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New York Times, Monday, October 31, 1966

17-Across : Mother of Hermes.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F Q }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 26.6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,288
Across
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Words on a sale sign. : ASIS
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Contour. : SHAPE
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On vacation. : AWAY
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Ingenue, for one. : ROLE
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Poison. : TOXIN
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Placid or Success. : LAKE
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Mother of Hermes. : MAIA
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In the bag. : ONICE
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Bologna coin. : LIRA
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Modern outdoor sport. : SPACEWALK
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Runabouts. : AUTOS
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Kitchen feature. : OVEN
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Type of worker. : MIGRANT
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Tacit. : UNSAID
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Atone for. : REDEEM
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Looped knot. : NOOSE
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Auxiliary verb. : COULD
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Type of atom. : ION
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Obligation. : DEBT
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Little fish. : GUPPY
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Last Stuart queen. : ANNE
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W.W. II group. : OSS
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Certain containers. : TUBES
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Trophy. : PRIZE
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Like the climate of Gabon. : TORRID
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Interfered with, in radio. : JAMMED
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Affectionate. : AMOROUS
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Spanish soprano. : BORI
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Charlotte Corday's victim. : MARAT
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Reprimand: Colloq. : TALKINGTO
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___-a-brac. : BRIC
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Worth. : VALUE
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Astringent. : ALUM
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Noble: Ger. : EDEL
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Town ___. : CRIER
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Poem: Poet. : RUNE
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Increase. : RISE
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Art department term. : STATS
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Intend. : MEAN
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Branches. : ARMS
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Castile. : SOAP
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Hip bones. : ILIA
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Shore. : SEACOAST
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Packed away. : STOWED
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Chinese province. : HONAN
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Angle of twig and branch. : AXIL
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Refreshers. : PICKMEUPS
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Compass point. : ENE
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Power to attract. : ALLURE
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Hit musical from So. Africa. : WAITAMINIM
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Tire town. : AKRON
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Leavening. : YEAST
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Girl's nickname. : EVIE
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Like some cheese. : AGED
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In a lazy way. : IDLY
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Annul. : UNDO
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Some votes. : NOES
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Soap operas. : SOBSTORIES
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Caught, in a way. : ROPED
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Braque's field. : CUBISTART
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French number. : ONZE
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Lack. : NEED
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Hindu teacher. : GURU
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Exhibiting togetherness. : ARMINARM
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Pony. : TROT
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___-mutuel. : PARI
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Delphic attraction. : ORACLE
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Certain cards. : JOKERS
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Brownish yellow. : AMBER
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Tuesday: Fr. : MARDI
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Flowering plant. : BLUET
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Inter ___. : ALIA
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Stick on. : GLUE
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Bluefin. : TUNA
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Foreboding. : OMEN
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British decorations. : VCS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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