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New York Times, Tuesday, August 3, 1965

3-Down : Freeway feature.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { F J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,847
Across
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Poet's "beauty." : TRUTH
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Life: Lat. : VITA
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Colombian city. : CALI
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Capital in the news. : HANOI
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Rugby's river. : AVON
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Anti: Colloq. : AGIN
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Chile's eastern border. : ANDES
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Pay no attention (to something). : LETITPASS
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Presidential nickname. : IKE
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Pitch. : TOSS
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Practical. : UTILE
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Arles' river. : RHONE
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Washington group. : CABINET
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Meaning. : IMPORT
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Kind of brooch. : CAMEO
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Snouted animal. : COATI
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Tiptop. : AONE
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Bangtails. : NAGS
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Former fatigue clothes. : ODS
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Range. : COMPASS
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Bouncing ___. : BET
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Brooding place. : NEST
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Cover ___. : GIRL
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Mussolini associate. : CIANO
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Vital artery. : AORTA
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Forgo: Colloq. : PASSUP
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Watchman's need. : PASSKEY
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___-metal, useful alloy. : MONEL
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Cremona name. : AMATI
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Captain ___. : KIDD
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Ivy Leaguer. : ELI
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Trust. : BELIEVEIN
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Part of a stage. : APRON
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Loyal: Poet. : LEAL
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"___ Carried Away." : IGET
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Slack. : LOOSE
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Paris airfield. : ORLY
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Many: Prefix. : POLY
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Small dog. : SPITZ
Down
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Man from Bangkok. : THAI
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Eminence. : RANK
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Freeway feature. : UNDERPASS
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Shoe part. : TOE
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Significant, in a way. : HISTORIC
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Strauss opus. : VALSE
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Currier's partner. : IVES
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Youngster. : TOT
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Tropical cuckoo. : ANI
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Subtitle. : CAPTION
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Moreover. : AGAIN
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Thread. : LISLE
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Map addendum. : INSET
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Subway. : TUBE
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Canadian prov. : ONT
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Sultry. : HOT
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See 55 Down. : CANAL
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Iowa town. : AMES
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Holy picture. : ICON
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Style. : MODE
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Source of coconut oil. : COPRA
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Bonhomie. : AMITY
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Phrase of French Revolution days. : ABASLEROI
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Knee: Lat. : GENU
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Sojourn. : STOP
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Bluebeard. : OGRE
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George White productions. : SCANDALS
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In artistic manner. : TASTILY
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Nagoya bay. : ISE
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Migrant worker. : OKIE
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Cocoon. : POD
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Picasso. : PABLO
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Indian chief. : AMEER
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Pacific coast evergreen shrub. : SALAL
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Flavorsome. : MINTY
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Baltic port. : KIEL
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Misplaced. : LOST
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Senorita's name. : INEZ
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Person of prestige: Colloq. : VIP
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Self. : EGO
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Beverage. : POP

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

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