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New York Times, Wednesday, October 26, 1966

17-Across : In the form of a decree.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 44, Cheaters: 20, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 57.0 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,283
Across
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Tools. : SAWS
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Small amount. : DRAM
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Constellation in the Milky Way. : AQUILA
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Did a plasterer's job. : CEILED
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Soothsayer, old style. : ARUSPEX
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Ancient region on the Adriatic. : ILLYRIA
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Undersized: Dial. : SMA
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In the form of a decree. : EDICTAL
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One of the Leagues. : IVY
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Pulls. : TOWS
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Full of pity. : SORRY
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Notion: Fr. : IDEE
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Bothered. : IRKED
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Animal sound. : MAA
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Rabbit and fox of folklore. : BRERS
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Great violinist of Belgium. : YSAYE
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Overtaxes. : STRAINS
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Plants thought to have medicinal qualities. : SELFHEALS
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Spun. : WHIRLED
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Impatient utterance. : PSHAW
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Gratings. : GRIDS
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Dip bait. : DIB
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Big business routine. : AUDIT
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Baptism, for one. : RITE
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Long for. : COVET
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Colorless. : PALE
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Possessive pronoun. : ITS
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Region in the news. : FAREAST
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Not fancy: Abbr. : PLN
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___ Kempis, 15th-century scholar. : THOMASA
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New Jersey river. : RARITAN
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Habituates. : ENURES
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Campaigns. : DRIVES
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Scenes of school activities. : GYMS
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Type of nail. : SPAD
Down
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Complains: Colloq. : SQUAWKS
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European country: Abbr. : AUS
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Dry. : WIPE
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Vehicles. : SLEDS
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Postpone. : DELAY
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Streamlet. : RILL
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Like a certain beverage. : ALY
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Connecticut city. : MERIDEN
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Arsenal. : ARMORY
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Self-evident statement. : AXIOM
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Acid salt. : CITRATE
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Sundry. : DIVERS
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Italian wine. : ASTI
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Votes. : AYES
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Submarine maneuver. : CRASHDIVE
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Popular vacation place. : SEASIDE
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Get one's ___ (be angered): Colloq. : IRISHUP
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Colorists. : DYERS
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Tropical American tree. : BALSA
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Pipe joint. : ELL
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Knock. : RAP
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Soft felt hats. : FEDORAS
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Contort. : WRITHE
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Pop tune. : HITSONG
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Did a musician's job. : ADAPTED
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Novelist Cather and others. : WILLAS
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Rough stuff. : GRIT
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Defy. : BEARD
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State: Abbr. : TENN
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Situations. : CASES
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Absolute rulers. : TSARS
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Country place. : FARM
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Voyage. : TRIP
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Very, in Spain. : MUY
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Yellow bugle. : IVA

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

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