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New York Times, Monday, September 19, 1966

37-Across : Pure as ___.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,246
Across
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Jinx, old style. : JONAH
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Forty winks. : NAP
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Biting. : ACERB
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Burn ___ in one's pocket. : AHOLE
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Sash. : OBI
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Untouchable. : TABOO
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Log raft. : CATAMARAN
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Sigmund. : FREUD
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Old Persian coin. : KRAN
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Literary abbreviation. : MSS
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Fastidious. : DAINTY
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Stayed put. : SAT
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Ordinary guy. : JOE
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Finger painting. : DAUB
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Race horse. : BANGTAIL
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Appeasing gift. : SOP
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Memory book. : ALBUM
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Tutor of Alexander the Great. : ARISTOTLE
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Din. : ROAR
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Pure as ___. : ALILY
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Downpour. : RAIN
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Legal plea. : NOTGUILTY
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Big bird. : HERON
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Wife of Saturn. : OPS
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College group. : GLEECLUB
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Jane or Zane. : GREY
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Occidental group. : OAS
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Game like Napoleon. : PAM
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Sea nymph. : NEREID
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Middle of the 11th century. : MLI
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City founded by Pizarro. : LIMA
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Capital of Guam. : AGANA
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Middle-class. : BOURGEOIS
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Author of "The Odd Couple." : SIMON
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City on the Danube. : ULM
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Matured. : ADULT
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Name of a kind. : ALIAS
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Ginza money. : YEN
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Headquarters. : BASES
Down
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Children's game. : JACKS
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Scarlett's name. : OHARA
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___ all. : NOTAT
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Astronaut Shepard. : ALAN
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Do needlework. : HEM
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Viking ship. : NORSEGALLEY
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Down with: Fr. : ABAS
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Class emblem. : PIN
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In the wrong. : ATFAULT
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West Indian. : CARIB
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Bacheller's "hired man." : EBEN
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Put to flight. : ROUT
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Human being: Colloq. : BODY
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Egyptian deity. : AMON
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Henry James heroine. : DAISY
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Tight spot. : JAM
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Newspaper feature. : DAILYCOLUMN
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Whistle-stop. : BURG
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Humdrum. : TRITE
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Deneb, for one. : STAR
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Salmagundi. : OLIO
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Famous Quaker. : PENN
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Pisa's river. : ARNO
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Curved shape. : LOOP
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Belfry denizens. : BATS
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Midianite prince. : OREB
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Felt poorly. : AILED
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Magyars. : UGRIANS
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Jan of Bohemia. : HUS
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Covert. : LAIR
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Columbus's birthplace. : GENOA
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Godly. : PIOUS
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Out by ___. : AMILE
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Mizzen and topgallant. : MASTS
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Headline initials. : NASA
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Archer of Norse mythology. : EGIL
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Branches: Lat. : RAMI
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Jetty. : MOLE
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Mother of Castor and Pollux. : LEDA
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Believe: Slang. : BUY
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Chatter. : GAB

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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