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New York Times, Tuesday, February 22, 1966

8-Down : Extending without end: Poet.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J X }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,037
Across
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Cuts down. : FELLS
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Muzzle. : NOSE
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Piece of wood. : SLAB
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Devoured. : ATEUP
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Anglo-Saxon letters. : ETHS
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Whitewall. : TIRE
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Free-for-all. : DONNYBROOK
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Shade of blue. : AQUA
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Obstacle. : SNAG
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Finished. : OVER
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Forms a film, as in fermenting. : SCUMS
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Disconcert: Colloq. : FAZE
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Complacent one. : EGOTIST
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Plant rarity. : ALBINO
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Like some diamonds. : FLAWED
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Exult. : BOAST
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Nothing: Fr. : RIEN
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Peak. : ALP
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Quintessential. : OFTHEFIRSTWATER
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___ degree. : NTH
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Prayers. : AVES
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___ time. : ATONE
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Bonneted. : HATTED
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The man who "was here." : KILROY
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Fellow man. : BROTHER
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Mens ___ ... : SANA
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Motorist's choice. : ROUTE
51
False god. : BAAL
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Ingenuous: Fr. : NAIF
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Otherwise. : ELSE
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Spring period. : EASTERTIDE
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Porters. : ALES
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Catch ___. : ONTO
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Undercover one. : HIDER
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With few exceptions. : MOST
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Companion of bones. : SKIN
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Great quantity. : OCEAN
Down
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Ephemeral things. : FADS
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Shelley's alma mater. : ETON
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River into the Arctic. : LENA
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Dipnoan. : LUNGFISH
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Popular figure in fiction. : SPY
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Strength. : NERVE
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Sioux. : OTOE
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Extending without end: Poet. : SHORELESS
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Alaskan: Abbr. : ESK
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Sweet spice used in incense. : STACTE
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Settler of an estate. : LIQUIDATOR
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Jack-in-the-pulpits. : ARUMS
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Quadruped. : BEAST
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Fellow: Slang. : BOZO
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Broadcast. : SOW
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___ meridiem. : ANTE
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Thomas Wolfe character. : GANT
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___ marché (cheap): Fr. : ABON
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Gallery. : LOFT
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Features of beaches. : BATHHOUSES
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Excited. : FIRED
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Where artists like to paint. : RIVERBANK
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Soft fabric. : LENO
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Victim. : PREY
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Destiny. : FATE
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Cart, old style. : WAIN
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See 65 Across. : ATLANTIC
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Certify. : ATTEST
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___ thing. : THE
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Cabbage. : KALE
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Sunfish. : BREAM
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Juvenile hero of 19th century. : ROLLO
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Repressed: Colloq. : SATON
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Wine city of Italy. : ASTI
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Part of A.D.C. : AIDE
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Fancy. : IDEA
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Polypody. : FERN
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Dawn goddess. : EOS
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Greek letter. : RHO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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