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New York Times, Monday, August 29, 1966

28-Across : Certain double-parkers.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 14.3
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,225
Across
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Trade school course. : SHOP
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Joey, for one. : PAL
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Sound. : VALID
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Equal: Prefix. : PARI
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Biblical weed. : TARE
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Sidestep. : EVADE
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Bedouin's head cord. : AGAL
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Airplane squadron. : ESCADRILLE
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Diva Tebaldi. : RENATA
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Disencumber. : RID
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County in Scotland. : AYR
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Promoter. : ENTREPRENEUR
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Creator of Lorelei Lee. : LOOS
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Certain double-parkers. : TRUCKS
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Batman's first name. : ADAM
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Moppets. : TOTS
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Town near Salerno. : EBOLI
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Italian river, near Cassino. : LIRI
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Packs. : STOWS
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"Yes, ___," by Sammy Davis. : ICAN
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George Eliot's real name. : EVANS
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Cut. : SNIP
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Aquarium item. : TANK
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Jai alai. : PELOTA
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Concerning: Lat. : INRE
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"White elephant" affairs. : RUMMAGESALES
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Boise's county. : ADA
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Composition for two. : DUO
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Concurrence. : ASSENT
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Top project planner. : MASTERMIND
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Noun suffix. : IANA
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Liquid fat. : OLEIN
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City: Lat. : URBS
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Eager. : AVID
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Leaven. : YEAST
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Notice. : SEE
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Swarm, as of bees. : NEST
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Autoist's extra. : SPARE
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Famous golfer. : HAGEN
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Praying figure in art. : ORANT
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Hemingway character. : PILAR
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___ de deux. : PAS
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Curve. : ARC
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Ascertain. : LEARN
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Green growth. : VERDURE
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Prefix in bird words. : AVI
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Singing syllables. : LALA
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Vainly. : IDLY
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Whitetail. : DEER
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Tableware items. : TEAPOTS
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Health regimen. : DIET
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Wire: Abbr. : TEL
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Cheers (for). : ROOTS
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Baltic land. : ESTONIA
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___ in. : RUBIT
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Tropical shrub. : COCA
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Grand Wizard's group. : KLAN
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Kitchen item. : SINK
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Historic Syrian city. : ALEP
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Gainer. : DIVE
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Asian sea. : ARAL
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Child. : MINOR
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Playground item. : SWING
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Butters. : SPREADS
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Freshman. : STUDENT
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River on Manchurian border. : AMUR
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Letter. : ESS
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Greek god of ridicule. : MOMUS
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Of a continent. : ASIAN
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Depart. : LEAVE
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City near Dallas. : ENNIS
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Town: Ger. : STADT
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Formosa Strait port. : AMOY
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Dingle. : DALE
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On the briny. : ASEA
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Poetic contraction. : TIS
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Wrath. : IRE
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Helmsman's direction. : NBE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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