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New York Times, Friday, December 10, 1965

36-Down : Acquire.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,963
Across
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Accomplish much. : GOFAR
6
Washington operator. : TMAN
10
Church part. : APSE
14
"___ for the gods." : ADISH
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Swiss peak. : RIGI
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Part of R.S.V.P. : VOUS
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Act affectedly. : GIVEONESELFAIRS
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Honor card. : ACE
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Compact. : DENSE
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Fencing move. : LUNGE
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Respond. : REACT
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City on the Loire. : NANTES
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Falls for. : TAKESTHEBAIT
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Straw in the wind. : OMEN
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Brace. : PAIR
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Fraternity letter. : PHI
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Is prone. : TENDSTO
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Loser. : ALSORAN
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Common suffix. : ENT
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Dwell on tediously. : HARP
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Kind of egg. : NEST
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Become enamored. : TAKEAFANCYTO
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Plentiful. : GALORE
51
Dugout. : CANOE
52
Equally. : ALIKE
53
Variety acts. : SKITS
54
Fireproof material: Abbr. : ASB
57
Turns over control. : GIVESTHEREINSTO
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Make equal. : EVEN
61
Industrial diamond. : BORT
62
Reminders. : NOTES
63
Lairs. : DENS
64
See 45 Down. : SOSO
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Mature. : GROWN
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Empty-headed: Slang. : GAGA
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Of poetry. : ODIC
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Tea time. : FIVE
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Ibsen girl. : ASE
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Aegean island. : RHODES
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One kind of coat. : TRENCH
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Faux pas. : MISSTEP
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Askew. : AGEE
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Nothing. : NIL
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Begone! : AVAUNT
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Cape. : POINT
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Rise suddenly. : SURGE
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Letters. : ESSES
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Uncluttered. : NEAT
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Aptitudes. : FLAIRS
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Split. : REND
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One kind of polish. : NAIL
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Carry: Colloq. : TOTE
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Prayer's end. : AMEN
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Where Canterbury is. : KENT
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Rural sound. : BAA
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Quarry. : PREY
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Poetic verb. : HAST
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Preposition. : INTO
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Wall Street valuables. : SHARES
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Acquire. : TAKE
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Cinnabar. : ORE
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As soon as. : ONCE
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Football team. : PACKERS
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Substitutes for currency. : TOKENS
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___ middling. : FAIRTO
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___ bellum. : ANTE
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Prying into. : NOSING
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Measured. : GAGED
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Sprightly. : ALIVE
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Animate. : LIVEN
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Chase away. : SHOO
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Concerning. : ASTO
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Agitation: Colloq. : STEW
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Superior seaman. : BOSN
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Kitchen measure. : TBS
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Correlative. : NOR

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

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