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New York Times, Saturday, November 26, 1966

17-Across : Old ___, Cromwell's nickname.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,314
Across
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Put aside. : DOFF
5
Narrow gorge. : FLUME
10
Designating a California. : BAJA
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Rhodes's state. : OHIO
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Soviet space probers. : LUNAS
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Ancient Syria. : ARAM
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Old ___, Cromwell's nickname. : NOLL
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Not shortened. : UNCUT
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Receipts: Slang. : TAKE
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Often-bearded one. : THELIONINHISDEN
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Crew member. : OAR
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Of the air: Prefix. : AERI
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Historic street. : DOWNING
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"___ the Nibelungs." : RINGOF
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Campus group. : FRAT
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TV selector. : DIAL
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Garment. : STOLE
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Eyewinker. : LASH
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Derby locale. : EPSOM
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Cache. : HIDE
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Abdul the Bulbul, for one. : AMEER
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Cap-___. : APIE
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Where Olympia was. : ELIS
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Titled Turks. : PASHAS
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Not interminable. : ENDABLE
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Step ___! : ONIT
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Where Leinster is: Abbr. : IRE
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Children's classic. : THEUGLYDUCKLING
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Caution. : WARN
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Beth's relative. : ELISA
62
Circus performer of a kind. : FLEA
63
"___ a little nut tree ... " : IHAD
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Emphatic denial. : NEVER
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Modest brook. : RILL
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Ship channels. : GATS
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Line. : TRADE
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Very Southern contraction. : YALL
Down
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"You ___ say!" : DONT
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Apprehensive sound. : OHOH
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Workshop item. : FILE
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Indulge in a sport. : FOLLOWTHEHOUNDS
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Toothpaste ingredient. : FLUORIDE
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Sally of teacake fame. : LUNN
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Hooklike parts. : UNCI
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___ Loa. : MAUNA
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Book of the Bible. : ESTHER
10
Wacky notions. : BATSINTHEBELFRY
11
Rumanian city. : ARAD
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Just right: Slang. : JAKE
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Word of approval. : AMEN
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Smith of Africa. : IAN
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Greek goddess. : IRIS
25
Tense episode. : DRAMA
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Desert attractions. : OASES
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Leafy thatch. : NIPA
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Quebec's peninsula. : GASPE
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Turn out badly. : GOILL
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Chestnut, for example: Colloq. : OLDIE
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Professional income. : FEES
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Beat the air. : FLAP
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Cut of beef. : LOIN
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Health measure. : MEDICARE
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Resounded. : RANG
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Stilled. : SILENT
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Sacred chest. : ARK
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Tippecanoe's teammate. : TYLER
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Leafy stem. : TWIG
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Reaction to a joke. : HAHA
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Was to be: Lat. : ERAT
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Callas or Price. : DIVA
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What a trade-in is. : USED
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Hipbone areas. : ILIA
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Miss Gwyn of history. : NELL
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Be vexatious. : GALL

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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