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New York Times, Tuesday, November 8, 1966

53-Down : Chinese provincial capital.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,296
Across
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Happen. : OCCUR
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Demure. : PRIM
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Grate upon. : RASP
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African republic. : GHANA
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Beaut. : LULU
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East: Sp. : ESTE
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Fastidious. : PARTICULAR
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Like ___ of bricks. : ATON
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New-fashioned. : UPTODATE
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One millionth of a meter. : MICRON
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Light cotton fabric. : LENO
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Keeping. : CUSTODY
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"___ I am ... " : HOWDRY
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Red Cross pioneer. : BARTON
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Presidential nickname. : ABE
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Dull-colored. : SOBER
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Speak, in a way. : ORATE
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Grasped. : HELD
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Artificial fabric. : NYLON
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Please. : SUIT
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Extemporize: Colloq. : ADLIB
42
Member of the distaff side. : WOMAN
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Singing syllable. : TRA
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City on the Vistula. : WARSAW
47
Milk beverage. : POSSET
49
Sine qua non of pedestrians, subwayites, etc. : AGILITY
51
Term of endearment. : LOVE
52
Pater ___. : NOSTER
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Gun attachment. : SILENCER
57
London home of Karl Marx. : SOHO
58
In the beginning. : ORIGINALLY
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English statesman. : EDEN
61
Arkite leader. : NOAH
62
Porridge of Spanish America. : ATOLE
63
Erato's symbol. : LYRE
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Ibsen role. : GYNT
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Lily plants. : SEGOS
Down
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Soviet secret service, 1922-34. : OGPU
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Fellow. : CHAP
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Vehicle. : CART
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Incalculable. : UNTOLD
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Commandos. : RAIDERS
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Farthest out solar planet. : PLUTO
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Government. : RULE
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Longshoremen's union. : ILA
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Speak softly. : MURMUR
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Atomic piles. : REACTORS
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Today's supermen. : ASTRONAUTS
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Remained resolute. : STOOD
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Going price for thoughts. : PENNY
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Gorge. : CANYON
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That ___ say. : ISTO
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Hit and rebound. : CAROM
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Cheerful sound. : HAHA
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Son of Boaz. : OBED
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Friend. : WELLWISHER
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Unworthy of. : BELOW
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Side road. : BYWAY
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Whitewall. : TIRE
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Coup d'___. : ETAT
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Modern sound effect. : DIALTONE
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Port of Italia. : NAPOLI
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Kind of cheese. : BRIE
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Devotional periods. : NOVENAS
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Hearty. : STRONG
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Humphrey's concern. : SENATE
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Man's name. : ANSEL
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Bonbon. : GOODY
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Buoyant. : LIGHT
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Chinese provincial capital. : SIAN
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Type of dance. : CLOG
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Cockney's greeting. : ELLO
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Gypsy gentlemen. : RYES
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Man's name. : ROY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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