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New York Times, Saturday, December 24, 1966

54-Across : Least possible.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 87, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,342
Across
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Structure. : ANATOMY
8
Heart for earth, for one. : ANAGRAM
15
Quick bread. : POPOVER
16
Salad green. : ROMAINE
17
Theater bargains: Slang. : TWOFERS
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Where to store 16 Across. : CRISPER
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To's partner. : FRO
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Party man: Abbr. : DEM
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Soupy. : SALES
24
Turf. : SOD
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Flavor. : SAPOR
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Off-Broadway theatrical award. : OBIE
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Contemporary of John Donne. : CAREW
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Dos-à-dos. : SOFA
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Restrain. : DAM
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Mother's specialty. : HOMECOOKING
38
Baba. : ALI
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Artistic paperwork, à la Japan. : ORIGAMI
40
Farm denizen. : SOW
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Side dish. : POTATOSALAD
43
Prosecute. : SUE
44
People. : ONES
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Part of a dovetail. : TENON
46
Mannerism. : POSE
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Elevated position. : PERCH
49
Mixed drink. : NOG
50
Sharpened. : HONED
51
Barber. : RED
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Dessert. : PIE
54
Least possible. : MINIMAL
58
See 16 Across. : LETTUCE
62
State. : ALABAMA
63
Triumvirates, figuratively. : TROIKAS
64
Pepper. : CAYENNE
65
Twisters. : DANCERS
Down
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Part of a certain bldg. : APT
2
Never's alternative. : NOW
3
Army address. : APO
4
Candy. : TOFFEE
5
Cricket series. : OVERS
6
Grouper. : MERO
7
Part of a letter closing: Abbr. : YRS
8
Part of an ellipse. : ARC
9
Parisian gare. : NORD
10
French friends. : AMIES
11
Protective face covering. : GASMASK
12
Rush: Colloq. : RIP
13
Chemical suffix. : ANE
14
Sea: Fr. : MER
21
Soft drink. : SODAPOP
22
Ear shell. : ABALONE
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Restricting factor. : LIMITER
24
Banjo's relative. : SAMISEN
25
Culinary herb. : OREGANO
26
Famous group of ten. : DECALOG
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Fish: Fr. : POISSON
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Worthless. : OFNOUSE
30
Herb of genus: Ambrosia. : RAGWEED
32
French painter. : COROT
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Mother. : WOMAN
36
Excitable. : HOT
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Like: Suffix. : OID
42
Impute. : ASCRIBE
46
Lyrical. : POETIC
48
Two-fisted one. : HEMAN
50
Come up with (a solution). : HITON
52
Homonym of 35 Across. : DAMN
53
New section of Istanbul. : PERA
54
Relative of Ben. : MAC
55
Longshoremen's group. : ILA
56
Vote. : NAY
57
Town on Huon Gulf. : LAE
58
Business abbreviation. : LTD
59
Relative of 24 Down, for short. : UKE
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Conveyance. : CAR
61
Letter. : ESS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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