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New York Times, Saturday, April 2, 1966

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 56.0 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,076
Across
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Took a downward turn. : SLID
5
Dice player's term. : FADES
10
Thunder sound. : CLAP
14
Route. : LANE
15
Tree climber. : LIANA
16
___ hoop. : HULA
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What call-ups bring. : ACTIVEDUTY
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Chemical compound. : ACID
20
Groused. : BEEFED
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Bride's traditional nemesis. : BISCUITS
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A Beatle. : RINGO
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House or home. : ROOF
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Two-fisted. : MASCULINE
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Down from. : OFFOF
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Venomous one. : ASP
34
Ciertamente! : SISI
35
Be to one's liking. : PLEASE
36
Slant: Abbr. : DIAG
38
Prominent Italian Socialist. : NENNI
40
Surface irregularity. : RISE
41
An old sport. : RACING
43
A whole lot. : TONS
45
Characteristic nickname. : RED
46
One who bears watching. : ENEMY
47
What natives seldom see. : THESIGHTS
49
Hawaiian song or chant. : MELE
51
Girl's name. : DELIA
52
Dressing tables. : VANITIES
56
From time ___. : TOTIME
59
Of the ear. : OTIC
60
Like some hares or dogs. : SHORTEARED
62
An instant. : WINK
63
Flycatcher. : PEWEE
64
Hawaiian goose. : NENE
65
Inviting word. : STAY
66
Mister, to many. : SENOR
67
Stettin's river. : ODER
Down
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Piece of wood. : SLAB
2
Curtain material. : LACE
3
Future challenge for NASA. : INTERSPACE
4
Godlike. : DEIFIC
5
Tyro. : FLEDGLING
6
What many countries need. : AID
7
Apply freely. : DAUB
8
Complete. : ENTIRE
9
Authority. : SAYSO
10
Portable, open-top stove. : CHAUFFER
11
Popular Washingtonian. : LUCI
12
Settled. : ALIT
13
Launching platforms. : PADS
18
Site of recent space probe. : VENUS
22
Unenthusiastic. : COOL
24
Seine tributary. : OISE
26
See 54 Down. : MADRE
27
Easterner. : ASIAN
28
One inning. : NINTH
30
Favorite. : FAIRHAIRED
31
Caucasian Aryan. : OSSET
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Gratifies. : FEEDS
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Bowling alley employe. : PINSETTER
37
Full of new devices: Slang. : GIMMICKY
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Entered a denial. : NOED
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Word heard in the U.N. : NYET
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"Waters of ___," Merton book. : SILOE
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Giggle. : TEEHEE
48
Spanish gypsy. : GITANO
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Speech faults. : LISPS
52
Promises. : VOWS
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Keep ___ (persist in doing a job). : ATIT
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Child of 26 Down. : NINA
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Scattered. : SOWN
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Word on the wall. : MENE
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River into the Fulda. : EDER
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Old auto. : REO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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