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New York Times, Wednesday, September 14, 1966

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 24.8
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,241
Across
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Neck piece. : NAPE
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Side of bacon. : SLAB
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Ethereal fluid. : ICHOR
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Ammonia derivative. : AMIN
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City near Rangoon. : PEGU
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Former device for moving stage scenery. : SLOTE
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Guard, in London. : BEEFEATER
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"___ a Hot Tin Roof." : CATON
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Ready for action: Colloq. : ONTAP
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Bivouacked. : ENCAMPED
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Greasy spoon. : BEANERY
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Subject for a sculptor. : TORSO
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Twit. : TEASE
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Indian tribe. : PIUTES
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Querying sounds. : HEHS
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Lost in thought. : RAPT
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Colorful gems. : OPALS
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Old French coin. : ECU
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Expends. : PAYSOUT
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Annoyed exclamation. : TUT
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Protection. : ARMOR
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Times. : EONS
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Units of currency: Abbr. : DOLS
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Import from South America. : RUBBER
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Bungle. : MISDO
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Monkey's cousin. : LEMUR
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City on the Po. : CREMONA
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Namesakes of a famous coloratura. : AMELITAS
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Napery. : LINEN
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Stone: Lat. : LAPIS
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Fails, à la Broadway. : LAYSANEGG
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Appear. : ARISE
65
Legal move. : PLEA
66
Giant. : OGRE
67
Resorts to. : SEEKS
68
Large amount: Colloq. : HEAP
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Get under way. : SAIL
Down
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Very rich man. : NABOB
2
Agreeble. : AMENE
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Michelangelo group. : PIETA
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Les petits. : ENFANTS
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Dax or Evian. : SPA
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Hire out. : LET
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Askew. : AGEE
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Altered by heat. : BURNT
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Betrayer. : ISCARIOT
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Stops talking: Slang. : CLAMSUP
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Hard-to-handle issue. : HOTPOTATO
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Indian. : OTOE
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Tear. : REND
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Foil's cousin. : EPEE
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Law man: Slang. : COP
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Unusual: Lat. : RARA
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Belgian composer. : YSAYE
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Derby town. : EPSOM
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Jewish month. : ELUL
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Sibilant sounds. : SSTS
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Get news. : HEAR
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Color. : ECRU
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Something to eat, at times. : HUMBLEPIE
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Bracer. : TONIC
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House and lot. : PREMISES
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Large land mass. : USSR
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Cleopatra's Needle. : OBELISK
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Game. : DOMINOS
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Something to get out of. : RUT
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With 57 Down, a poet. : DELA
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Bunche. : RALPH
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Europe's second largest lake. : ONEGA
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Memorable movie name. : NEGRI
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Kind of cake. : ANGEL
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Woeful word. : ALAS
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See 49 Down. : MARE
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Bazaar. : SALE
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Voice vote : YEA
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Source of maple syrup. : SAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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