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New York Times, Saturday, March 19, 1966

14-Across : Art of self-defense.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,062
Across
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And others: Lat. abbr. : ETAL
5
Bursts of anger. : HUFFS
10
Fore-and-aft sail supporter. : SPAR
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Art of self-defense. : JUDO
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Open. : OVERT
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Fabric weave. : LENO
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Midlothian city: Abbr. : EDIN
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Transistor device. : RADIO
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Poetic preposition. : UNTO
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Inherit. : COMEINTO
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Spread about, as rumors. : NOISED
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French reply to 45 Across. : TRESBIENMERCI
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Receptacle. : TIN
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Slacken sail. : EASEOFF
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Gaucho's weapon. : BOLAS
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Cut loose. : LETGO
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Correlative. : NOR
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Opera role. : IGOR
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Sierra ___, Mexican mountains. : MADRE
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Evening: It. : SERA
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Prefix with cycle or color. : TRI
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Piece of music. : LARGO
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Obscured with smoke. : MURKY
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___ Norkay, Everest climber. : TENSING
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Short or long ___. : TON
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Everyday Spanish greeting. : COMOESTAUSTED
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Bas ___. : RELIEF
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Fictional advice to Lassie. : COMEHOME
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Perfume. : ODOR
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Poorer. : WORSE
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Similar. : AKIN
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Voluntarily silent. : MUTE
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Satellite of Uranus. : ARIEL
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One of the Carnegies. : DALE
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Yearn (for). : ACHE
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Recompense. : REPAY
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Open or shut items. : EYES
Down
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Drive out. : EJECT
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Royal house. : TUDOR
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"Brother, can you spare ___?" : ADIME
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State symbol. : LONESTAR
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Meddle: Slang. : HORNIN
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Grape conserve. : UVATE
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Was nourished by. : FEDON
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Calendar abbreviation. : FRI
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Cave man's time. : STONEAGE
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Floodgate. : SLUICE
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Retiree. : PENSIONER
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Part of A.M. : ANTE
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English rod. : ROOD
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Relative of a heron. : IBIS
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Thereabouts. : ORSO
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European subway. : METRO
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Runcible spoon. : FORK
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Become worn. : FRAY
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Deck post. : BITT
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Fearsome creature. : OGRE
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Relative of a lavalava. : LOINCLOTH
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Bulky. : LARGE
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Man's name: Abbr. : EDG
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Part of an armada. : MANOFWAR
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Parasol. : SUNSHADE
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Shade of green. : LIME
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Petulant expression. : MOUE
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Social event. : SOIREE
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Without opposition. : TAMELY
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Stock certificate. : SCRIP
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"And never go ___ ... " : TOSEA
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Hungarian wine. : TOKAY
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Coué. : EMILE
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British dunes. : DENES
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Paisano's capital. : ROMA
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Training: Abbr. : EDUC
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Pay dirt. : ORE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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