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New York Times, Saturday, December 31, 1966

26-Down : Talking birds.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,349
Across
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Shiny mineral. : SPAR
5
Run before the wind. : SCUD
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Uneven. : ALOP
13
First word of the Aeneid. : ARMA
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Eleazar's father. : AARON
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Alaskan cape. : NOME
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Le Carré satire. : LOOKINGGLASSWAR
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Missing person. : ABSENTEE
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London landmark. : TOWER
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Sounds of surprise. : OHOS
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Less tanned. : PALER
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Snug harbors. : COVES
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Phaeton. : MOTORCAR
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Flutter. : WAVER
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Stocking. : NYLON
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Baton Rouge campus. : LSU
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River rising in Silesia. : ODER
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Coin of Iraq. : DINAR
34
Old-time weapon. : MACE
35
Timetable abbreviation. : ARR
36
Evergreen. : CEDAR
37
Legal tender in Baja California. : PESOS
38
Disembarks, modern style. : DEPLANES
40
Best. : WORST
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Branch: Lat. : RAMUS
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Grammarian's abbreviation. : MASC
43
Baked in a kiln. : FIRED
44
Song of praise. : CANTICLE
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Delicacy, to some. : PICKLEDPIGSFEET
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Not exposed to the wind. : ALEE
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Factotum. : DOALL
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Standard of quantity. : UNIT
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Make tidy: Dial. : REDD
54
___ quid (being thus): Lat. : ESSE
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Misplace. : LOSE
Down
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Cámara's cousin. : SALA
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Math homework: Abbr. : PROB
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Biblical prophet. : AMOS
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___ the coals. : RAKEOVER
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World-famous coffee port. : SANTOS
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Baskets of a sort. : CAGES
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Plead with. : URGE
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Money: Abbr. : DOL
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Puzzler's concern. : ANSWER
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First grade, perhaps. : LOWERCLASS
11
Bradley. : OMAR
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By. : PER
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Swimmer. : NATATOR
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"What does he see ___?" : INHER
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Lawmaker. : SOLON
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Kind of bear. : POLAR
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Skeleton organization. : CADRE
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Too too dear. : OVERPRICED
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Talking birds. : MYNAS
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Scene of British social event. : ASCOT
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Boulevards. : RUES
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Blue dye. : WOAD
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Broods of pheasants. : NIDES
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Stripped. : DENUDED
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Clement. : MERCIFUL
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Beast of burden. : CAMEL
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Places sentries. : POSTS
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Frolicked. : LARKED
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Get by trickery: Colloq. : WANGLE
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Posts. : MAILS
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Office item. : FILE
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Men of figures. : CPAS
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Recent: Prefix. : CENO
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Certain neckwear. : LEIS
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Feminine suffix. : ETTE
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Average. : PAR
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John or Jane. : DOE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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