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New York Times, Tuesday, September 28, 1965

24-Down : Very shortly.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,900
Across
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Word from the bored. : HOHUM
6
Theories of sorts. : ISMS
10
Deeds: Lat. : ACTA
14
Former queen of Italy. : ELENA
15
Stadium name. : SHEA
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Young animal. : FOAL
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Soon. : BEFORELONG
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Wrongful act. : TORT
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Timetable abbreviation. : EST
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Swiss artist. : KLEE
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City of Syria. : ALEPPO
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Prank. : JEST
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Acidity: Med. : ACOR
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Island near Java. : MADURA
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Warships. : FRIGATES
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Out of kilter. : AMISS
34
Angler's need. : BAIT
35
Stole. : WRAP
36
Well-known actor. : LUNT
37
"Sally in our Alley" poet. : CAREY
38
Payment for labor. : HIRE
39
Movie canine. : ASTA
40
Fundamentals. : ABCS
41
Thousand: Fr. : MILLE
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You bet! : YESSIREE
44
Took a vote. : POLLED
45
Some college students. : ELIS
46
Breakwater. : MOLE
47
Notable French scientist. : PASCAL
50
Lemon part. : PEEL
51
Move unchecked. : RIP
54
Musical ones. : TRIO
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In the nick of time. : LASTMINUTE
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___ impasse. : ATAN
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State. : OHIO
60
Suffixes with gab or talk. : FESTS
61
Cluster of bananas. : HAND
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One of Ovid's names : NASO
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Rowdy one. : YAHOO
Down
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Greek goddess. : HEBE
2
Arena sounds. : OLES
3
Weight. : HEFT
4
Spanish article. : UNO
5
Milestones. : MARKERS
6
Place for a lighthouse. : ISLET
7
Scuff, for one. : SHOE
8
Husbands. : MEN
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Sound judgment. : SAGACITY
10
Manana. : AFTERAWHILE
11
Pen. : COOP
12
Infield "raincoat." : TARP
13
Countertenor. : ALTO
18
Wagner role. : ELSA
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One kind of jam. : LOG
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Very shortly. : JUSTASECOND
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Constellation. : ARIES
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Far East region. : MALAY
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Divert. : AMUSE
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Notches. : DINTS
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Ridiculous show. : FARCE
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Soprano's forte. : TRILL
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Man's name. : EARLE
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Celerity. : SPEED
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Toyland's residents. : BABES
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Bells. : CARILLON
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Conciliate. : MOLLIFY
43
Labor group. : ILA
44
Editorial page feature. : POEM
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Expression of agreement. : METOO
47
Divinity of Memphis. : PTAH
48
Gulf of Greece. : ARTA
49
Shensi capital. : SIAN
50
Greek letters. : PSIS
51
Football term. : RUSH
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Give ___ (scold). : ITTO
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Coin. : PESO
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Surprised exclamation. : AHA
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Teachers' group. : NEA

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

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