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New York Times, Wednesday, November 9, 1966

36-Across : Persian fairies.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,297
Across
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Body of water. : GULF
5
Father, in another language. : PATER
10
See 5 Across. : PAPA
14
Eye: Fr. : OEIL
15
Spanish poplar. : ALAMO
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Brazilian sloth. : UNAU
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Sailors' saint. : ELMO
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Traffic item. : STOPSIGNAL
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Resumes ownership of. : REPOSSESSES
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Prefix in bird terms. : AVI
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Regret. : RUE
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Hilaire. : BELLOC
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Flooring. : TILES
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Nerve: Prefix. : NEURO
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Pumps. : SHOES
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Nickname for Pitcher McDowell. : SUDDENSAM
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O'Neill's daughter. : OONA
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Persian fairies. : PERIS
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Marshal of the Wild West. : EARP
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Compliment of a kind. : TRADELAST
40
College course: Abbr. : PSYCH
41
Expunge. : ERASE
42
Voice of the opera. : CROSS
43
Ferryman of the Styx. : CHARON
46
Book of the Bible: Abbr. : ROM
47
Initials of 1917. : AEF
48
Election day objectives. : SENATESEATS
55
Methods. : PROCEDURES
57
Send forth. : EMIT
58
Raison d'___. : ETRE
59
Useful bit of Latin. : IDEST
60
Prime time. : NINE
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Fish delicacies. : ROES
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Aeries and others. : NESTS
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Famous name in stage lore. : DREW
Down
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Departing one. : GOER
2
River of the Congo. : UELE
3
Like some leather. : LIMP
4
Congressional VIP. : FLOORLEADER
5
Free tickets. : PASSES
6
"Der ___." : ALTE
7
New Mexican resort. : TAOS
8
Rulers: Abbr. : EMPS
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Symbols of spring. : ROSEBUDS
10
Small dog. : PUG
11
Record of a single year. : ANNAL
12
___ Nurmi, "The Flying Finn." : PAAVO
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Of a court. : AULIC
19
Grenoble's river. : ISERE
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Begs. : SUES
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___ Carpenter, football and Vietnam hero. : LONESOMEEND
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Air Force missile. : THOR
27
Hebrides isle. : IONA
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Nanny. : NURSE
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Blue-pencil. : EDIT
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Stubborn: Dial. : SOT
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Global areas. : SEAS
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Proclaims. : SAYS
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Curves. : ARCS
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Speed rate, for short. : MPH
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Arrived by air. : PLANEDIN
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Abraded by elements. : EROSE
40
Old hands. : PROS
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Ridges. : CRESTS
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Gambol. : CAPER
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"Leave ___ heaven." : HERTO
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Word with said or thought. : AFORE
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Type of painting. : NUDE
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Mars. : ARES
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School event. : TEST
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Moslem title. : AMIR
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Prong. : TINE
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Worry: Colloq. : STEW
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These: Fr. : CES

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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