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New York Times, Saturday, August 28, 1965

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 62.3
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,872
Across
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Leaf of a flower stalk. : BRACT
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Stoppers. : PLUGS
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New protest device of academia. : TEACHIN
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Majorities of groups or boards. : QUORUMS
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Type of music. : RAGTIME
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Hypothetical man of a planet. : URANIAN
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Noun-forming suffix. : ING
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Not the queen, king or jack. : PIPCARD
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Place for unclaimed mail: Abbr. : DLO
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Aid's partner. : ABET
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Entries. : DOORS
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Farm storehouse. : SILO
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Burdened. : LADEN
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Make lace. : TAT
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Zola's artist friend. : MANET
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Revolves. : GYRATES
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Avid (for). : HUNGRY
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Money of a kind. : TRUSTFUND
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Russian council. : SOVIET
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Physicians, old style. : LEECHES
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Coded regions. : AREAS
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Owns. : HAS
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Big name in golf. : HOGAN
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Socket of a clarinet. : BIRN
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Western pony. : PINTO
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Native of Liberia. : GOLA
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Tennis stroke. : LOB
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Stopped going. : RANDOWN
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Scotsman's cap. : TAM
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Richly tasteful. : ELEGANT
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Formerly. : ONETIME
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Signifies explicitly. : DENOTES
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Retribution. : NEMESIS
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Puts aside. : SAVES
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Prohibitions. : DONTS
Down
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Children's game of the good old days. : BEANBAG
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Tattered: Colloq. : RAGGEDY
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Perform. : ACT
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Counter in a game. : CHIP
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Unconfident. : TIMID
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Contented sounds. : PURRS
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Great quantity: Colloq. : LOAD
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House or garden ornament. : URN
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Directing. : GUIDING
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Not as large. : SMALLER
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Error's partner. : TRIAL
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Nephews. : NEPOTES
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Bottle size. : QUART
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High-hat. : SNOOTY
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Littoral. : COASTLAND
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Occurring every third day. : TERTIAN
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Tunnel worker: Slang. : SANDHOG
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The nostrils. : NARES
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Chew. : MUNCH
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Mild remonstration. : TUT
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Shade. : HUE
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Decorative garland. : FESTOON
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Clothed in rich fur: Poet. : SABLED
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Bauer's team. : ORIOLES
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Fragrant flower. : VERBENA
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Conceited one. : EGOTIST
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Ancient city of Cyprus. : SALAMIS
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Suggestions. : HINTS
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Appellations. : NAMES
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Single divisions of windows. : PANES
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Confessed (to). : OWNED
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The charge. : RATE
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Jules Verne hero. : NEMO
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One of Stevenson's titles: Abbr. : GOV
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Hosiery size. : TEN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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