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New York Times, Tuesday, May 18, 1965

24-Down : Lesage's first name.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q U W X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,770
Across
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Georgia city. : MACON
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Edward or Henry. : VIII
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Burns, for one. : SCOT
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Black Sea port. : ANAPA
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Place for an ace. : INTHEHOLE
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Familiar farewells. : TATAS
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Dominates. : OVERLORDS
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Relative of Ltd. : INC
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Missile. : ATLAS
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Civetlike animal. : GENET
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Okinawa port. : NAHA
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Man's nickname : RED
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Train station: Fr. : GARE
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Boy's changing voice. : ALTOTENOR
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One of a cheering trio. : RAH
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Attack. : ASSAIL
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Italian half-dozen. : SEI
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Steam: Prefix. : ATMO
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Bacteria. : BACILLI
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One more. : ANOTHER
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Group. : CLAN
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Before. : ERE
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Hecklers. : GIBERS
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Grammatical case: Abbr. : DAT
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Yankee Stadium event. : GRANDSLAM
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___ de vigne (vineyard): Fr. : CLOS
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Truth in Confucianism. : TAO
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Headgear. : TAMS
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Not ___. : SOHOT
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Delineates. : LIMNS
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Pompadour pad. : RAT
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Conniving: Slang. : INCAHOOTS
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Joint. : ANKLE
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Sherwood Forest character: Var. : ALANADALE
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Mediterranean island. : CRETE
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Business group: Abbr. : SYND
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Noble: Ger. : EDEL
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Mythological being. : SATYR
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Time for a petit déjeuner. : MATIN
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Piña. : ANANA
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Using any available means. : CATCHASCATCHCAN
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Govt. agency, 1940's. : OPA
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Govt. agency, 1960's. : NASA
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Ultra or shrinking. : VIOLET
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Encroaches upon. : INVADES
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Followers: Suffix. : ITES
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Her: Ger. : IHR
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Blacksmith. : SHOER
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Monopolize, in a way. : CORNERTHEMARKET
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Old "old." : OLDE
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Try. : TEST
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British composer. : ELGAR
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Some fishermen. : TROLLERS
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Lesage's first name. : ALAIN
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Gossiper's name. : GOINGSON
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As far as: Scot. : TIL
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Teachers' group. : NEA
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The U.S. : AMER
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___ de combat. : HORS
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First of the 26. : ABCD
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Large room: Sp. : SALA
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Up, at Shea Stadium. : ATBAT
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Anger: Lat. : IRA
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Type of painting. : OIL
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Grant a right to. : ENTITLE
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German city. : GOTHA
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Fair maid. : DAMSEL
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___ behold. : LOAND
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Having a particular flavor. : MALTY
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Obey the helm. : STEER
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New Mexican Indians. : SIAS
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Finest. : ONLY
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Burden. : LOAD
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Baglike parts. : SACS
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Poetic form. : ODE
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Initials of 1933. : NRA

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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