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New York Times, Monday, May 1, 1967

33-Across : Does a lesson in grammar.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,470
Across
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Energetic action: Colloq. : HUSTLE
7
Fabric pattern. : CHECKS
13
Cantankerous one. : HOTHEAD
14
Promising prospect: Colloq. : HOTLEAD
16
Adjusted. : ATTUNED
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An understanding. : ENTENTE
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Incense. : SCENT
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On the job. : AWAKE
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Partner of tuck. : NIP
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Sharper tasting. : TARTER
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Temperance group. : ATS
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Daring deed. : FEAT
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Piece (out). : EKE
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Swinging items. : DOORS
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Cultivation of the soil. : TILTH
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"The Apostle of Rome." : NERI
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Law degree. : LLM
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Does a lesson in grammar. : PARSES
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Two words of a maxim. : COLDHANDS
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Automobile part. : BRAKES
40
Compass point. : ENE
41
Two-year-old sheep. : TEGS
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Descartes and others. : RENES
46
Fact. : DATUM
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Have a meal. : SUP
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Superlative suffixes. : ESTS
50
Beaver. : FUR
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Part of M. A. : MASTER
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"___ du lieber Augustin." : ACH
54
Winnows. : SIFTS
56
Northern Europeans. : NORSE
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Simmer down. : COOLOFF
59
___ cucumber. : COOLASA
61
TV personality. : HUNTLEY
62
Scraped. : ABRADED
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Works of an American painter. : RYDERS
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Came close. : NEARED
Down
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Breakfast item. : HOTCAKE
2
Speaker. : UTTERER
3
Turn aside. : SHUNT
4
Canvas-covered. : TENTED
5
New Guinea port. : LAE
6
Old Norse literature. : EDDA
7
Hoodwinks. : CHEATS
8
Toots. : HONKS
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A diminutive suffix. : ETTE
10
Another diminutive suffix. : CLE
11
Lodging for boxers. : KENNELS
12
Surfeit. : SATIATE
13
Be quick. : HASTEN
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Innermost parts. : DEPTHS
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See 34 Across. : WARMHEART
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Revolves. : ROLLS
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Principal. : FIRST
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Immemorial. : OLD
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Child. : TAD
31
Sec. of the Interior, 1933-46. : ICKES
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Type of tire: Abbr. : PNEUM
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Letters. : OES
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Insect. : ANT
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Infringement. : BREACH
38
Cleanse again. : RESCOUR
39
Eden. : ANTHONY
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Platform. : ESTRADE
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Supposed. : GUESSED
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Jam or jelly. : SPREAD
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Tavern of radio fame. : DUFFYS
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"Are you a ___ mouse?" : MANORA
50
Player with a drum corps. : FIFER
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Of the sun. : SOLAR
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Fish. : SOLE
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Scrutinize. : SCAN
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Business abbreviation. : LTD
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Initials of a British order. : OBE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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