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New York Times, Thursday, August 4, 1966

24-Across : Spectacles.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 51, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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G
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N
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A
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W
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O
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D
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E
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S
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S
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W
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A
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Y
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A
L
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B
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Z
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C
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P
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P
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N
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A
L
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O
V
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R
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R
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D
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D
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O
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D
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U
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S
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H
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S
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T
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I
N
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O
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R
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N
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G
H
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A
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W
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N
G
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F
O
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S
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A
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W
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H
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K
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D
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C
T
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B
P
O
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E
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I
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Y
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O
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C
H
R
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S
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G
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A
G
R
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M
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M
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C
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O
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E
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B
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L
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R
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M
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H
O
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R
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R
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A
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A
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F
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E
N
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M
Y
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G
A
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F
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L
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,200
Across
1
Use teeth on. : GNAW
5
Literary works. : ODES
9
Dominion. : SWAY
13
Elsewhere: Lat. : ALIBI
14
Element. : ZINC
15
Calumet. : PIPE
16
Assam's neighbor. : NEPAL
17
Nullifies. : OVERRIDES
19
Publisher's concern. : DEADLINE
21
What "exo-" means. : OUTER
22
Lunchroom. : DINER
23
Wield. : USE
24
Spectacles. : SHOWS
26
Cheap and showy: Slang. : TINHORN
30
Where Accra is. : GHANA
31
Airfoil. : WING
32
Time: Fr. : FOIS
34
Own: Scot. : AIN
35
Moved quickly. : WHISKED
38
Small change: Abbr. : CTS
39
Elks. : BPOE
41
Suburb of Paris. : ISSY
42
Reddish brown or yellow pigment. : OCHRE
44
___ same old song. : SINGTHE
46
Coincide. : AGREE
47
11th cen. date. : MII
48
Small insect. : MIDGE
50
Seashore. : COAST
52
Whole costume. : ENSEMBLE
56
Shofars. : RAMSHORNS
58
Vivid shade of blue. : ROYAL
59
Unaltered. : ASIS
60
___ champêtre. : FETE
61
Hostile one. : ENEMY
62
Relative of a turnstile. : GATE
63
Expeditious. : FAST
64
Colleen. : LASS
Down
1
Merriment. : GLEE
2
Palm tree. : NIPA
3
Sheol. : ABADDON
4
Sudden violent wind. : WILLIWAW
5
Fresh air: Slang. : OZONE
6
60 Across and others. : DIVERTISSEMENTS
7
Direction. : ENE
8
Pilfer: Slang. : SCROUNGE
9
In ___ (nonetheless). : SPITEOF
10
Extensive. : WIDE
11
Mimic. : APER
12
Affirmation. : YES
13
As well as. : AND
18
Campus scrimmage. : RUSH
20
Electees. : INS
24
Craft. : SHIPS
25
City in the headlines. : HANOI
27
Black. : INKY
28
Mazo de la ___, Canadian author. : ROCHE
29
Chilean export. : NITRE
30
Chatter: Colloq. : GAB
31
Desire. : WISH
33
Direction. : SSE
36
Get along well. : HITITOFF
37
Jingle. : DOGGEREL
40
As a whole. : ENMASSE
43
City on the Po. : CREMONA
45
Name in theater lore. : GISH
46
Classifieds. : ADS
49
Place within. : INSET
50
Mexican dwelling. : CASA
51
Pass up. : OMIT
53
Cricket runs. : BYES
54
Flees: Slang. : LAMS
55
Isle on the Ouse. : ELY
56
Kind of paper. : RAG
57
Washington agency. : REA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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