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New York Times, Saturday, May 28, 1966

37-Across : See 20 Across.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,132
Across
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In pursuit of. : AFTER
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Name in labor lore. : DEBS
10
Sets in opposition. : PITS
14
Very near. : CLOSE
15
Et ___. : ALII
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Concerning. : INRE
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Similarity. : COMPARISON
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Example to be followed: Abbr. : STAN
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With 37 and 55 Across, quote from Cervantes. : DILIGENCEIS
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Household word. : PAPA
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___ and terminer. : OYER
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U.S. mountain range. : UINTA
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Abrupt, sharp sounds. : CLACKS
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End. : AIM
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Obstinate: Dial. : SOT
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French pastry. : TARTE
34
Thicket. : COPSE
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Indignation. : IRE
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See 20 Across. : THEMOTHEROF
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By: Ger. : BEI
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Small pie. : PATTY
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Strange. : ALIEN
46
Part of Canada: Abbr. : ONT
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Make a choice. : OPT
48
Soft and light. : FLEECY
49
Come to ___. : GRIEF
51
Spanish river into the Douro. : ESLA
54
Fictional canine. : ASTA
55
See 20 Across. : GOODFORTUNE
58
Crescent-shaped figure. : LUNE
59
Discoverer, for one. : SPACECRAFT
64
Kind of jacket. : ETON
65
Subside. : SINK
66
Comicality. : HUMOR
67
Puzzle copy: Abbr. : DEFS
68
Presidential nickname. : ANDY
69
___ one. : ONEBY
Down
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Bank abbreviation. : ACC
2
Nickname in theater lore. : FLO
3
Jones. : TOM
4
Particularly: Abbr. : ESP
5
Study. : READ
6
Paper. : DAILY
7
Girl's name. : ELSIE
8
Kind of book. : BIOGRAPHY
9
Without: Lat. : SINE
10
Fish: Prefix. : PISCI
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Deepens. : INTENSIFIES
12
Turncoat. : TRAITOR
13
Felt. : SENSATE
18
Spanish rivers. : RIOS
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Figure. : NUMERAL
22
Bank abbreviation. : PCT
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___ king. : ALA
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___ Poland, 1939. : PARTITIONOF
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Hormone. : ACTH
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"___ the grass." : KEEPOFF
31
Verb suffix. : ISE
34
Kind of fastener. : COTTERPIN
35
Cooperstown name. : OTT
38
Tourist's guide. : MAP
39
Olive genus. : OLEA
40
Made a botch of. : BOGGLED
41
On the way. : ENROUTE
44
Outside: Prefix. : ECT
45
Youth group: Abbr. : NYA
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Temple: Arch. : FANE
50
Gardens. : EDENS
52
Small table. : STAND
53
Providential. : LUCKY
56
Greek mountain. : OSSA
57
Repetition of a sort. : ECHO
60
Quick trip. : RUN
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Soul: Fr. : AME
62
Watch pocket. : FOB
63
Effort. : TRY

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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