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New York Times, Saturday, June 11, 1966

5-Across : Having ___ (having fun).

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,146
Across
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Talent hunters: Abbr. : SCTS
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Having ___ (having fun). : ABALL
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Fellow. : CHAP
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Touched down. : ALIT
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Berlin song. : MARIE
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Facet. : PANE
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Victor at Stony Point, 1779. : MADANTHONYWAYNE
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The end. : OMEGA
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Garbo, for one. : SWEDE
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Material sometimes made to fly. : FUR
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Talents. : ASSETS
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Throws off the track. : DERAILS
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Type of protest. : SITIN
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Spanish baby boy. : NENE
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Urchin. : IMP
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Relative of a spa. : OASIS
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At the place: Lat. : ILLA
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Name on the American literary scene. : THORNTONNWILDER
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___ say. : SOTO
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Is doubtful. : FEARS
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Thus: Lat. : SIC
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Comfort. : EASE
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Unit of asparagus. : SPEAR
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___ laws. : MENDELS
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Relatives. : NIECES
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Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
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Mrs. Arrowsmith. : LEORA
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Cease!: Naut. : AVAST
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Victor at Little Bighorn, 1876. : CHIEFCRAZYHORSE
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Cure. : HEAL
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Caruso. : TENOR
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Recognized. : KNEW
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Badly. : ILLY
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Great Russians. : SLAVS
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Counting-out word. : EENY
Down
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Navigators Islands. : SAMOA
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Chowder makings. : CLAMS
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Rhythm of the seas. : TIDES
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Pupa, larva, etc. : STAGES
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Quantity: Abbr. : AMT
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Scornful words. : BAHS
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Lined. : AROW
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Arow. : LINED
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___ jar, electrical condenser. : LEYDEN
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Auditor. : CPA
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Source of fodder. : HAYFIELDS
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Cancel. : ANNUL
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Looks. : PEERS
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United people. : NATION
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Used to be. : WERE
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Suffix with photo or gyro. : STAT
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Dye plant. : ANIL
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"Time ___ the essence." : ISOF
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Braves and Indians. : NINES
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Possessive. : ITS
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Electrical unit. : MHO
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Not actual. : POTENTIAL
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Give way. : SNAP
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Garland. : LEI
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Rainbow. : ARC
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Way. : ROAD
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British WAVE. : WREN
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Major prophet. : ISAIAH
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Kind of portrait. : SELF
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Chooses. : ELECTS
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Play the wrong suit. : REVOKE
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A certain speed of sound. : MACHI
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Name meaning "noble." : ETHEL
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Stendhal character. : SOREL
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Meat, in Spain. : CARNE
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German city. : ESSEN
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Sweltering. : STEWY
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___ temperature. : RANA
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Arm of the Black Sea. : AZOV
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English cathedral site. : ELY
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Times: Abbr. : YRS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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