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New York Times, Monday, January 10, 1966

67-Across : Trivial.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J V X Z }, Scrabble score: 314 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 5,994
Across
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Rumanian city. : IASI
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Western resort lake. : TAHOE
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Latin "to be." : ESSE
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Earth products. : ORES
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Tiny thing. : ATOMY
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Shade of blue. : AQUA
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Cousin of a shrinking violet? : WALLFLOWER
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Regrets. : RUES
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Describing 17 Across. : ALLALONE
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Natural. : INNATE
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Long hair. : MANE
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English hymn-writer. : HEBER
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Point in an orbit. : APSIS
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In excelsis ___. : DEO
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Ridge. : CREST
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Like many a good tune. : CATCHY
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Branch. : ARM
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German admiral. : SPEE
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Constellation. : ARA
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Wistful one. : YEARNER
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Degree. : EDD
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Pashas of old. : DEYS
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Zero. : NIL
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Put together (with "up"). : RIGGED
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Treaty group. : SEATO
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Hue. : DYE
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Overelaborate. : FUSSY
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Commonplace. : TRITE
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Victory. : PALM
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Roman school. : SCHOLA
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Apples. : WINESAPS
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The end of the line. : HOOK
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Scapegrace. : BLACKSHEEP
66
Summit. : ACME
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Trivial. : BANAL
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Gen. Wingate. : ORDE
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Is allotted (to). : GOES
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Sing, in a way. : YODLE
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Watches. : EYES
Down
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Siouan Indian. : IOWA
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Asian sea. : ARAL
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Retail. : SELL
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Moslem. : ISLAMIC
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Claw. : TALON
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Made amends. : ATONED
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Victor at Brandywine. : HOWE
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Botanical suffix. : OME
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High house. : EYRIE
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Wage recipients. : EARNERS
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Misfits. : SQUAREPEGS
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Tallow ingredient. : SUET
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Tranquillity. : EASE
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Tawdry. : FLASHY
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TV initials. : NBC
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Saddle pommel. : HORN
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Prep. schools. : ACADS
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Gay city. : PAREE
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Nonnomad, for one. : STAYATHOME
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Bird of a sort. : EARLY
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Chair: Lat. : SEDES
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Bear genus, c. 1907. : TEDDY
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Desire: Colloq. : YEN
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Sea: Fr. : MER
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Man Friday. : AIDE
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Plunders. : RIFLES
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Oarsmen. : STROKES
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Private eye. : GUMSHOE
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Motorist's purchase. : OIL
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Grand. : EPICAL
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Cat. : TABBY
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Joint. : ANKLE
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Heavy, rough nap. : SHAG
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Palm fruit. : COCO
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Baton. : WAND
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Unsubstantial: Poet. : AERY
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Suffix meaning feet. : PEDE
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Roman goddess of hope. : SPES
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Asiatic. : LAO

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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