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New York Times, Saturday, September 10, 1966

9-Across : Bartletts.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { F J K Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 43.9
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,237
Across
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Vestments. : ALBS
5
"The Ancient Mariner," for one. : RIME
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Bartletts. : PEARS
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Venison. : MEAT
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Indigo. : ANIL
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Liquids, used in pharmacy. : AQUAS
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Fierce fish. : BARRACUDA
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Premonition: Colloq. : HUNCH
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Old-time status of the atom. : INDIVISIBILITY
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Bamboo stem. : CANE
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Sultanate. : OMAN
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Combat mission. : SORTIE
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Literary ridicule. : TRAVESTY
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Wagon shaft. : THILL
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Hindu title. : SWAMI
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Current front page port. : HUE
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Facile. : EASY
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Taunts. : TWITS
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Agave fiber. : PITA
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Rather than. : ERE
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Belgian city. : LIEGE
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National League All-Star. : AARON
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Gives back. : RESTORES
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Fall-blooming flowers. : ASTERS
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Aid's partner. : ABET
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Feminine ending. : ETTE
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Part of the Southwest. : TEXASPANHANDLE
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Dogmatic assertion. : DIXIT
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Divert. : ENTERTAIN
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Act dramatically: Colloq. : EMOTE
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Amenhotep's object of worship : ATEN
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Outside: Prefix. : ECTO
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Surrendered. : CEDED
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Gentlemen. : SIRS
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Labor leader, 1855–1926. : DEBS
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Both: Prefix. : AMBI
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Spate. : LEAN
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Ancient Celtic singer. : BARD
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In an exact way. : STRICTLY
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Wisconsin city. : RACINE
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Employed to some purpose. : INUSE
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South of France. : MIDI
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Complicated. : ELABORATE
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Iran dynasty. : PAHLAVI
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Horse. : EQUINE
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Family member. : AUNT
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Piquant. : RACY
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Quiet. : SSH
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Be of use to. : AVAIL
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Mosque officials. : IMAMS
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Bullock. : STEER
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Illinois airport. : OHARE
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Appears. : RISES
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Shoots. : TWIGS
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British county. : SHIRE
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Tram. : TUTOR
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Brings forth young, as sheep. : YEANS
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Climbing plants. : SWEETPEAS
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Wears out the patience of. : TIRES
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Having exclusive rights. : PATENTED
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Having roundish projections. : LOBATED
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"___ Is Born." : ASTAR
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Volcanic rock. : TAXITE
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Scene of first modern Olympic Games. : ATHENS
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Join. : ENTER
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Clock. : TIME
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : EXOD
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Opposed: Colloq. : ANTI
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Cyprinoid fish. : DACE
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College degree. : LITB
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Biblical patriarch. : ENOS
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Calendar abbreviation. : DEC

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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