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New York Times, Saturday, May 14, 1966

21-Across : The birds.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,118
Across
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Brunch, for one. : MEAL
5
Adjective suffix. : ATIC
9
Electrical units. : AMPS
13
As well. : ALSO
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Chilean courtship dance. : CUECA
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Uprising. : RIOT
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"Henry IV" role. : PETO
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Loyalty. : ALLEGIANCE
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Conference setting. : SMOKEFILLEDROOM
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The birds. : AVES
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Piece of corn. : EAR
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Monuments. : ARCHES
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One of the stadiums. : SHEA
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Fixed: Colloq. : PUT
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Less ruddy. : PALER
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Insignificant. : SMALLTIME
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Locale. : AREA
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Quotidian. : DAILY
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Insurgents, for short. : REBS
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Interprets wishfully. : READSINTO
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Gem surface. : FACET
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Coffee break hour. : TEN
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Bring to bay: Colloq. : TREE
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Condiment. : CAPERS
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Heavy swell. : SEA
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Grafting shoot. : SLIP
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Certain retail places. : FILLINGSTATIONS
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Chaparral bird. : ROADRUNNER
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State: Abbr. : NDAK
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In front of: Prefix. : ANTE
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Brownish gray. : TAUPE
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French writer. : GIDE
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Noble. : PEER
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Theological degrees. : STBS
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Obstacle. : SNAG
Down
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Newspaper features. : MAPS
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Kind of school: Abbr. : ELEM
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Concerning. : ASTO
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Anticipate. : LOOKAHEAD
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Port of ancient Greece. : AULIS
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Inform. : TELL
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Island republic: Abbr. : ICEL
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Hockey goal. : CAGE
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Palm cockatoo. : ARARA
10
Bishop or knight, in chess. : MINORPIECE
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Little: Sp. : POCO
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Goblet part. : STEM
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Estaminets. : CAFES
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Hero. : IDEAL
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Even once. : EVER
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Not in close proximity. : APART
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Street show. : RAREE
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Unblemished record. : CLEANSLATE
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Strike heavily. : SMITE
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Nimbus. : HALO
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Culbertson. : ELY
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Artist's pigment. : UMBER
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Assays. : TESTS
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Rational. : SANE
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Ornamental dress. : TRAPPINGS
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SE or NW. : DIR
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Way up. : STAIR
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En ___ (actually): Fr. : FAIT
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Irish county. : CLARE
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Shrub or tree. : ELDER
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Walks. : STEPS
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Tighten ropes, on shipboard. : FRAP
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1834 heroine. : IONE
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Brownie ingredient. : NUTS
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Midge. : GNAT
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Affront. : SNUB
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Valhalla host. : ODIN
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Nothing: Sp. : NADA
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Extension of a ship's keel. : SKEG

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

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