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New York Times, Wednesday, April 28, 1965

51-Down : Apt.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,750
Across
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Little rascals. : IMPS
5
English essayist. : PATER
10
"Tea for Two," for one. : DUET
14
Wading bird. : SORA
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Came up. : AROSE
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One of seven sins. : ENVY
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Baggage compartment of a car. : BOOT
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TV personality. : NEWSCASTER
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Handicraftsmen. : ARTISANS
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Dominion. : EMPIRE
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Heath. : ERICA
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Going very slowly. : SNAILY
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Vista. : SCENE
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Certain books: Abbr. : ANTHS
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Indian of the Punjab. : JAT
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Canadian peninsula. : GASPE
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No ___ person than ... : LESSA
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"In apprehension, how like ___!" : AGOD
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Originate. : START
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Suppose. : DEEM
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Customs. : MORES
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Society. : ORDER
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Chaucer heroine. : MAY
44
Little one: Fr. : PETIT
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Gauge. : METER
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Basketball team member. : CELTIC
50
Yards. : SPARS
51
Strike out. : DELETE
52
What some magazines are. : COEDITED
55
Newspaper feature. : EDITORIALS
57
Half: Prefix. : SEMI
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Destiny. : FATE
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"To be ___ ... " : ORNOT
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Dress. : TRIM
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Very: Fr. : TRES
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Cathedral officials. : DEANS
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Beatrice d'___. : ESTE
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Log hut of Siberia. : ISBA
2
Heath. : MOOR
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Bodyguard. : PROTECTOR
4
Form of prose. : SATIRE
5
Elixirs. : PANACEAS
6
Stadium. : ARENA
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Pulls. : TOWS
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Letter. : ESS
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Modern. : RECENT
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Felt contempt. : DESPISED
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Up to now. : UNTIL
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All possible. : EVERY
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Ancient city. : TYRE
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Boy of opera. : AMAHL
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Warble. : SING
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Bergen puppet. : SNERD
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Palm. : SAGO
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To one side. : APART
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Sweet food. : JAM
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Zeno follower. : STOIC
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Terms. : SEMESTERS
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Dry up. : SEAR
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Jo's sister. : AMY
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Drains. : DEPLETES
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Storms. : TEMPESTS
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Brawl. : SETTO
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Study. : READ
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Car part. : TIEROD
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Sad: Fr. : TRISTE
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Kind of chest. : CEDAR
49
The cream. : ELITE
50
Lawmaker. : SOLON
51
Apt. : DEFT
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Biblical town. : CANA
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Send forth. : EMIT
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Coin associated with Rockefeller. : DIME
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British Isle: Abbr. : IRE

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

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