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New York Times, Friday, November 4, 1966

16-Across : Island group of the Philippines.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 79.7 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,292
Across
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Reptile, for short. : CROC
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Power source: Abbr. : ELEC
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Microscopic animal. : AMEBA
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Satin, in Italy. : RASO
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Flightly exclamation. : LALA
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Island group of the Philippines. : BATAN
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Not know from ___. : ADAM
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Troubles. : AILS
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Church pictures. : IKONS
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Comes first. : TAKESPRECEDENCE
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Wipes out. : ERASES
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Section. : AREA
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Delight. : TREAT
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___ de corps. : ESPRIT
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Stirring. : AFOOT
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Capricorn. : GOAT
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Tie, in a way. : ROPE
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___ Neuf, Paris bridge. : PONT
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Cries: Colloq. : BAWLS
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Leisure. : EASE
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Part of a yard. : INCH
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Famous pen name. : ELIA
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Supplementary. : ADDED
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Cattle. : STEERS
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Fountain in Rome. : TREVI
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Square column. : PIER
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Mathematical term. : VECTOR
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Not considered good enough. : OUTOFTHEPICTURE
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To no ___ (to no advantage). : AVAIL
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Travel route: Abbr. : ITIN
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Little one: Noun suffix : ILLA
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N. H. city. : KEENE
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Now: Lat. : NUNC
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Swan genus. : OLOR
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Seasons. : SALTS
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Heraldic term. : ENTE
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Knots in cotton fibers. : NEPS
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Box. : CRATE
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Weather Bureau equipment. : RADAR
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Honshu city. : OSAKA
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Speaks plainly. : COMESTOTHEPOINT
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Pass. : ELAPSE
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Retreat. : LAIR
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French pronoun. : ELLE
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Conspirator against Caesar. : CASCA
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Endures. : ABIDES
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Prognosticate. : MAKEAPREDICTION
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Part of Buckinghamshire. : ETON
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Place for a judge. : BANC
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Handle: Fr. : ANSE
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Noted muralist. : SERT
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___ Yisrael (Palestine). : ERETS
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Arab's head cord. : AGAL
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Namely. : TOWIT
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Way. : ROAD
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Latin pronoun. : IPSE
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___ off. : TEED
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Sacred bull. : APIS
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Source. : FONT
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Whenever. : ONCE
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Wing-shaped. : ALAR
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Hem in. : BESET
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With: Fr. : AVEC
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Garands. : RIFLES
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Indicate. : EVINCE
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Cologne's river. : RHINE
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Fine material. : TULLE
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Relative of a poop. : ORLOP
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Rises high. : REARS
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English horse race (with "the"). : OAKS
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Eye part. : UVEA
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Oriental weight. : TAEL
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Vingt-___. : ETUN
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Two cups. : PINT

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

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