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New York Times, Monday, November 21, 1966

16-Across : Kind of alcohol.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,309
Across
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African lake. : TANA
5
Arabian Satan. : EBLIS
10
Fabrication. : TALE
14
Scotsman's name. : ALEC
15
Part of an oldtime desk set. : QUILL
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Kind of alcohol. : AMYL
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Galley reader's term. : STET
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People of the Far North. : UNALASKANS
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At noon. : MERIDIAN
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Setting for Strauss music. : VIENNA
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Ayrshire river. : DOON
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European news agency. : ANETA
26
TV "angel." : SPONSOR
29
Graceful horse. : ARABIAN
33
Berry. : HAW
34
Funeral procession. : EXEQUY
36
Ahab's father. : OMRI
37
Inspirations. : IDEAS
39
Assign by contract. : LET
40
Informed. : AWARE
41
Well supplied. : FULL
42
Hoyden's cousin. : MADCAP
44
Fetched. : GOT
45
Chest of drawers. : TALLBOY
47
Steps lively. : HURRIES
49
At ___. : ALOSS
51
Australian cedar. : TOON
52
Cottonwood. : POPLAR
55
Lake near Syracuse, N. Y. : ONONDAGA
59
One way to plant crops. : INROTATION
61
Businessmen's degrees. : MBAS
62
Astound. : STUN
63
Arroyo. : GULLY
64
Pub specialties. : ALES
65
French party giver. : HOTE
66
English Derby town. : EPSOM
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In order. : NEAT
Down
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Island off Australia: Abbr. : TASM
2
Der ___. : ALTE
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Black sheep's cousin. : NEERDOWELL
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Liveliness. : ACTION
5
Time of year. : EQUINOX
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Synthetic rubber. : BUNA
7
Wild grapevine. : LIANA
8
Adverse. : ILL
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Campaign issue of 1860. : SLAVERY
10
Acknowledge applause. : TAKEABOW
11
To ___ (everybody). : AMAN
12
City near Boston. : LYNN
13
Wagnerian role. : ELSA
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Wife of Rama. : SITA
21
Certain exact amounts. : DOSES
25
Dancing exhibition, in India. : NAUTCH
26
Tour of duty. : SHIFT
27
City near Venice. : PADUA
28
Track events. : RELAYS
30
Conceivable. : IMAGINABLE
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Indonesian island group. : ARROE
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Russian negatives. : NIETS
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Mathematician's abbreviation. : QED
38
Berlin song. : ALLALONE
40
Pinafore. : APRON
42
Marina. : MOORAGE
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One's own name. : AUTONYM
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Blurt out. : BLAT
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Surveyor's assistant. : RODMAN
50
Loam and others. : SOILS
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Tush! : PISH
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Hep. : ONTO
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Danube tributary. : PRUT
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___ contendere. : NOLO
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The earth as a goddess. : GAEA
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Right-hand man: Abbr. : ASST
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Ram. : TUP

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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