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New York Times, Monday, February 14, 1966

38-Across : Rabbit's foot.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { G J Q }, Scrabble score: 346 (avg 1.85)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 25.3
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,029
Across
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Luxury ship. : YACHT
6
Gullible one. : DUPE
10
Side dish. : SLAW
14
Jamaican voodoo. : OBEAH
15
Corn lily. : IXIA
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Central point. : NODE
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Boy meets girl. : RENDEZVOUS
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Seep slowly. : OOZE
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Malayan isthmus. : KRA
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Clothing. : WEAR
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Beefeaters. : YEOMEN
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Place for a dance. : BARN
25
City in Siberia. : OMSK
26
Notable singer. : CARUSO
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Railroaders. : BRAKEMEN
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Lucky folk (with "the"). : IRISH
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Take wing. : SOAR
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Romeo, for one. : ROLE
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Holiday, British style. : VAC
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Crowded. : THICK
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Rabbit's foot. : PAW
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Scarlet bird. : IBIS
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Foolhardy. : RASH
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Puts to flight. : ROUTS
44
Center of attraction. : CYNOSURE
46
Actor Audie. : MURPHY
47
Culinary herb. : LEEK
48
Site of Baylor University. : WACO
49
Blot up. : ABSORB
52
"___ Side ... " : EAST
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Brazilian border river. : APA
56
Father of Hel. : LOKI
57
Gay blade. : LADYKILLER
60
Etats ___. : UNIS
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Pound or ounce. : UNIT
62
Out in the open. : OVERT
63
Noun suffix. : MENT
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This: Sp. : ESTO
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Classy. : NIFTY
Down
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English county. : YORK
2
But: Ger. : ABER
3
Roman midday meal. : CENA
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Experienced. : HAD
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Estuary of east England. : THEWASH
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Relative of a love seat. : DIVAN
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Wife: Lat. : UXOR
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More: It. : PIU
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See 6 Across. : EASYMARK
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Game of pool. : SNOOKER
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Come into sight. : LOOM
12
Bladed tool. : ADZE
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Think, old style. : WEEN
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Weather word. : ZERO
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River of Scotland. : ESK
24
___ boy. : BUS
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Mountain spinach. : ORACH
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Municipal. : CIVIC
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Sheik's domain. : ARABY
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Toxic protein. : RICIN
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Western capital. : BOISE
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Finish: Colloq. : MOPUP
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Port of Israel. : ELATH
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Paperboy: Colloq. : NEWSY
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Whiz. : SHARK
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Very loyal. : TRUEBLUE
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Guest artist. : SOLOIST
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Fracas: Colloq. : RUCTION
43
Coronado's quest. : ORO
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Old Italian title. : SER
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Domino. : MASK
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"The ___ a man's heart ... " : WAYTO
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Old grad. : ALUM
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Rib. : BONE
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Hide. : SKIN
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Do paper work. : EDIT
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Hebrew letter. : ALEF
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Forward. : PERT
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Bohemian. : ARTY
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Solution: Abbr. : ANS
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1st cen. date. : LVI

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

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