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New York Times, Saturday, November 5, 1966

49-Down : 3rd-cen. date.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { J K Q }, Scrabble score: 358 (avg 1.92)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 32.1
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,293
Across
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Leaf division. : LOBE
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Until: Sp. : HASTA
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Patch. : SPOT
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___ about. : ONOR
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Put ___ to. : ASTOP
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Believe, old style. : TROW
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Alexis, for one. : CZAR
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Talk with great emotion. : RHAPSODIZE
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Sand trap or bunker. : HAZARD
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Captured: Scot. : TAEN
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Letter. : ZEE
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Wild sheep of India. : NAYAUR
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French co. : CIE
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Polish city. : LODZ
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Sub rosa. : SECRETLY
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Play on words. : PUN
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Biblical prophet. : ELISHA
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___ Shan, Asian range. : TIEN
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Menu item. : ENTREE
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Elegant: Slang. : FLOSSY
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Common symptom. : ACHE
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Cunning. : ASTUTE
47
State: Abbr. : TEX
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Political supporters of sorts. : HENCHMEN
50
Cup, Scottish style. : TASS
52
Case in grammar: Abbr. : VOC
53
Open, as a letter. : UNSEAL
55
Nautical rope. : TYE
57
Name of movie fame. : LADD
59
Part of AEC. : ATOMIC
63
Precursors. : HARBINGERS
66
Familiar admonition. : NONO
67
Ship of myth. : ARGO
68
French assembly. : SENAT
69
Notable French writer. : ZOLA
70
That hurricane. : INEZ
71
Carpenters' tools. : ADZES
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Variety of agate. : ONYX
Down
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Lomond. : LOCH
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Doubloon. : ONZA
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Ruth's spouse. : BOAZ
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Thing to do today. : ERRAND
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Robust. : HARDY
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Wood. : ASH
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Oscars, for example. : STATUES
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Ruler. : TOPARCH
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Church recess. : APSE
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Theological degree. : STD
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Award schedules. : PRIZELISTS
12
Exude moisture. : OOZE
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Bird's note. : TWEE
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Quondam. : ONCE
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Remove decks (of a ship). : RAZEE
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___ was saying ... : ASI
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Give ___ (scold): Colloq. : ITTO
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Menu heading. : LUNCH
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___ of (about to). : ONTHEVERGE
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Float. : RAFT
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Assents. : YESES
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Kind of soup. : PEA
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Rachel's sister. : LEAH
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Greek goddess. : NYX
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City on the Truckee. : RENO
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"___, c'est moi." : LETAT
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Blurred. : SMUDGED
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Literary bias, from the German. : TENDENZ
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Young'___. : UNS
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3rd-cen. date. : CCLI
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Stagg of football fame. : ALONZO
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Near and Far. : EASTS
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Asian language. : THAI
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Tale. : YARN
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Handle: Lat. : ANSA
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Satellite. : MOON
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Intimately. : INLY
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Wheedle. : COAX
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Dickens' pseudonym. : BOZ
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Girl's name. : RAE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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