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New York Times, Wednesday, January 19, 1966

42-Across : Most knowing.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,003
Across
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Advisory group. : STAFF
6
Wheel or tiller. : HELM
10
Bard of old. : SCOP
14
TV term. : AUDIO
15
Solo. : ARIA
16
___ sure. : TOBE
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Geographic area. : FRIGIDZONE
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Off balance. : ALOP
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Adjectival suffix. : ENT
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Lixiviums. : LYES
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Cowboy's gear. : SADDLE
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Crystallize: Colloq. : JELL
25
Moral. : ETHIC
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Girl's name. : FRIEDA
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Weapons. : FIREARMS
32
Broadway name. : LUNT
33
Book by Paul Gauguin. : NOANOA
35
Gobble. : EAT
36
Cinders. : ASHES
38
Music-maker. : UKE
39
Newspaper section. : DRAMA
41
Equal: Prefix. : ISO
42
Most knowing. : WISEST
45
Oriental ruler. : AMIR
46
Draws back. : RETRACTS
48
Stable. : HORSES
50
Lures. : WILES
51
Devoted. : TRUE
52
Newspaper section. : TRAVEL
54
Fold up. : SHUT
55
Convene. : SIT
58
Innkeeper: Fr. : HOTE
59
One definition of happiness. : AWARMPUPPY
62
Customer. : USER
63
Title. : NAME
64
Marked by: Suffix. : ULOSE
65
Evening: It. : SERA
66
Formulated. : DREW
67
Wigs, 18th cen. style. : TETES
Down
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Sound's partner. : SAFE
2
Veer. : TURN
3
Entrance. : ADIT
4
Fruit. : FIG
5
Blocked. : FOILED
6
Eye shade. : HAZEL
7
Cupid. : EROS
8
Chinese name. : LIN
9
VIP in music. : MAESTRO
10
Amphitheaters. : STADIA
11
Beauty aids. : COLDCREAMS
12
Agora coin. : OBOL
13
Name of movie fame. : PEPE
18
Contemporary poet. : DYLAN
23
Leading. : AHEAD
24
Leap, in ballet. : JETE
25
German article. : EINES
26
Special talent. : FLAIR
27
Ballet ___. : RUSSE
28
Beset by troubles. : INHOTWATER
29
Improvises, in jazz. : FAKES
30
A First Lady. : MAMIE
31
Features. : STARS
34
Ejects. : OUSTS
37
Low, marshy ground. : SWALE
40
Uncommon. : RARE
43
Atlantic island. : ICELAND
44
Play a stringed instrument. : THRUM
47
Famous muralist. : RIVERA
49
Production. : OUTPUT
51
Cast. : THREW
52
So. : THUS
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Vin ___. : ROSE
54
Alike. : SAME
55
Catch sight of. : SPOT
56
___ dixit. : IPSE
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Nautical ropes. : TYES
60
Struggle. : WAR
61
Diminutive suffix. : ULE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 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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