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New York Times, Wednesday, December 14, 1966

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { G X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 26.0
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,332
Across
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Cards. : JOKERS
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Sealskin canoes. : KAYAKS
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Indefinite future time. : ONEDAY
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Ape. : IMITATE
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Digestive enzyme. : PEPSIN
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A religious. : CENOBITE
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Illuminated. : LIT
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Aspects. : LOOKS
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Breakwaters. : MOLES
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Apple of one's eye. : IDOL
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Fancy. : DREAM
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Defeat or excel. : BEST
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Pram pushers. : NANAS
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Reliquary. : ARCA
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Recipe instruction. : STIR
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Ship's main timber. : KEEL
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Letters. : ENS
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Chinese pagoda. : TAA
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Sharp shrill sound. : SQUEAL
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Man's name. : ANTONY
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Large cask. : TUN
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___ amis. : MES
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Egyptian mythical creator. : PTAH
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Hand tool. : RAKE
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Nine, in Italy. : NOVE
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Oriental dish. : PILAF
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Actor Tamiroff. : AKIM
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Tilted. : ALIST
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California city. : NAPA
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Shreds. : WISPS
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Frolicsome. : ANTIC
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School in Troy, N. Y.: Abbr. : RPI
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Old Roman coin. : SESTERCE
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School book. : READER
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Salesman's concern. : REORDER
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Make fast, old style. : ENSEAL
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Elegantly clad. : DRESSY
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First word of marriage rite. : DEARLY
Down
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Missouri city. : JOPLIN
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Indian tribe. : ONEIDA
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Persevered. : KEPTON
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Wynn and others. : EDS
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Complain violently. : RAIL
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Council. : SYNOD
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Small engine in a boat. : KICKER
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Lowest throw at dice. : AMESACE
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Yang and ___. : YIN
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Particle. : ATOM
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Popular cookout dish. : KABOBS
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Weapon. : STILETTO
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Annual, as winds. : ETESIAN
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Lost dog or cat. : ESTRAY
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Test type. : ORAL
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Geneva. : LAKE
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___-arms (soldier). : MANAT
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Hem's relative. : SEAM
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Name of an Italian queen. : ELENA
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Speak sharply. : SNAP
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Proverbial back-breakers. : STRAWS
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More shivery. : QUAKIER
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Like sweet sixteen? : UNKISSED
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Slender. : THIN
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Comforts. : SOLACES
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Annoying one. : PEST
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Caveat ___ (let the buyer beware). : EMPTOR
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Kind of greenhouse. : VINERY
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Pantry. : LARDER
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Urgent request. : APPEAL
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Moderately. : FAIRLY
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Weary. : TIRED
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Withered. : SERE
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Recent: Suffix. : CENE
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Highways: Abbr. : RDS
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Al Jolson's first name. : ASA

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

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