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New York Times, Saturday, December 3, 1966

17-Across : National crusade.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,321
Across
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Cheese-making product. : WHEY
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Fish. : SPRAT
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Saucy girl. : CHIT
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Home of the Hawkeyes. : IOWA
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Subway phenomenon. : CRUSH
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Tourist city of the West. : RENO
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National crusade. : THEWARONPOVERTY
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Lively dance. : HORNPIPE
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Swains. : ROMEOS
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Letters. : EMS
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Ancient Asian. : MEDE
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Grocery goods. : BREADS
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Clandestinely reveals. : LEAKSOUT
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Sent back: Abbr. : RETD
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Italian university city. : PADUA
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Initials of a news service. : UPI
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Man's name. : OTHO
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W. W. II initials. : OWI
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Kind of battery: Abbr. : STOR
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Venture. : TRY
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Flowering plant. : BLUET
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Gallic name. : RENE
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Reluctant athletes, at times. : HOLDOUTS
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Curved outward. : FLARED
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Antarctic sea. : ROSS
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Rural sound. : MAA
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Playground for some. : STREET
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Like an arrow. : SAGITTAL
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National ideal. : THEGREATSOCIETY
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State: Abbr. : OREG
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Prime ribs. : ROAST
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Place to live. : FLAT
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Dragging one's feet. : POKY
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Terriers. : SKYES
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Garden party. : FETE
Down
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Alongside of. : WITH
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Sound of laughter. : HOHO
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Pitcher. : EWER
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Result of boredom. : YAWN
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Curtain materials. : SCRIMS
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Sustains. : PROPS
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Old Norse rime. : RUNE
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Viper. : ASP
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Emerson's friend. : THOREAU
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Liqueurs: Fr. : CREMES
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Hither. : HERE
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Preposition. : INTO
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December specialties. : TOYS
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Simulated. : APED
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Undistilled liquor. : VODKA
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Historic sea: Abbr. : MEDIT
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Cook's specialty. : BROTH
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Type of rocket. : RETRO
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Gasoline. : ETHYL
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Bustle. : ADO
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Noted penologist. : LAWES
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Kind of space. : OUTER
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___'s sleeve. : UPONE
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Worn out. : TIRED
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Sullen looks. : POUTS
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Spanish title. : SRA
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Heckler. : BOOER
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Glossy surfaces. : LUSTERS
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Full of sediment. : DREGGY
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Bundles of twigs. : FAGOTS
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Secular. : LAIC
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Stroke in billiards. : MASSE
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Punctuation mark. : STOP
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Around, for short. : THRO
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Smoke. : REEK
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Command to a dog. : STAY
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Squabble. : TIFF
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Far: Prefix. : TELE
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Rat-___. : ATAT
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Author of "Abide With Me." : LYTE
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All set for "go." : AOK

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

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