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New York Times, Monday, December 12, 1966

18-Down : Maneuver.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,330
Across
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Flaming. : AFIRE
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Singing lady. : DIVA
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Captain of the Pequod. : AHAB
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Prepared, as apples. : CORED
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___ cry. : AFAR
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Far: Prefix. : TELE
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Modern aid for buyers. : CREDITCARD
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Surfeit. : SATE
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Try for office. : RUN
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Savoir-faire. : TACT
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Cricket team. : ELEVEN
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Western republic. : AMERICA
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Chinese name, in part. : ENLAI
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Temporary: Abbr. : INT
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Greek gulf. : ARTA
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Novel title. : SHE
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Inquiring about closely. : GOINGINTO
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Ordeal. : TRIAL
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Grain bristles. : AWNS
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Chord: It. : CORDA
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Take ___ view of. : ADIM
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Loses color. : FADES
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Skilled toolshop workers. : DIEMAKERS
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Calendar abbreviation. : FRI
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Musical finale. : CODA
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Honest ___. : ABE
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Narration. : STORY
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Hooded jackets for Arctic wear. : ANORAKS
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Elk. : WAPITI
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Ballet skirt. : TUTU
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Abbreviation on a memo. : FYI
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Space. : ROOM
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Sidewalk scooter. : SKATEBOARD
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Handle: Fr. : ANSE
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Whether ___. : ORNO
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Girl's nickname. : ESSIE
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Equal. : PEER
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Carps at one. : NAGS
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Eminent. : NOTED
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Capital of Ghana. : ACCRA
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Tribunal. : FORUM
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Daughter of Zeus. : IRENE
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Flushed. : RED
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Preparing copy. : EDITING
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Capital of East Pakistan. : DACCA
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"___ first you don't succeed ... " : IFAT
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Toulon's department. : VAR
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Eager. : ARDENT
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Bewildered. : ATSEA
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Atomized layer of upper atmosphere. : HEAVISIDE
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Old man, in Germany. : ALTE
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Auxiliary verb. : BEEN
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Maneuver. : TACTIC
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Old language: Abbr. : LLAT
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Wash out. : RINSE
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Wear away. : ERODE
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Entrance courts. : ATRIA
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Thin margin. : HAIR
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Trees. : ELMS
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Barbed spear. : GAFF
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Man ___. : OWAR
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Make unfit. : INDISPOSE
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Tame tropical sea bird. : NODDY
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Worker in the garden. : RAKER
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Lover, as they say it in Seville. : AMANTE
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Native of Perth. : SCOT
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___ Adhem. : ABOUBEN
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Prayer. : ORISON
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Stop watch. : TIMER
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Gas buggies. : AUTOS
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Pull ___ one. : AFAST
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___ eleison. : KYRIE
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Sympathized (with). : SIDED
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Do (up). : WRAP
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Tops. : AONE
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Flavor. : TANG
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Ape of India. : KRA
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Bear: Sp. : OSO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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