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New York Times, Tuesday, January 11, 1966

47-Across : Bridegroom.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 5,995
Across
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Ut ___ (as directed): Lat. abbr. : DICT
5
Preschoolers. : TOTS
9
English race track. : ASCOT
14
Actor Sharif. : OMAR
15
Cyma recta. : OGEE
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Sawfish's snout. : SERRA
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River of Normandy. : ORNE
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New York City landmark. : GRANTSTOMB
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Item of income. : REVENUE
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Be beholden to. : OWE
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Modern: Prefix. : NEO
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Nipa palm. : ATAP
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Shakespearean role. : PROSPERO
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Early Greek writer. : AESOP
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Smart: Colloq. : CLASSY
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Speak like a child. : LISP
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Brazil's neighbor: Abbr. : URU
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Girl, in the good old days. : TOMBOY
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Fury. : IRE
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Famous movie horse. : TRIGGER
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Poetic conjunction. : ERE
40
Play by Sardou. : FEDORA
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Roof angle. : HIP
43
Poker term. : CALL
44
State. : KANSAS
46
Ruthless. : CRUEL
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Bridegroom. : BENEDICT
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Baby coach. : PRAM
51
Nepal peak. : API
52
War area of 1944. : ETO
53
Weapon in civil rights struggle. : BOYCOTT
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Doorkeepers. : CONCIERGES
59
Region of the patella. : KNEE
60
Theater of old. : ODEON
61
Danube tributary. : ENNS
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Millay. : EDNA
63
Homes of a kind. : NESTS
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Tenderfoot. : DUDE
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Secretary. : DESK
Down
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French window. : DOOR
2
Hungarian name. : IMRE
3
Took a poll. : CANVASSED
4
Place for 63 Across. : TREETOP
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Dress: Colloq. : TOGUP
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Bugaboo. : OGRE
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Kind of rose. : TEA
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Dueña, perhaps. : SENORA
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Appraiser. : ASSESSOR
10
Social group. : SET
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Harridan. : CRONE
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Abalone. : ORMER
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Forbidden. : TABOO
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Dance. : TWOSTEP
21
Pile of velvet. : NAP
25
Old-style headwear: Colloq. : PLUGHAT
26
English statesman of the 1600's. : PYM
27
Arabic letter. : ALIF
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Innisfail. : EIRE
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Dernier ___. : CRI
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Opaque mineral. : URANITE
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Fashionable society. : BEAUMONDE
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Fillet on a crest. : ORLE
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Rhythmic cheer. : YELL
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Used cars. : TRADEINS
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Yanks. : GIS
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Slangy "yes." : OKE
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Made (a joke): Slang. : CRACKED
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Made a point. : SCORED
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Watchword. : CRY
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English scientist of the 1200's. : BACON
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Style of lyric verse. : EPODE
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Certain teams. : NINES
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Outlaw's nemesis. : POSSE
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Curve. : BEND
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Greenbacks. : TENS
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Oriental tree. : TEAK
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Small house: Poet. : COT
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Wildebeest. : GNU

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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