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New York Times, Monday, August 2, 1965

24-Down : Pair of stars.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,846
Across
1
Soapstone. : TALC
5
Aromatic oil. : BALM
9
Follows (along). : TAGS
13
Bread spread. : OLEO
14
___ a kind. : ONEOF
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Above: Ger. : UBER
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Halt. : STANDSTILL
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O'Neill heroine. : NINA
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Split-levels. : HOUSES
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Real lovers of opera. : STANDEES
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Oriental coin. : TAEL
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Mountain ridge. : SPUR
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Fail to keep a date with: Slang. : STANDUP
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Life saver. : PLASMA
33
Scrutinizes. : SCANS
34
Mystery, for one. : NOVEL
36
Record: Colloq. : TAB
37
Tense. : PAST
38
Range animal. : STEER
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Humanitarian organization. : CARE
40
Letters. : ELS
41
Rebecca and others. : WESTS
42
TV group. : PANEL
43
Ruler. : CAESAR
45
Shores. : STRANDS
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Fodder holder. : CRIB
49
Following. : SECT
50
Shut off from view. : SCREENED
54
Surprised exclamation. : DEARME
58
Relative of lend-lease. : LOAN
59
Sports structure. : GRANDSTAND
61
Came to rest. : ALIT
62
Coincide. : AGREE
63
To ___. : ATEE
64
Prohibits. : BANS
65
Hemmed. : SEWN
66
O.T. Book: Abbr. : SAML
Down
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Twaddle. : TOSH
2
High, in Italy. : ALTO
3
Il tombe de ___. : LEAU
4
True. : CONSTANT
5
Ordered around. : BOSSED
6
Leaf cutter. : ANT
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Certain neckwear. : LEIS
8
Sheds. : MOLTS
9
Plain of Arctic regions. : TUNDRA
10
Rose's spouse. : ABIE
11
Tunney. : GENE
12
Spanish titles. : SRAS
15
Phenomenon of the 1920's. : FLAPPER
18
Dizzy and others. : DEANS
22
Invalid. : NULL
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Pair of stars. : LUNTS
26
La ___. : SCALA
27
Cup: Fr. : TASSE
28
Members of P.E.N. : POETS
30
Tripod. : STAND
31
Equines. : MARES
32
Name meaning "breath." : ABEL
33
Type of train: Abbr. : SPEC
35
Endows with authority. : VESTS
38
Mock orange. : SERINGA
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Choral works. : CANTATAS
41
Pottery. : WARE
42
Walks. : PACES
44
Perfumes. : SCENTS
46
Blush. : REDDEN
48
Masses of ice. : BERGS
50
Home plate. : SLAB
51
Beverage flavoring. : COLA
52
Weather word. : RAIN
53
Venture. : DARE
55
Pro ___. : RATA
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Memory: Prefix. : MNEM
57
Pulitzer prize biographer. : EDEL
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Fresh. : NEW

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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