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New York Times, Monday, October 17, 1966

38-Across : Talk: Slang.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,274
Across
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Branches. : ARMS
5
Island of the Moluccas. : CERAM
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National symbol. : FLAG
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Trifle. : HOOT
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Crucial : ACUTE
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Small hill: Sp. : LOMA
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"Volsunga Saga" character. : ATLI
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Fabrics. : LACES
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Marriage vows. : IDOS
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Game place. : BALLPARK
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Delay the progress of. : HANGUP
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Kind of price. : LIST
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Measures of a kind. : JIGGERS
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Be in charge. : CALLTHETUNE
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Expect. : AWAIT
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Unappreciative ones. : INGRATES
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Villein. : SERF
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Justice Fortas. : ABE
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Talk: Slang. : GIVE
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Gather. : ASSEMBLE
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View from outside. : SEEIN
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Everybody. : ALLTHEWORLD
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Turkish tobacco. : LATAKIA
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Norse name. : OLAF
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Charm. : AMULET
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Publish. : BRINGOUT
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Tug. : PULL
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Amass. : HOARD
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Dismayed exclamation. : OHNO
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Great Britain, for one. : ISLE
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Creepy. : EERIE
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Italian resort. : LIDO
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Dioceses. : SEES
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Blacktops. : ROADS
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Ayrshire river. : DOON
Down
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Melville captain. : AHAB
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Curia tribunal. : ROTA
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Gangster's gal. : MOLL
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Kind of painting. : STILLLIFE
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Light carriage. : CALASH
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Game at cards. : ECARTE
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Large number. : RUCK
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Took tea. : ATE
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Engaging, as gears. : MESHING
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Casual try. : FLING
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U.S. Ambassador. : LODGE
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___-propre. : AMOUR
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Quick breaths. : GASPS
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George III's P.M. : PITT
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Land: Lat. : AGER
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Thirty days. : JUNE
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Home on the camino real. : CASA
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Frightens. : AWES
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___ Porsena. : LARS
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Sikkim's neighbor. : TIBET
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Shostakovich ballet. : AGEOFGOLD
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Part of some window curtains. : TIER
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It's "sufficient unto the day." : EVIL
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Ship. : SEND
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Nazimova. : ALLA
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Shuffle (the cards). : MAKE
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More cheerful. : BLITHER
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Cob or pen. : SWAN
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Unpleasant: Colloq. : HORRID
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Strikes out. : ELIDES
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Stone: Lat. : LAPIS
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Entertain. : AMUSE
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Net. : TULLE
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Everything: Ger. : ALLES
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Former film star. : BARA
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Paducah's river. : OHIO
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Cancel. : UNDO
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Tree of India. : TOON
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Poverty program: Abbr. : OEO

Answer summary:
7 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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