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New York Times, Friday, December 10, 1965

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 20.4
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,963
Across
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Accomplish much. : GOFAR
6
Washington operator. : TMAN
10
Church part. : APSE
14
"___ for the gods." : ADISH
15
Swiss peak. : RIGI
16
Part of R.S.V.P. : VOUS
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Act affectedly. : GIVEONESELFAIRS
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Honor card. : ACE
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Compact. : DENSE
22
Fencing move. : LUNGE
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Respond. : REACT
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City on the Loire. : NANTES
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Falls for. : TAKESTHEBAIT
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Straw in the wind. : OMEN
30
Brace. : PAIR
31
Fraternity letter. : PHI
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Is prone. : TENDSTO
38
Loser. : ALSORAN
40
Common suffix. : ENT
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Dwell on tediously. : HARP
43
Kind of egg. : NEST
44
Become enamored. : TAKEAFANCYTO
48
Plentiful. : GALORE
51
Dugout. : CANOE
52
Equally. : ALIKE
53
Variety acts. : SKITS
54
Fireproof material: Abbr. : ASB
57
Turns over control. : GIVESTHEREINSTO
60
Make equal. : EVEN
61
Industrial diamond. : BORT
62
Reminders. : NOTES
63
Lairs. : DENS
64
See 45 Down. : SOSO
65
Mature. : GROWN
Down
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Empty-headed: Slang. : GAGA
2
Of poetry. : ODIC
3
Tea time. : FIVE
4
Ibsen girl. : ASE
5
Aegean island. : RHODES
6
One kind of coat. : TRENCH
7
Faux pas. : MISSTEP
8
Askew. : AGEE
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Nothing. : NIL
10
Begone! : AVAUNT
11
Cape. : POINT
12
Rise suddenly. : SURGE
13
Letters. : ESSES
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Uncluttered. : NEAT
19
Aptitudes. : FLAIRS
23
Split. : REND
24
One kind of polish. : NAIL
25
Carry: Colloq. : TOTE
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Prayer's end. : AMEN
27
Where Canterbury is. : KENT
28
Rural sound. : BAA
31
Quarry. : PREY
32
Poetic verb. : HAST
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Preposition. : INTO
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Wall Street valuables. : SHARES
36
Acquire. : TAKE
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Cinnabar. : ORE
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As soon as. : ONCE
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Football team. : PACKERS
44
Substitutes for currency. : TOKENS
45
___ middling. : FAIRTO
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___ bellum. : ANTE
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Prying into. : NOSING
48
Measured. : GAGED
49
Sprightly. : ALIVE
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Animate. : LIVEN
53
Chase away. : SHOO
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Concerning. : ASTO
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Agitation: Colloq. : STEW
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Superior seaman. : BOSN
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Kitchen measure. : TBS
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Correlative. : NOR

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

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