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New York Times, Tuesday, February 23, 1965

52-Down : Musical instrument.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,686
Across
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Bryn ___. : MAWR
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Outline. : SHAPE
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School: Abbr. : ACAD
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___ ben Adhem. : ABOU
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Domiciles. : HOMES
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Short ___. : SALE
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Willow shoot. : WAND
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Warning. : ALERT
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Element. : IRON
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Market places of a kind. : STOCKEXCHANGES
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Love: Scot. : LOE
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Sun: Prefix. : HELIO
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Type of brokerage order. : STOPLOSS
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Washes. : RINSES
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Apiece. : EACH
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Word with there and where. : UPON
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Pandit of fame. : NEHRU
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Curve. : ARC
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Fixed in position. : STABILE
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Sundial number. : III
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Part of a river. : MOUTH
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Word of many meanings in Wall St. : TAKE
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Small barracuda. : SPET
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Trend or course. : STREAM
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Lowered in social status: Fr. : DECLASSE
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Continued. : RANON
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Weight. : TON
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Kind of security market. : OVERTHECOUNTER
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Noise. : BANG
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System of weights: Abbr. : AVOIR
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Rome-Berlin ___. : AXIS
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Grampus. : ORCA
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Quatrain. : VERSE
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___ song. : FORA
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Views. : EYES
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Was inaccurate. : ERRED
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Garden spot. : EDEN
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Crop. : MAW
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Down with: Fr. : ABAS
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Custom. : WONT
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Mimi's beloved. : RUDOLPH
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Drive (weak speculators) from the market. : SHAKEOUT
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Golf unit. : HOLE
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The "Small Board" or "Curb": Colloq. : AMEX
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Roost. : PERCH
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Book of the Old Testament. : ESTHER
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Silly. : ASININE
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Certain vessels. : CARGOSHIPS
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Century plant. : ALOE
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Rooms. : DENS
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Mountain pass. : COL
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Straighten. : ALINE
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Ridges. : SEAMS
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Italian playing card. : TAROT
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Event. : OCCURRENCE
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Quarrel. : SPAT
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Not ___. : SOBAD
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Indians. : ERIES
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Retinue. : SUITE
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Victory goddess. : NIKE
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Negative contraction. : SHANT
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Scolded. : LECTURED
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Riot squad's weapon. : TEARGAS
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City in New Mexico. : SANTAFE
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California Indian. : MOHAVE
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Chaney. : LON
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___ mind. : NEVER
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Musical instrument. : OBOE
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Change. : VARY
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Letters: Abbr. : CORR
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Seine tributary. : OISE
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : EXOD
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To laugh: Fr. : RIRE
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___ Mateo. : SAN

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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