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New York Times, Monday, January 17, 1966

23-Across : Mardi Gras festivity.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { H J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,001
Across
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Type of sugar. : BROWN
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Eccentric financier (1834-1916). : GREEN
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Triumph. : PREVAIL
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Glacé. : FROSTED
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Type of novel. : ROMANCE
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Stern. : AUSTERE
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Be indebted. : OWE
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Fan. : DEVOTEE
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Electrical unit. : REL
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Units. : ONES
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Mardi Gras festivity. : REVEL
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Indigo. : ANIL
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Harmonize with surroundings. : FITIN
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Fleur-de-___. : LIS
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Lots: Colloq. : SCADS
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Name meaning "the pious ones." : ESSENES
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Senses. : FEELS
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Conduce. : TEND
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Minstrel. : POET
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Newlywed. : BRIDE
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Sheepskin cap of Near East. : CALPACS
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Like the sea. : BRINY
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In favor of. : FOR
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Art department copies: Colloq. : STATS
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Long swinging stride. : LOPE
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Grayish blue. : PERSE
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Wrong. : EVIL
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Sheep. : EWE
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Basilisk. : SERPENT
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Suffix in zoological names. : INI
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Ringed. : ANNULAR
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Charge for moving goods. : CARTAGE
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Jiggly. : TEETERY
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Cleaner. : SCOURER
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Voice quality. : DRAWL
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Office worker. : TYPER
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Popular cake. : BROWNIE
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Convenes again : REMEETS
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Eggs: Lat. : OVA
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Rod. : WAND
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More pleasant. : NICER
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Thin broth. : GRUEL
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England's symbol. : ROSE
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Adjectival ending. : EST
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Unchangeable. : ETERNAL
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Galatea and Thetis. : NEREIDS
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Photographer's concern. : PROOF
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Razed. : LEVELED
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Mythical trio. : FATES
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Wisconsin beauty spot (with "The"). : DELLS
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Genus of sheep. : OVIS
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Vatican chapel. : SISTINE
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Material. : ACETATE
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In the have-not category. : NEEDY
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Percolates. : SEEPS
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Compass point. : NNE
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Coming next: Abbr. : FOL
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Units for astronomical distances. : PARSECS
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Toasted. : BROWNED
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Ager. : RIPENER
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Business abbreviation. : CORP
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Appetizer. : CAVIARE
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Highball: Brit. slang. : STINGER
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Cote sound. : BLEAT
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Type of boat. : FERRY
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Craftier. : SLIER
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What Margaret means. : PEARL
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Represent in a play. : ENACT
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Lot: Colloq. : SLEW
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City on the Hudson. : TROY
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Actress Hagen. : UTA
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Ram. : TUP

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

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