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New York Times, Friday, June 10, 1966

40-Across : Features of country houses.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 30.5
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,145
Across
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Dim effect. : BLUR
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Nonstop talker. : BORE
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Army man. : PFC
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Mame, for one. : ROLE
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Insurgent. : REBEL
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She: Fr. : ELLE
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Unpredictable, in a way. : ONAGAINOFFAGAIN
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Spanish noble. : GRANDEE
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Vault. : CRYPT
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Señorita's name. : INES
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Boy meets girl. : DATE
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Musical key. : AMINOR
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Most courteous. : POLITEST
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Accomplished. : DONE
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Collector's item. : CURIO
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Great American general. : LEE
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Old-fashioned admonition. : MINDYOURMANNERS
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Anger. : IRE
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Vestibule. : ENTRY
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Devilry. : EVIL
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Features of country houses. : TERRACES
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Ivanhoe's bride. : ROWENA
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Employer. : USER
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Opera role. : AIDA
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"___ Care." : IDONT
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Side of a coin having the main design. : OBVERSE
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Come-on men. : SIDESHOWBARKERS
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Conjunctions. : ANDS
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Perfect. : IDEAL
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The Darlings' dog. : NANA
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It is so. : YES
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Partner of needles. : PINS
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Upright. : JUST
Down
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Family member: Abbr. : BRO
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Far-reaching. : LONG
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Adjective suffix. : ULAR
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Got back. : REGAINED
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Czechoslovakian hero. : BENES
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Mitch Miller's instrument. : OBOE
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Ump's relative. : REF
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Pixie. : ELF
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Move, in a game. : PLAY
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Saucy: Colloq. : FLIP
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Coin. : CENT
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Cowboy. : RIDER
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Plumed bird. : EGRET
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___ Domini. : ANNO
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Movie director's command. : ACTION
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Ahead by as many holes as remain to be played: Golf. : DORMY
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Inter ___. : ALIA
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Concede. : ADMIT
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Silk fabric. : MOIRE
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The ___ circle. : INNER
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Sounds of contentment. : PURRS
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Lycée student. : ELEVE
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Finch. : SERIN
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Inventor Nikola. : TESLA
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More attractive. : CUTER
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Leaveners. : YEASTS
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Formerly. : ONCE
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Address for a Garden State resident. : NEWARKNJ
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Ancient writings. : RUNES
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Competitor. : RIVAL
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Breslau's river. : ODER
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Ancient titles. : ABBAS
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Britisher's exclamation. : ISAY
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Feast. : DINE
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"What's the ___?" : ODDS
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Welsh name. : OWEN
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Pail: Fr. : SEAU
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Sea birds. : ERNS
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Part of a cheer. : HIP
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I hate: Lat. : ODI
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Convened. : SAT

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2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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