. : WRITE
38
Brews. : ALES
40
Strike down. : SMITE
42
Just. : TRUE
43
Latvians. : LETTS
45
Scrutinizes. : SCANS
47
Finis. : END
48
Shoal of fish. : SCHOOL
50
Escutcheon borders. : ORLES
52
Smooth, clear course of action. : PLAINSAILING
57
Finds for a sourdough. : NUGGETS
60
Harmony. : UNISON
61
Port of Guam. : APRA
62
English hymn writer. : HEBER
65
How: Sp. : COMO
66
Punctuation mark. : STOP
67
Wear away. : ERODE
68
Biblical land. : ELAM
69
___ about (would you like to have): Colloq. : HOWS
70
Insurgent. : REBEL
71
Rational. : SANE
Down
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Solid that refracts light. : PRISM
2
Ballet by Agnes De Mille. : RODEO
3
Convex molding. : OVOLO
4
Moon goddess. : SELENE
5
Traces. : VESTIGES
6
Hail! : AVE
7
State: Abbr. : DEL
8
Bayou. : INLET
9
Kind of radio annoyance. : STATIC
10
Expert in self-praise. : BRAGGART
11
Painter. : ROPE
12
___ patriae. : AMOR
13
Fish. : DACE
21
Quahog. : CLAM
23
In a fresh form. : ANEW
25
Metric units. : GRAMS
26
Abode of the Muses. : HELICON
29
Form of address to a ruler. : SIRE
30
Vingt-___. : ETUN
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Sunflower product. : SEED
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Dutch painter. : HALS
33
One of the Waughs. : ALEC
34
Hebrew letter. : TETH
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The Gemini. : STARS
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Temporary expedients. : STOPGAPS
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Crown with a wreath. : ENLAUREL
44
"O ___ Mio." : SOLE
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His: Ger. : SEIN
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Foam. : LATHER
51
Certain golf strokes. : SLICES
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Rhone tributary. : ISERE
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Island: It. : ISOLA
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"___ hath seen God." : NOMAN
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Elf. : GNOME
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Ogden. : NASH
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Doing: Colloq. : UPTO
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Spring up. : GROW
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Haircut. : BOB
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Gelderland city. : EDE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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