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New York Times, Friday, January 14, 1966

18-Down : ___ pepper.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 317 (avg 1.68)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 5,998
Across
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Today: It. : OGGI
5
Where Khartoum is. : SUDAN
10
The Cadets. : USMA
14
Important crop. : CORN
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Cutlery item. : KNIFE
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Exclamation of relief. : PHEW
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Wed. : TIETHEKNOT
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Remedy. : HEAL
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Haphazardly. : ANYHOW
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Certain blonds. : TOWHEADS
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Vous ___. : ETES
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Hammer or tongs. : TOOL
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Bibliotheca. : LIBRARY
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Dance of old. : REDOWA
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Lots of land. : ACRES
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Takes precedence over. : RANKS
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Staccato mark. : DOT
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Sideslip. : SKID
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Prefix with prudence and diction. : JURIS
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Had on. : WORE
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Longing: Colloq. : YEN
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Infield out. : POPUP
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Drama by Goethe. : FAUST
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___ as new. : ASGOOD
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Cornered. : UPATREE
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Cosmetic. : KOHL
50
Monceau, for one. : PARC
51
Ornamental trees. : CATALPAS
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Large, showy flower. : DAHLIA
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Carry out. : OBEY
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Busy. : UPANDDOING
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Song for several. : GLEE
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Pastoral. : RURAL
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U.N. member. : USSR
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Cause to go. : SEND
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Rancor. : SPITE
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Breezy farewell. : TATA
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Numerical prefix. : OCTA
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Enter. : GOIN
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Writer of Westerns. : GREY
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Post-Christmas status of many an exchequer. : INTHERED
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Rotisserie item. : SKEWER
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Not identified: Abbr. : UNK
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Force. : DINT
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In progress. : AFOOT
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TV and radio groups. : NETWORKS
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Sustained. : UPHELD
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Well-known stadium. : SHEA
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Fermented drink. : MEAD
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Cobbler's tools. : AWLS
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___ pepper. : HOTAS
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Works in the garden. : HOES
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Sugary solution. : SYRUP
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Feminine dance type of India. : LASYA
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Secy. of the Interior, 1933-46. : ICKES
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Make happen. : BRING
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Scent, British style. : ODOUR
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More unfavorable. : WORSE
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Tête-___. : ATETE
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East Indian islands. : ARU
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Caper. : NIPUP
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Riding breeches. : JODHPURS
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Beware. : WATCHOUT
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Gym feature. : POOL
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Unit of electrical capacity. : FARAD
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Approved: Colloq. : OKAYED
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Row gently. : PADDLE
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Accept with relish. : LAPUP
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Gear teeth. : COGS
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Qualified. : ABLE
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Numerical suffix. : TEEN
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Garment of Bharat. : SARI
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Mona ___. : LISA
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Present month: Abbr. : INST
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City on the Jumna. : AGRA
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Washington ballplayer. : NAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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