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New York Times, Saturday, August 7, 1965

66-Across : Part of Europe: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 11, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,851
Across
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Species: Abbr. : SPP
4
Not fem. : MASC
8
Persona ___. : GRATA
13
Person. : SOUL
14
___ Minor. : URSA
15
Measure. : LITER
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Scandinavian relatives of 2 Down. : OMBUDSMEN
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Horse opera. : OATER
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___ Paese. : BEL
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Type of book: Abbr. : REF
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Sibilant sound. : TST
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Egg: Prefix. : OVI
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Corrects. : EDITS
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Monitor lizard. : URAN
28
Canadian Indian. : CREE
29
Contest. : RACE
30
Silver: Sp. : PLATA
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Great expert: Slang. : ONER
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One of the Chaplins. : SYDNEY
34
Orientals. : JAPANESE
36
Embrace: Var. : ENARM
38
Wander off. : STRAY
39
Put off. : DEFERRED
42
___ the balance. : HANGIN
45
Affirm. : AVER
46
Terre ___. : HAUTE
48
___'clock. : TENO
49
Mind: Lat. : MENS
50
Cooler. : ICER
51
Good ___. : ASNEW
52
Experienced. : OLD
53
Southwestern institution. : TCU
54
Egyptian symbol. : ASP
56
Son of Gad. : ERI
57
Venetian red. : SIENA
59
Popular settings on TV. : LAWCOURTS
62
Matriculate. : ENROL
63
___ Alto. : PALO
64
Store sign. : SALE
65
Catch, in a way. : LASSO
66
Part of Europe: Abbr. : AUST
67
Crafty. : SLY
Down
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In the indefinite future. : SOMEDAY
2
Protectors of people's rights. : PUBLICDEFENDERS
3
Not sing. : PLU
4
Clio. : MUSE
5
Burden of a kind. : ARMFUL
6
Compass point. : SSE
7
Works by Bach, Handel, etc. : CANTATAS
8
Language: Suffix. : GLOT
9
Arm of the sea. : RIA
10
Cabinet post. : ATTORNEYGENERAL
11
Modern transmission receivers. : TEEVEES
12
___ pensée. : ARRIERE
13
Becomes serious. : SOBERS
17
Kildare and Casey. : DRS
22
___ whip. : SNAPTHE
25
Sawbucks. : TENNERS
27
Rule, in the East. : RAJ
28
Family of a former Harvard president. : CONANTS
30
___ victory. : PYRRHIC
33
Listen, à la Cockney. : EAR
35
Altar: Lat. : ARA
37
My fault. : MEACULPA
39
Pre-Victorian maiden. : DAMOSEL
40
Fanny Burney novel, 1778. : EVELINA
41
Fitting. : DUE
43
Passively. : INERTLY
44
Not at all. : NOWISE
47
Dragnets. : TRAWLS
51
Philippine mountain. : APO
53
Ankle: Prefix. : TALO
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Highlander. : SCOT
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Digits: Abbr. : NOS
60
Sports group. : AAU
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Washington group. : USS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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