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New York Times, Wednesday, June 16, 1965

31-Down : Sugar source.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,799
Across
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Second largest of the Ionian Islands. : CORFU
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Dairy-farm device. : CREAMER
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Famous British nurse. : CAVELL
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Surviving custom. : HANGOVER
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Lack of vitality. : ANEMIA
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Come before in time. : ANTEDATE
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Disassemble. : STRIP
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Lead: Lat. : DUCO
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City on Firth of Forth: Abbr. : EDIN
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Handle. : HILT
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City near Mt. Rainier. : TACOMA
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Type of voter: Abbr. : IND
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Last queen of Spain. : ENA
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Success-to-be. : COMER
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Indian tower. : MINAR
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Traveler on foot. : WAYFARER
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Second-story men do. : BURGLE
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Leaf cutters. : ANTS
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Kiss, in Spain. : BESO
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Fishwives. : SCOLDS
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Showing vanity in (oneself). : PREENING
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Having sound quality. : TONAL
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Coarsely ground corn. : GRITS
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River of Scotland. : DEE
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Galena. : ORE
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Exit. : EGRESS
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Relative of a stola. : TOGA
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Stray. : LOST
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Take heed (of), old style. : RECK
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Grinding. : MOLAR
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Hint at. : INTIMATE
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Small and trim of figure. : PETITE
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Blunted. : DEADENED
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In a state of bewilderment. : AMAZED
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Foot lever. : TREADLE
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Parts of a golf course. : HOLES
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Horse-opera saloon. : CANTINA
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Ornamental veneer. : OVERLAY
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Abate in intensity. : REMIT
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React violently: Slang. : FLIP
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Diminutive suffix. : ULA
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"Book of the Duchess" poet. : CHAUCER
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Malice. : RANCOR
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One of the ologies. : ENTOM
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Generation. : AGE
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Style. : MODE
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Circumventing. : EVADING
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Involving part of the eye. : RETINAL
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Nut. : CASHEW
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To give back: Fr. : RENDRE
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Relatives of dolls. : DAMES
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Lawyer's concerns. : TORTS
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Causes chuckles. : AMUSES
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Cake decoration. : CANDLE
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Inflexible. : IRON
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Refrain syllables. : FALA
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Sugar source. : BEETS
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Invigorating. : BRISK
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Unexcitable. : STOLID
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Headdress. : CORONET
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Denoting a certain general. : ONESTAR
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Go before in importance. : PRECEDE
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Love to excess. : IDOLIZE
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Nullifies. : NEGATES
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Readied for operation. : GEARED
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Opera role. : GRETEL
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Imposing. : GRAND
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All out. : TOTAL
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Current. : TIDE
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Reminder. : MEMO
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My: Lat. : MEA
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Disdainful sound. : PAH

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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