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New York Times, Saturday, April 9, 1966

31-Across : Marshal Michel.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,083
Across
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Catchall abbreviation. : MISC
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Letters. : ELLS
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Notices. : SPOTS
14
The third man. : ABEL
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Secure. : NAIL
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Tavern of Elizabethan days. : MITRE
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Vituperation. : INVECTIVE
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Noun suffix. : ITION
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With 36 and 52 Across, a quote from Horace. : FORCEWITHOUT
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Figure in French literature. : SARTRE
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Certain religious adherents. : DEISTS
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Name meaning watchful. (3) : IRA
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Surrender by deed. : REMISE
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Marshal Michel. : NEY
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Son of Montague. : ROMEO
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Recorded. : ONTAPE
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See 20 Across. : WISDOMFALLSOF
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Modern heat-resistant alloy. : CERMET
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The Moslems. : ISLAM
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Big business initials. : RCA
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Minister. : PARSON
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Point. : AIM
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Kind of vehicle. : HEARSE
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Check. : STIFLE
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See 20 Across. : ITSOWNWEIGHT
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Duke, for one. : TITLE
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Contrary. : OPPOSEDTO
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Statement of principles. : CREED
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State. : OHIO
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Post. : MAIL
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German novelist. : HESSE
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Catch. : LAND
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Tore. : SPED
Down
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Spring time in France. : MAI
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Son of, in some names. : IBN
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A few: Abbr. : SEV
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Fissure. : CLEFT
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Dish. : ENTREE
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Secular. : LAIC
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Wide-awake. : LIVE
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Lot: Colloq. : SLEW
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Deal a heavy blow. : SMITE
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Succinctness. : PITHINESS
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Futile. : OTIOSE
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Containing many fish, as a stream. : TROUTY
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One-time coins of Estonia. : SENTS
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Wear away. : CORRODE
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Completely satisfactory. : IDEAL
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Term of address. (3) : SIR
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Lined up. : AROW
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Branches: Biol. : RAMI
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Family member. : MOMMA
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Conclude. : INFER
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Photo copies, for short. : STATS
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Salad greens. : ESCAROLES
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Statue bases. : PLINTHS
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"For of all sad words of tongue ___ ... " : ORPEN
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Hero of Norse legend. : OLAF
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Miss. : FAIL
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Feminine title. : MME
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Go back. : RETIRE
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Exclusive groups. : CASTES
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American historian (1855–1912). : OSGOOD
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Obstacle of a sort. : HITCH
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European. : SWEDE
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Separate things. : ITEMS
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Yarn. : WOOL
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Hebrew measure. : EPHA
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Major Yangtze River port. : IPIN
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Skip, as a stone over water. : DAP
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Sleeper. : TIE
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Experienced. : OLD

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

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