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New York Times, Friday, July 29, 1966

29-Down : Busy as ___.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 48.7
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,194
Across
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Things to mind, in a saying. : PSANDQS
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Silence. : MUFFLE
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Golf term. : HOLEOUT
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Cut of meat. : SIRLOIN
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Qualified voter. : ELECTOR
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Arriving. : INBOUND
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Direction. : WEST
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Fling. : TOSS
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Country estate. : ACRES
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Expert. : ADEPT
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Sketches. : INKS
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Like England of olde. : MERRIE
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Type of 15 Across. : RARE
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Farm product. : EGG
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Walk ___. : ONAIR
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___ libre. : CUBA
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Las Vegas game. : FARO
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Imaginary line on the earth's surface. : MAGNETICEQUATOR
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Impulse. : URGE
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Become joined. : YOKE
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Kitchen aid. : SIEVE
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Witness. : SEE
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___ Domini. : ANNO
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German gentlemen. : HERREN
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British title. : DAME
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Entertain. : FEAST
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Assertion. : SAYSO
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From a distance. : AFAR
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Cereal grass. : RICE
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Native of a New York city. : ELMIRAN
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Exulted (over). : GLOATED
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Mozart's middle name. : AMADEUS
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Arrival. : LANDING
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Pictures in the Louvre. : MANETS
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Understanding: Fr. : ENTENTE
Down
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Hot-weather word. : PHEW
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Flatfish. : SOLE
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Pub sign. : ALES
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Juicy fruit. : NECTARINE
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Part of an "i." : DOT
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One who is cited. : QUOTEE
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Hone. : STROP
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Short time: Abbr. : MIN
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Suave. : URBANE
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Pastor's charge. : FLOCK
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Car or sports plane. : FOURSEATER
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Insulate. : LINE
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Wraps up. : ENDS
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Family member. : SIS
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Removed. : STRUCKOFF
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To say: Fr. : DIRE
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Neighbor of Kuwait. : IRAQ
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Greek god of mockery. : MOMUS
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Finnish lake. : ENARE
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Hero of Riley poem. : RAGGEDYMAN
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Busy as ___. : ABEE
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Orchard. : GROVE
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Bridge authority. : GOREN
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Plant bud. : CION
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Price fixing. : FAIRTRADE
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Newcastle's river. : TYNE
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Puts to work. : USES
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Love knot, old style. : AMORET
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Former Supreme Court Justice. : HARLAN
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Out of the way. : ASIDE
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Two strokes under par. : EAGLE
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Furrow. : SEAM
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Girl's name. : ALMA
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Solution: Abbr. : ANS
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Have ___ for. : ITIN
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Coin. : CENT
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Sharpness. : EDGE
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European land: Abbr. : AUS
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Part of Canada: Abbr. : ONT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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