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New York Times, Tuesday, April 5, 1966

35-Across : Spoof.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,079
Across
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Parade vehicle. : FLOAT
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Madame's mate. : MARI
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Word form: Abbr. : MASC
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Shoptalk. : LINGO
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Cook's concern. : OVEN
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"It ___ laugh." : ISTO
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Practical. : UTILE
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The Red Rose. : LANCASTER
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Widely diffused. : BROADCAST
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Bird. : STORK
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Colleagues of Reps. : SENS
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Op or pop. : ART
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Conductor: Abbr. : DIR
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Weighed (on). : SAT
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Potter, for one. : ARTISAN
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"___ body meet a body ... " : IFA
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Spoof. : PARODY
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Ouse tributary. : AIRE
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Heavenly twins. : CASTORANDPOLLUX
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Pinza. : EZIO
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Obeys. : ACTSON
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Hall of Fame name. : OTT
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Change a layout. : RESPACE
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Smith of Africa. : IAN
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Court divider. : NET
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Sweet treat. : BUN
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If not. : ELSE
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Place of Saul's vision. : ENDOR
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Language. : CASTILIAN
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Censure. : CASTIGATE
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Opinion. : SLANT
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Small name for a big reptile. : CROC
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Egyptian god. : AMON
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Forty-___. : NINER
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Censure. : LASH
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Suffix with base or case. : MENT
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Weeping. : TEARY
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Blunders: Slang. : FLUBS
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Unit of capacity. : LITRE
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Stew ingredient. : ONION
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" ... through ___ darkly." : AGLASS
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Slanted, as a nail. : TOED
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Grinder. : MOLAR
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Stop!, at sea. : AVAST
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Tear. : RENT
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Business abbreviation. : INC
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Court event. : MISTRIAL
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In re. : ASTO
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British money: Abbr. : STER
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Hold back. : CORK
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___ were. : ASIT
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Waterfall. : CATARACT
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Engraving. : DRYPOINT
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ZIP code of a sort. : APO
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Totals. : ADDS
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Pit or tower. : SILO
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Get into ___. : ARUT
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Barber's call. : NEXT
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Wine bucket. : ICER
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Rattle. : FAZE
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Auctioneer's phrase. : ASIS
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Derby. : RACE
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Neighbor of Mich. : ONT
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A-one. : TOPNOTCH
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___ string (under control). : ONA
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Air prefix : AERI
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Nice ___. : NELLIE
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Stick. : BATON
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Didn't usually. : USENT
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Vine. : LIANA
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More sensible. : SANER
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Passage. : ENTRY
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O.T. book: Abbr. : ECCL
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Resort city of Japan. : NARA
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British awards. : DSOS
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Arrived. : CAME
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"There ___ any more." : ISNT
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Visit between whalers. : GAM

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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