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New York Times, Wednesday, June 8, 1966

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 28.8
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,143
Across
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Eire locale. : COBH
5
Discard. : SCRAP
10
Flour pudding. : DUFF
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Mixture. : OLIO
15
Furry rodent. : CHINCHILLA
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Flirt. : OGLE
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Accustomed. : HABITUATED
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Best friend. : PAL
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Admits. : OWNS
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Cuts the speed. : SLOWS
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Napoleonic marshal. : MURAT
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Dole (out). : METE
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Began. : AROSE
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Given protection. : SHIELDED
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Most sprightly. : GAYEST
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___ of Pines. : ISLE
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Staccato mark. : DOT
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Chemical suffixes. : ANES
38
French port. : HAVRE
40
Weather word. : SNOW
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Capek play. : RUR
42
Except. : SAVE
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Roosevelt relative. : DELANO
45
Church books. : PSALTERS
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Still ___. : LIFES
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State of: Suffix. : NESS
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French title. : COMTE
52
Make baskets. : WEAVE
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Does housework. : MOPS
56
Greek letter. : RHO
59
Repeat an initial sound. : ALLITERATE
62
The third man. : ABEL
63
Exercise routine. : DAILYDOZEN
64
Drove. : HERD
65
Noun suffixes. : ENTS
66
Batik experts. : DYERS
67
Greek god. : ARES
Down
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Type of store: Colloq. : COOP
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Girl's name. : OLGA
3
Capital celebrity. : BILLMOYERS
4
Do farm work. : HOE
5
Unstressed vowel. : SCHWA
6
Musical compositions. : CHANTS
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Umbrella parts. : RIBS
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Cuckoo. : ANI
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Arithmetic abbreviation. : PCT
10
Made a call. : DIALED
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In the last month: Abbr. : ULTO
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Was gone with the wind. : FLEW
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Wigs and others. : FADS
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Move quickly: Colloq. : HUSTLE
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Raw materials. : ORES
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Functions. : USES
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Arab name for Egypt. : MISR
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Fished for congers. : EELED
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Seaweed product. : AGAR
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Increased. : RANUP
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Winter, in Paris. : HIVER
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American novelist. : EDNAFERBER
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Lorna of fiction. : DOONE
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"___ For Me." : THATS
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Small sizes. : TWOS
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Prayers. : AVES
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Vent. : SLIT
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Weather forecast. : SLEETY
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Slippery ___. : ELMS
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Smithy features. : ANVILS
47
Surf duck. : SCOTER
51
Begins. : OPENS
52
Go paddling. : WADE
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Gallic trait. : ELAN
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Came to rest. : ALIT
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Network. : MAZE
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Present. : HERE
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Early auto man. : OLDS
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Teacher's degree. : EDD
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Man's name. : ROY
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Exclamation. : AHA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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