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New York Times, Monday, February 15, 1965

46-Down : Shark sucker.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,678
Across
1
Lewis hero. : CASS
5
Imprinted: Abbr. : STP
8
Figuratively, delicate ground to walk on. : EGGS
12
Use or help. : AVAIL
14
Essence. : CORE
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Annoying child. : BRAT
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Former coin of Hungary. : PENGO
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Of poetry. : ODIC
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Unadorned. : BARE
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Correct spelling. : ORTHOGRAPHY
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Common prefix. : PRE
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Essence. : ATTAR
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Kid. : LEATHER
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See 22 Across. : PRAE
28
Dream: Fr. : REVE
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Nidi. : NESTS
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Nightclub specialty. : FANDANCE
33
Dwight. : IKE
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Tea, in Britain. : CHA
35
Go over again. : RETRACE
37
Dauphin's father. : ROI
40
Exert influence. : ACT
41
Unheralded hits. : SLEEPERS
43
Spring. : START
46
Enlarge an opening. : REAM
47
One of the Smiths. : ADAM
48
Succinct. : CONCISE
50
Vandyke. : BEARD
52
State: Abbr. : ARK
53
Takes possession of. : COMMANDEERS
57
Blend. : MELT
59
Type of rubber. : FOAM
60
Alice's cat. : DINAH
61
Hero of "From Here to Eternity." : PREW
62
The "Bell Song." : ARIA
63
Sand: Lat. : ARENA
64
___ say. : SOTO
65
Stood for office. : RAN
66
Call it ___. : ADAY
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Aria da ___. : CAPO
2
Prove, in law. : AVER
3
California city. : SANTAANA
4
Caught a glimpse of. : SIGHTED
5
Beverage. : SODA
6
Baseball play. : TRIPLE
7
___ Melba. : PECHE
8
Recede. : EBB
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Diagrams. : GRAPHS
10
Attic. : GARRET
11
Livestock. : STEERS
13
Plunder. : LOOT
14
O. K. : CORRECT
20
Shade of red. : GARNET
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New Englander. : YANKEE
25
Letter. : TEE
26
Army man. : PFC
27
Cheer. : RAH
29
Chapter's partner. : VERSE
32
Habitat of the lemming. : ARCTIC
33
Dealers of another era. : ICEMEN
36
Its motto: "We Dare Defend Our Rights." : ALABAMA
37
Blushed. : REDDENED
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Pray: Lat. : ORA
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Theory. : ISM
40
Curve. : ARC
42
Medicinal root. : PAREIRA
43
Rogues. : SCAMPS
44
Bullfighter: Sp. : TORERO
45
Sock. : ANKLET
46
Shark sucker. : REMORA
49
Up to now. : SOFAR
51
Italian river. : ADDA
54
Gopher Prairie street. : MAIN
55
Genus of frogs. : RANA
56
Vehicle, old style. : SHAY
58
Time of day. : TWO

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

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