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New York Times, Monday, January 31, 1966

42-Down : Fraternities.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,015
Across
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Hat. : SAILOR
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Decorate 12 Across. : FROST
12
Popular desserts. : CUPCAKES
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Certain races. : RELAYS
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Desire. : APPETITE
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Admit as a member. : INDUCT
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Contained. : HELD
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Merited. : EARNED
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Bird sound. : COO
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Anger. : IRE
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St. ___, English resort. : IVES
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Wetback, perhaps. : PEON
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Brims. : LIPS
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Over again. : ANEW
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Unsophisticated: Slang. : CORNY
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Dallies. : LOITERS
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Riverbed deposit. : SILT
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Vaquero's rope. : REATA
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Slide or glide. : COAST
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Household effects. : RUGS
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Members of a line-up. : BATTERS
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Part of a gross. : DOZEN
44
Marx. : KARL
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Gem. : OPAL
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Azurite and others. : ORES
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Opera role. : MIMI
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___ mala (birds of ill omen). : AVI
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Cantor song. : IDA
51
Countenance. : VISAGE
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French knight of Camelot tale. : EREC
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First name in politics. : NELSON
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Yarn. : TALLTALE
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Capri attraction. : GROTTO
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Put in office. : INSTATED
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Bullock. : STEER
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Churn part. : DASHER
Down
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Pre-eminent. : SUPERIOR
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Popular dessert. : APPLEPIE
3
Like some beverages. : ICED
4
Old language: Abbr. : LAT
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Steinbeck character. : OKIE
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Keeps in mind. : RETAINS
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Cooks. : FRIES
8
Split. : REND
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Of long standing. : OLD
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Piece of china. : SAUCER
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Powerful businessman. : TYCOON
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Electric typewriter inventor (1867-1934). : CAHILL
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Tennis term. : SERVE
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Inexorable. : STONY
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TV program. : NEWS
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One kind of salad. : POTATO
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Goggles. : STARES
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One of a Kipling trio. : ARAG
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Coagulate. : CLOT
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Vingt-___. : ETUN
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Adjective suffix. : ICAL
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Divide, as eggs. : SEPARATE
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One on the wing. : TRAVELER
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Sports gear. : SKIS
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Jesse James. : BRIGAND
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Like some bread. : SLICED
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Working out. : DOING
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Fraternities. : ORDERS
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Fanatic. : ZEALOT
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Violin maker. : AMATI
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Under age. : MINOR
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Suffrage. : VOTE
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Operatic bride. : ELSA
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Greenland base. : ETAH
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Sault ___ Marie. : STE
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Army men. : LTS

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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