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New York Times, Friday, January 21, 1966

44-Across : Self-immolation, old Hindu custom.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { X }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 29.0
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,005
Across
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Carved emblem. : TOTEM
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Je ne ___ quoi. : SAIS
10
Large African lake. : CHAD
14
Animal related to the giraffe. : OKAPI
15
Time ___ half. : ANDA
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Nevada city. : RENO
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Certain kind of married woman. : GRASSWIDOW
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English composer of songs. : ARNE
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E. Indian timber tree. : SAL
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Abounding in certain grasses. : CANY
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Market place. : BAZAAR
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Blunt. : CURT
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Man's nickname. : RUDY
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Money in Ecuador. : SUCRES
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Last opera by Rimski-Korsakov. : LECOQDOR
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Zones. : AREAS
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Resort to. : SEEK
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City in Turkey. : URFA
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One of the genders: Abbr. : MASC
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People of Pisa: Abbr. : ITALS
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Certain notes. : IOUS
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Biblical giant. : ANAK
40
Plant. : MOSS
41
Heaven. : BLISS
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Point on which one is sensitive. : SORESPOT
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Self-immolation, old Hindu custom. : SUTTEE
45
Course. : ROAD
46
See 2 Down. : PODS
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Stringed instruments. : BANJOS
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Parched. : ARID
51
Vestment. : ALB
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Water, in Tia Juana. : AGUA
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Avert disaster. : SAVETHEDAY
58
At present: Lat. : NUNC
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Auspices. : EGIS
60
Equally. : ALIKE
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Receptionist's post. : DESK
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Pieces of turf. : SODS
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Term in math. : SINES
Down
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Outfits: Colloq. : TOGS
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Vegetable for soups and stews. : OKRA
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Afrikaans. : TAAL
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Electroplates: Abbr. : EPS
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Makes an error. : MISCUES
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Fictional adventurer (with "The"). : SAINT
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Presidential nickname. : ANDY
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Words of assent. : IDO
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Tenners. : SAWBUCKS
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Patchworks. : CRAZYQUILTS
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Olympic dweller. : HERA
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Garbo role. : ANNA
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Man of action. : DOER
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Conflicts. : WARS
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Stir. : ADO
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Excellent: Slang. : CRACKERJACK
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Dances. : REELS
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Muttonfish. : SAMAS
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Of the heavens: Prefix. : URANO
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Franck. : CESAR
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Smallest. : LEAST
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Right: Law. : DROIT
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Not a bit ___. : OFUSE
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Civet. : RASSE
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Got up. : STOOD
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Blind alleys. : IMPASSES
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Statues seen in India. : BUDDHAS
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Name for the Sault Ste. Marie canals. : SOO
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And ___ goes. : SOIT
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Crowd. : PRESS
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Brassard. : BAND
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Unpleasant ailment. : AGUE
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Poor Clares. : NUNS
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Eager. : AVID
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Tennis score. : ADIN
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Louise, for one. : LAKE
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Cricket runs. : BYES
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Past. : AGO
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Man's name. : ELI

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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