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New York Times, Monday, February 27, 1967

31-Down : Augurs.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,407
Across
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Sudden shocks. : JOLTS
6
Tiny explosives. : CAPS
10
Mop. : SWAB
14
Bay window. : ORIEL
15
The "Bell Song." : ARIA
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Maine's symbol. : PINE
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Sen. Dirksen's hit record. : GALLANTMEN
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Purposes. : ENDS
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Foxy. : SLY
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"The ___ Show." : LUCY
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Soft and sweet. : DULCET
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The two. : BOTH
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Unfortunate. : HAPLESS
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Enchants. : CHARMS
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West Indies Indian. : CARIB
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Golfer's concern. : HOLES
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Rum cake. : BABA
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Contemporary playwright. : INGE
36
Under sail. : ASEA
37
___ boom. : SONIC
38
Knot of wool. : NOIL
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Legal document. : DEED
40
Prepare copy. : EDIT
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Instruct. : EDIFY
42
Merchandise. : WARES
44
Warnings. : ALERTS
45
Lace, braid, etc. : EDGINGS
48
Genus of trees. : ACER
49
Great name in literature. : BRONTE
50
Utah resort. : ALTA
51
Govt. agency. : REA
54
City near Soissons. : LAON
55
Achievement. : ATTAINMENT
58
Latin pronoun. : IPSE
59
Ointment. : NARD
60
Passé tune: Colloq. : OLDIE
61
Soothsayer. : SEER
62
City on the Hudson. : TROY
63
___ Oro. : RIODE
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Projecting parts. : JOGS
2
Spoken. : ORAL
3
Flower. : LILY
4
Communication system: Abbr. : TEL
5
Skiing races. : SLALOMS
6
Overtake. : CATCH
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Host. : ARMY
8
A food. : PIE
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Cypress pine. : SANDARAC
10
Orator. : SPELLBINDER
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Flinch. : WINCE
12
Mountain chain. : ANDES
13
Outstrips. : BESTS
18
Cashews. : NUTS
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News agency: Abbr. : UPI
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Earner. : BREADWINNER
25
Wont. : HABIT
26
African lake. : CHAD
27
Socks. : HOSE
28
Nautical term. : ALEE
29
Genus of dogs. : CANIS
31
Augurs. : BODES
33
Black: Fr. : NOIR
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Aptitude. : GIFT
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Isle and city of England. : ELYS
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Police office. : SERGEANT
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A famous Roosevelt. : ELEANOR
43
Hill dweller. : ANT
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Part of a play. : ACTI
45
Moslem Satan. : EBLIS
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Cut of clothing. : DRAPE
47
Gannet. : GOOSE
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"Nelly Was ___." : ALADY
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Black: Prefix. : ATRO
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Fix over. : REDO
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Camelot name. : ENID
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To ___. : ATEE
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Roofing. : TAR
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11th-cen. date. : MLI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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