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New York Times, Wednesday, December 7, 1966

14-Down : Clay pigeons.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { H J X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,325
Across
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Student's bugaboo. : QUIZ
5
Argot. : CANT
9
Puts two and two together. : ADDS
13
Poetic preposition. : UNTO
14
Prohibition. : TABOO
15
Water bird. : COOT
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Thought: Prefix. : IDEO
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Wind gauge. : ANEMOMETER
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Balderdash! : TOMMYROT
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Tropical plants. : TAROS
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Bravo!, Latin style. : EUGE
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Tree akin to the apple. : SORB
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See 5 Down. : PADDLE
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Perfumery appurtenance. : ATOMIZER
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Japanese sash. : OBI
32
Musical study. : ETUDE
34
King-size book. : TOME
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Hindu deity. : SIVA
37
More foxlike. : SLIER
39
Women's group. : YWCA
40
Relative of Gouda. : EDAM
41
Corrida performers. : TOROS
43
Noun suffix. : IER
44
The Kennedys. : SENATORS
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Frolics. : SPREES
49
Singing sound. : LALA
50
Marquette's title. : PERE
51
Stormed. : RAGED
53
Grasshoppers' cousins. : KATYDIDS
57
Red-carpet treatment. : REGALEMENT
59
Paddock dweller. : MARE
60
Biblical kingdom. : EDOM
61
Relative of "kinda." : SORTA
62
First governor of Alaska. : EGAN
63
Weather phenomena. : FOGS
64
Large amounts: Colloq. : TONS
65
Heads: Slang. : NOBS
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Depart from. : QUIT
2
Cancel. : UNDO
3
Columnist's need. : ITEM
4
Hummed continuously. : ZOOMED
5
Water craft. : CANOE
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Aid's partner. : ABET
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___ de guerre. : NOM
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Extremely: Slang. : TOOTOO
9
Harshness of temper. : ACERBITY
10
___ death. : DOTO
11
Cervine animals. : DOES
12
Ship: Abbr. : STR
14
Clay pigeons. : TARGETS
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Feminine title: Dial. : MARM
20
Holiday time. : YULE
23
Guide. : STEER
24
Puts forth. : POSES
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"___ with me ... " : ABIDE
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Drawing room item. : DIVAN
27
Parting word. : ADIOS
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Slangy exclamation. : ZOWIE
29
Dais figure. : EMCEE
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Puts up. : REARS
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Prefix for sonic or violet. : ULTRA
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Combinations. : AMALGAMS
38
___ stone. : ROSETTA
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Agile. : SPRY
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Oriental weight. : TAEL
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Least fresh. : OLDEST
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Aborigines. : REDMEN
50
Parts of suits. : PANTS
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Make over. : REDO
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Excited. : AGOG
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American composer. : KERN
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Shakespearean role. : IAGO
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Monotonous. : DRAB
56
City in France. : SENS
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Type of book: Abbr. : REF
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Farm sound. : MOO

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

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