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New York Times, Wednesday, December 28, 1966

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { G K Q }, Scrabble score: 327 (avg 1.73)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 35.5 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,346
Across
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Half of a "bravo!" : HEAR
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States: Fr. : ETATS
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Home of the Bruins. : UCLA
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As well. : ALSO
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Element. : METAL
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Knot of wool. : NOIL
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Girl's name. : LOIS
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Curved mark over a vowel. : BREVE
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Experience. : HAVE
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Like the original. : LIFESIZE
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Summits. : APEXES
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Capable of. : UPTO
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Emperor. : CZAR
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Be eager for. : JUMPAT
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Live from ___. : DAYTODAY
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All fifty. : USA
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Organize. : SETUP
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Spanish numeral. : SIETE
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Baby girl: Sp. : NENA
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Loverly man. : ROMEO
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Select. : CULL
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Girl's nickname. : TRUDY
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River into the Seine. : MARNE
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Glengarry. : CAP
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Immediately. : ASSOONAS
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Superfluity. : EXCESS
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Crumbling castle. : RUIN
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Mug. : PHIZ
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Arrow poison. : CURARE
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Guards. : PROTECTS
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Spirited horse. : ARAB
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Singing group. : CHOIR
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Half of a locomotive. : CHOO
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Disappoint. : FAIL
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Paves the way. : EASES
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Hawaiian city. : HILO
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French pronoun. : ELLE
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European. : SWEDE
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Art department term. : STAT
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College building. : HALL
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Saint of Dec. 1. : ELOI
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"___ I cared!" : ASIF
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Stood. : ROSEUP
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Make resentful. : EMBITTER
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Third: It. : TERZO
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To ___. : ATEE
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Hebrew letter. : TAV
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Cheap. : SLEAZY
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Not grand. : UNHEROIC
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Importune. : COAX
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Wide-awake. : LIVE
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Brews. : ALES
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Resorts. : SPAS
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Butter portions. : PATS
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Nip-up. : CAPER
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Council, Spanish style. : JUNTA
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Consumers. : USERS
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Hand: Lat. : MANUS
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French writer. : DUMAS
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Tennis term. : DEUCE
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Gazetteer. : ATLAS
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Hounds' sounds. : YELPS
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Man ___. : TOMAN
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Very charming. : ADORABLE
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Small in importance: Colloq. : ONEHORSE
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Possessive. : YOUR
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Way out. : EXIT
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Relatives. : NIECES
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Europeans. : CZECHS
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Was curious. : PRIED
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Bistro. : CAFE
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Eurasian border river. : URAL
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Track. : RAIL
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Affectation. : POSE
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Voucher. : CHIT
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Weight in India. : TOLA
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Certain curtain decor. : SOOT
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Speaker's sound. : HAW

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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