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New York Times, Saturday, February 12, 1966

35-Down : Muffins.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
David Steinberg notes:

Original 26-Across clue had "Talf"; corrected it to "Talk."

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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,027
Across
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Look after: Colloq. : DOFOR
6
Colette novel, 1945. : GIGI
10
Troublemaker. : PEST
14
January, in Spain. : ENERO
15
Sweetheart. : INAMORATA
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Ancient Mexican. : AZTEC
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Valuable products of Kashmir. : SAPPHIRES
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Civil War notable. : LEE
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Outfits. : KITS
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Lestrade and others: Abbr. : INSPS
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Garden plots. : BEDS
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C.G.S. unit of illumination. : PHOT
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Talk-of-the-town author. : CAPOTE
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Did a garage job. : GREASED
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Flat plinth. : ORLO
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Pronoun, country style. : OURN
34
Fall behind. : LAG
36
African region. : ORANGEFREESTATE
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Faunus. : PAN
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Nautical term. : ALEE
43
News brief. : ITEM
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Parts of buildings. : STORIES
46
Certain animals. : BIPEDS
48
Course. : ROAD
49
Quotable remarks. : MOTS
50
Juniper tree. : SAVIN
53
Pledge. : OATH
54
Pin for splicing rope. : FID
57
Sidney Howard play. : ALIENCORN
60
Have ___ to pick. : ABONE
62
Civil War celebrity. : STONEWALL
63
Ancient enchantress. : CIRCE
64
Sentry's word. : HALT
65
Card. : TREY
66
"There was ___ danced ... " : ASTAR
Down
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Fir or pine wood. : DEAL
2
French number. : ONZE
3
Gay party. : FETE
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State: Abbr. : ORE
5
Goddard's specialty. : ROCKET
6
Main points. : GISTS
7
___ much as. : INAS
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Hiatus. : GAP
9
Bad boy. : IMP
10
Pictures. : PRINTS
11
Parts of pitchers. : EARS
12
Short distance. : STEP
13
Soviet press group. : TASS
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People of Lima. : OHIOANS
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Cyprinoid fish. : IDE
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Favor, old style. : BOON
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Girl's nickname. : PRUE
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This place. : HERE
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Farm enclosure. : COOP
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French city. : ARRAS
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Factory. : PLANT
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Dressmaker's concern. : GORES
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Delight. : ELATE
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Fixed as to time. : DATED
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Muffins. : GEMS
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Bordeaux's river. : GARONNE
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Man's name. : ELIA
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Nourish. : FEED
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Certain travel expenses. : TIPS
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Global area. : ORIENT
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Science: Abbr. : BOT
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Eastern college town. : ITHACA
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Resolute. : MANLY
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Window part. : SASH
51
Utah skiing resort. : ALTA
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Musical instrument. : VIOL
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Escutcheon border. : ORLE
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Stronghold. : FORT
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Pizarro's prey. : INCA
56
Whitetail. : DEER
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Unit of weight: Abbr. : CWT
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Sweep. : OAR
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Encore! : BIS

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

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