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New York Times, Monday, June 13, 1966

64-Across : Ball of thread.

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
6
Korean border river. : YALU
10
The sound of music. : HIFI
14
Slave of Sarah. : HAGAR
15
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
38
Scotsman's negative. : NAE
39
Forest regions of northern Eurasia. : TAIGA
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Diplomacy. : TACT
41
English novelist. : HUTCHINSON
43
Bunk. : HOKUM
45
Hebrew measure. : KOR
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Topmost part: Abbr. : HGT
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Wise man of 2400 years ago. : SOCRATES
50
Pro ___. : TEM
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City on the Po. : TURIN
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Wagnerian dwarfs. : NIBELUNGS
58
Philippine natives. : ITAS
59
Species of sea cow. : STELLERINE
60
Golf club slant. : LOFT
61
Classic villain. : IAGO
62
Casa rooms. : SALAS
63
Newts. : EFTS
64
Ball of thread. : CLEW
65
Marks on proofs. : STETS
Down
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"Cat on ___ Tin Roof." : AHOT
2
Not energetic. : LAZY
3
Early Irish alphabet. : OGAM
4
Arthur Marx. : HARPO
5
Where Beaver Dam is. : ARKANSAS
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Abominable snowman. : YETI
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Accumulate. : AMASS
8
Clam. : LITTLENECK
9
Rubber tree. : ULE
10
Gibbon, for one. : HISTORIAN
11
Render poor. : IMPOVERISH
12
Former President of France. : FAURE
13
Interior. : INNER
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Champion golfer. : SNEAD
21
Health resort. : SPA
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Jack ___ box. : INA
25
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
44
State: P.O. abbr. : KAN
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Doorframe part. : STILE
48
Wanting. : OUTOF
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Beleaguerment. : SIEGE
51
Marshal of Bonaparte's day. : MURAT
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Windstorm. : BLOW
55
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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