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New York Times, Friday, October 21, 1966

45-Down : La ___.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,278
Across
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Part of an address. : ZIPCODE
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Isaiah's cry. : WOEISME
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Give spirit to. : ENLIVEN
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Passageways. : AVENUES
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Deliberate. : STUDIED
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Backs out. : RENEGES
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Geographic area: Abbr. : TER
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Type of fabric. : DRIPDRY
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One ___ time. : ATA
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Bind with ropes: Naut. : FRAP
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Laugh loudly: Colloq. : SNORT
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Lady Jane. : GREY
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Unfold. : UNLAP
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Twelve dozen: Abbr. : GRO
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Prophets. : SEERS
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Assignment. : LESSON
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Is present in large numbers. : ABOUNDS
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Thick slice. : SLAB
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Revise. : EDIT
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Climbing plant. : CREEPER
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Gives off vapor. : STEAMS
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Dominant seventh. : CHORD
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Man's nickname. : LEN
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French legislative chamber. : SENAT
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Defendant: Law. : REUS
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City in France. : NIMES
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Full of streaks. : LINY
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Calendar abbreviation. : OCT
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Recovered from. : GOTOVER
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Bad: Prefix. : MAL
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Conveyer, sports style. : SKILIFT
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Mean. : AVERAGE
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African river. : SENEGAL
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Political candidate, at times. : DEBATER
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Hermit. : EREMITE
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Solutions. : ANSWERS
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Full of keen enjoyment. : ZESTFUL
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Hospital resident. : INTERNE
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Certain nouns and verbs. : PLURALS
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Part of Scotland Yard. : CID
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Roman poet. : OVID
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___ tongue, flowering herb. : DEERS
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Conclusion. : ENDING
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Articles of dress. : WARDROBE
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Manifest. : OVERT
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Counting-out word. : EENY
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Chemical suffix. : INE
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Sweetened. : SUGARED
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Conveners. : MEETERS
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Literary works. : ESSAYS
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Suffix in zoological terms. : PORA
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Ryan and Namath. : PASSERS
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Well-bred. : GENTEEL
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Propelled, as a punt. : POLED
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Pleases. : SUITS
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Siesta. : NAP
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Certain uniforms: Abbr. : ODS
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Disparage. : BELITTLE
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Square. : CHECKER
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Customary course of business. : ROUTINE
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San ___, on the Riviera. : REMO
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Living. : ANIMATE
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Economist. : MANAGER
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Designers. : STYLERS
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La ___. : CROSSE
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Snowfall, in Spanish. : NEVADA
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What Jack Sprat could eat. : NOFAT
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Number. : SEVEN
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Oscar-winning movie of 1958. : GIGI
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Insurgents, for short. : REBS
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Gulliver's nickname. : LEM
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Chilly. : RAW

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

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