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New York Times, Thursday, March 24, 1966

6-Down : Needle case.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { W Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 40.0
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,067
Across
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Holy. : SAINTED
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Perform an angler's maneuver. : REELOUT
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In series: Fr. : ENSUITE
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On the way: Fr. : ENROUTE
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People at a cocktail party, for instance. : ROOMFUL
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Women. : FAIRSEX
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Naval abbreviation. : ADM
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Split. : FISSURED
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___ Piper. : PIED
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Norse name. : ARNE
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Pats. : DABS
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Beige. : ECRU
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Wire nail. : BRAD
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Eccentricity. : QUIRK
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Defeats. : ROUTS
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___ school. : SUNDAY
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Retort. : RIPOSTE
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In dispute. : ATISSUE
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Medium's revelation. : ORACLE
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Plant and animal life in a region. : BIOTA
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Music maker. : BANJO
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Bream's cousin. : CARP
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City of Honshu. : NARA
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Grafted: Her. : ENTE
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Recreation place in Paris. : PARC
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Nieuport's river. : YSER
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Mexican border river. : RIOBRAVO
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School course: Abbr. : SCI
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Embark. : SETSAIL
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Showy perennials. : DAHLIAS
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According to rule: Fr. : ENREGLE
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In a group: Fr. : ENMASSE
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End. : PLAYOUT
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Namesakes of Teresa. : TESSIES
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Poncho's companion. : SERAPE
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Rising: Med. : ANODIC
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Term in chemistry. : ISOMER
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Old Testament Book: Abbr. : NUM
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Pet. : TIFF
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Needle case. : ETUI
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Dance system of calisthenics. : DELSARTE
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Money of a kind. : REFUND
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Finnish lake. : ENARE
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___ Canal. : ERIE
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Noted Irish poet-playwright. : LORDDUNSANY
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Adjectival suffix. : OUS
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Shoshone. : UTE
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Nickname for a cowboy. : TEX
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Relatives of Mmes. : SRAS
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Large, red hog. : DUROCJERSEY
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Visual ___. : AIDS
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Brew, in Germany. : BRAU
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Kind of terrier. : SKYE
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Island in the Firth of Clyde. : BUTE
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Cease. : QUIT
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Formerly Christiania. : OSLO
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See 31 Down. : STOP
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Toga. : ROBE
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Country bordering the Caspian. : IRAN
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Puff of an engine. : PANT
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Part of the Colorado Springs scene. : AIRCADET
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British lawyer: Abbr. : BARR
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Part of a suspension bridge. : CABLET
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Birthplace of St. Francis. : ASSISI
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Put a new cover on. : RECASE
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Begins. : ARISES
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Doughboy's comrade. : POILU
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Role in classic drama. : IAGO
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Windmill arm. : VANE
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Units in electricity. : OHMS
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Month: Abbr. : SEP
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Photographer's abbreviation. : ENL
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Refrain syllable. : TRA
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___ Vegas. : LAS

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

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