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New York Times, Monday, January 24, 1966

49-Across : Sports events.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,008
Across
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Bighorn. : SHEEP
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Adm. Nelson's lady. : EMMA
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Pigeon's extinct cousin. : DODO
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Put off until later. : WAIVE
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"Ich ___," Prince of Wales' motto. : DIEN
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King of Norway. : OLAF
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Intended. : AIMED
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Cleopatra's maid. : IRAS
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Let loose. : VENT
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Useful item on the farm. : GRINDSTONE
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Noun suffix. : ENCE
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Records. : LPS
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Inscribed. : WRITTEN
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Light, old style. : GASJET
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Gift for 20th anniversary. : CHINA
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Thrills for the Met set. : ARIAS
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Agreed. : COINCIDED
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Lots. : MANY
37
Arctic air base. : THULE
38
Be bested or worsted. : LOSE
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Cutting blade of a kind. : PLOWSHARE
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Thick. : DENSE
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On one's toes. : ALERT
43
Gaffer. : CODGER
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Evoke. : CALLOUT
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Call of the riled. : BOO
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In a frenzy. : AMOK
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Sports events. : RELAYRACES
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Clear or sheer. : PURE
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Smell ___. : ARAT
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Work of art. : MURAL
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Consumer. : USER
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Israel's Premiere Eshkol. : LEVI
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Originated. : AROSE
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Honor cards. : TENS
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Where Pierre is: Abbr. : SDAK
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Recorded. : TAPED
Down
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Boodle. : SWAG
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Tiny margin. : HAIR
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Book by E. E. Cummings. : EIMI
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Not fractional. : EVEN
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Hawks. : PEDDLES
6
Reworks. : EDITS
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Spanish painter. : MIRO
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At the same time. : MEANWHILE
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Like a goose. : ANSERINE
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Fitted nicely. : DOVETAILED
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Fragrant. : OLENT
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Frug or monkey. : DANCE
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Frequently. : OFTEN
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Rio, for one: Abbr. : SPT
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Business abbreviation. : INC
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Large umbrella. : GAMP
27
Turkistan sea. : ARAL
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Chinese: Prefix. : SINO
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Some pedestrians. : JAYWALKERS
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Place for a game. : COURT
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Hired. : CHARTERED
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Bell sound. : DONG
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Sum, ___, ful ... : ESSE
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Sambar. : DEER
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1,300-mile range. : THEURALS
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Highway sign, for short. : SLO
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Household appurtenance. : DOORMAT
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Demure. : COY
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Head: Lat. : CAPUT
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Divert. : AMUSE
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Big name in movies. : LOREN
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Textile design. : BATIK
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Source of obsidian. : LAVA
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Distinctive air. : AURA
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Wheat or oats. : CROP
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Sybarite's delight. : EASE
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Go-devil. : SLED

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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