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New York Times, Wednesday, June 1, 1966

46-Down : Operatic princess.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,136
Across
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Dry. : PARCH
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Manger. : CRIB
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Practice fielding. : SHAG
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Indian. : OMAHA
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Atmospheric prefix. : AERO
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Memorable Ernie. : PYLE
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Dating from birth. : NATAL
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Cleaner. : CHARWOMAN
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Quack. : CHARLATAN
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German name. : ERNST
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Cockney greeting. : ELLO
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Club symbol. : PIN
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Jockey's whip. : BAT
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Mariner's course. : NBE
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Pieces of land. : PARCELS
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Social insect. : BEE
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Capricorn, for one. : TROPIC
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"___ of troubles." : ASEA
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1941 declaration. : ATLANTICCHARTER
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Type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Irish county. : ULSTER
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Invite. : ASK
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Quadrille. : LANCERS
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French pronoun. : LES
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Potation. : ALE
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Prefix with state or gee. : APO
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Fad of the "in" group. : CAMP
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Business abbreviation. : ACCTS
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Pudding. : CHARLOTTE
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Eccentric: Colloq. : CHARACTER
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Anchor position. : ATRIP
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Forum garb. : TOGA
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Name meaning "archer." : IVAR
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Unkempt. : SEEDY
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Historic waterway. : SUEZ
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Buffalo Bill. : CODY
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Club officer: Abbr. : TREAS
Down
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Puerto Rican city. : PONCE
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Menotti boy. : AMAHL
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Tax assessment. : RATAL
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Ferryman of myth. : CHARON
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Carnegie, for one. : HALL
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Desert flowers. : CACTI
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Gay Nineties actress. : REHAN
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Where the Medes once lived. : IRAN
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City division: Abbr. : BOR
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Vehicle of the "in" group. : SPORTCAR
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Song of praise. : HYMN
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Wailing word. : ALAS
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Guy. : GENT
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Last. : WEAR
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Gun port. : APERTURE
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Man about town. : BACHELOR
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Military group. : BTN
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Ancient Briton. : PICT
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The latter: Sp. : ESTA
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Some Virginians. : LEES
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Channel island. : SARK
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Part of a pail. : BAIL
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Girl's name. : ETTA
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Vigor. : ELAN
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Paints. : OILS
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Coins: Abbr. : PCS
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"The rock" of bygone fame. : ALCATRAZ
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Exist. : ARE
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Operatic princess. : ELSA
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Sea duck. : SCOTER
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Leading. : AHEAD
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Evade. : PARRY
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"A billboard lovely as ___." : ATREE
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Peak near the Labyrinth. : MTIDA
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Man about London, 17th century. : PEPYS
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Simulates. : ACTS
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Cabbage: Fr. : CHOU
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Zoo feature. : CAGE
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Part of a peso: Abbr. : CTVO
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Shoe shape. : LAST
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The "Chief," for short. : CIC

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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