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New York Times, Thursday, September 1, 1966

21-Across : Preposterous.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,228
Across
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Agave fiber. : PITA
5
Copy, as notes. : TAKE
9
Cascade. : FALLS
14
Oriental name. : ABOU
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Cheers of a kind. : OLES
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Nymph. : OREAD
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Gambler of the Old West. : CARDSHARP
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Horses. : ROANS
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Turncoat. : TRAITOR
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Preposterous. : ABSURD
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Wine. : SHERRY
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Tibetan gazelles. : GOAS
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Serbian city. : NIS
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Medicine man's cure-all. : SNAKEOIL
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The Fates of Roman myth. : PARCAE
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Seep slowly. : OOZE
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British decoration. : DSO
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American humorist Read. : OPIE
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European country: Abbr. : POL
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Rise high. : REAR
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Stage of a journey. : LEG
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Asian title. : KHAN
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Bedaubed. : SMEARY
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City on the Hudson. : OSSINING
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Zenith. : TOP
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Industrial fuel. : COKE
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Bring to mind. : RECALL
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Embroidery yarn. : CREWEL
52
Blocks through which awning ropes pass. : UPHROES
54
Member of major Moslem sect. : SHIAH
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Branch of the Coast Guard. : ICEPATROL
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Dance. : TANGO
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One surface of a record. : SIDE
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Sicilian resort. : ENNA
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Out of kilter. : ASKEW
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Stepped-on items. : TOES
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Orient. : EAST
Down
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Concordat. : PACT
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Construction beams. : IBARS
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Pentateuch. : TORAH
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Formal interview. : AUDIENCE
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Cavalry command. : TOHORSE
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Wing-shaped. : ALARY
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Prefix with flop or plunk. : KER
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Spanish: Fr. : ESPAGNOL
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Renounce. : FORSAKE
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Stimulate. : AROUSE
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Limerick man. : LEAR
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Country. : LAND
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Science degrees. : SDS
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Fillet or ridge. : STRIA
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Ruth's husband. : BOAZ
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Prominent Chinese family. : SOONG
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Old Athenian music halls. : ODEA
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Munich's river. : ISAR
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Small parrot. : LORY
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Field game. : POLO
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Tarzan's foster brothers. : APES
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Fits out. : RIGS
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TV personality. : PANELIST
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Badinage. : REPARTEE
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Practical skill: Colloq. : KNOWHOW
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Campers' activity. : HIKE
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Siberian plains. : STEPPES
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Coffee: Colloq. : MOCHA
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Epoch in time. : ICEAGE
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___ Rivoli. : RUEDE
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Novel heroine. : LORNA
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Namesakes of author Edel. : LEONS
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Man's name: Abbr. : CHAS
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Curling area. : RINK
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Louver board. : SLAT
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Depot: Abbr. : STA
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Labor group. : CIO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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