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New York Times, Monday, June 13, 1966

19-Across : Drawn out, as flax.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,148
Across
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Welcoming word. : ALOHA
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Korean border river. : YALU
10
The sound of music. : HIFI
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Slave of Sarah. : HAGAR
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Writer Ludwig. : EMIL
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"___ old cow hand ... " : IMAN
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Missouri. : OZARKSTATE
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Drawn out, as flax. : SPUN
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Member of an orchestra. : TYMPANIST
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Emporium. : STORE
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___ for the money. : ONE
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Protective cover. : SLIPOVER
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Aphorism. : SAW
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See 18 Down. : SAM
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Lake in Finland. : ENARE
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Leading lady. : PRIMADONNA
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Where Mosul is. : IRAK
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Preminger and others. : OTTOS
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Scotsman's negative. : NAE
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Forest regions of northern Eurasia. : TAIGA
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Diplomacy. : TACT
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English novelist. : HUTCHINSON
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Bunk. : HOKUM
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Hebrew measure. : KOR
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Topmost part: Abbr. : HGT
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Wise man of 2400 years ago. : SOCRATES
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Pro ___. : TEM
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City on the Po. : TURIN
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Wagnerian dwarfs. : NIBELUNGS
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Philippine natives. : ITAS
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Species of sea cow. : STELLERINE
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Golf club slant. : LOFT
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Classic villain. : IAGO
62
Casa rooms. : SALAS
63
Newts. : EFTS
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Ball of thread. : CLEW
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Marks on proofs. : STETS
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"Cat on ___ Tin Roof." : AHOT
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Not energetic. : LAZY
3
Early Irish alphabet. : OGAM
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Arthur Marx. : HARPO
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Where Beaver Dam is. : ARKANSAS
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Abominable snowman. : YETI
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Accumulate. : AMASS
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Clam. : LITTLENECK
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Rubber tree. : ULE
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Gibbon, for one. : HISTORIAN
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Render poor. : IMPOVERISH
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Former President of France. : FAURE
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Interior. : INNER
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Champion golfer. : SNEAD
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Health resort. : SPA
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Jack ___ box. : INA
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Place. : SPOT
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River of Greece. : ARTA
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Phenomenon of Cotton Mather's day. : WITCHCRAFT
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Stupendous. : MONUMENTAL
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Drivers. : MOTORISTS
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Big league: Abbr. : NAT
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All excited. : AGOG
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German philosopher. : KANT
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Indefatigable. : TIRELESS
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Place to live. : HUT
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Place to live. : HOTEL
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State: P.O. abbr. : KAN
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Doorframe part. : STILE
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Wanting. : OUTOF
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Beleaguerment. : SIEGE
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Marshal of Bonaparte's day. : MURAT
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Windstorm. : BLOW
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Shade of green. : NILE
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Midge. : GNAT
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Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
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Thus: Lat. : SIC

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 8 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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