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New York Times, Saturday, January 15, 1966

5-Down : Ancient language: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { H Q W X }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 5,999
Across
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Boxes. : LOGES
6
Calla lily. : ARUM
10
Without any changes. : ASIS
14
Metropolitan drama. : OPERA
15
Numerical prefix. : MONO
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Imparted. : LENT
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19th cen. French writer. : RENAN
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Shot and shell. : AMMO
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Seine tributary. : OISE
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Attire. : DRESS
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Feature of N and central Netherlands. : ZUIDERZEE
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Harsh, grating sound. : JAR
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Hillock. : KNOLL
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Take over by force. : USURP
27
Abbreviation for a type. : ITAL
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Polysaccharide. : INULIN
31
Legal claims: Abbr. : RTS
32
Blister beetle. : MELOID
34
Hebrews. : SEMITES
36
Laboratory substance. : ACID
38
Fresh-water fish. : DACE
39
Help. : BENEFIT
42
Term in grammar. : GENDER
46
Feminine title. : SRA
47
Front page item. : BYLINE
49
Architectural feature. : DOME
50
___ incognita. : TERRA
52
Pile up. : AMASS
54
Banking abbreviation. : SAV
55
Consigns. : RELEGATES
57
Tree, as the sycamore. : PLANE
59
Scandinavian god. : ODIN
60
Author Anita. : LOOS
61
Speeder's nemesis. : RADAR
62
If ___ be. : NEED
63
Accurate. : TRUE
64
Behave theatrically: Colloq. : EMOTE
65
Canine sounds. : GRRS
66
Science course: Abbr. : ASTR
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Disburdens. : EASES
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Peter O'Toole role. : LORDJIM
2
Run. : OPERATE
3
Usual. : GENERAL
4
Archeozoic and Paleozoic. : ERAS
5
Ancient language: Abbr. : SANSK
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Formidable female. : AMAZON
7
Historic twin. : ROMULUS
8
Not yet ground. : UNMILLED
9
Verb inflection. : MOOD
10
Gallic "then." : ALORS
11
Taking. : SEIZURE
12
Places with. : INSERTS
13
Imbues. : STEEPS
22
One of the Kennedys. : EUNICE
25
Make a nest. : NIDIFY
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Banking service. : LOAN
30
Figures of speech. : IMAGES
33
Headache remedy of a kind. : ICEBAG
35
Watch over. : TEND
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Expanders. : DILATORS
39
Producer of livestock. : BREEDER
40
Sooner than. : EARLIER
41
Respite of a sort. : TIMEOUT
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Folk dance movement. : DOSADOS
44
Come forth. : EMANATE
45
Looks up to. : REVERES
46
Vigorously effective. : STRONG
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Big name in Africa. : NASSER
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Tears. : RENDS
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Lively frolic. : SPREE
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Ski resort in Utah. : ALTA
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Buddhist monk. : LAMA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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