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New York Times, Wednesday, March 16, 1966

40-Down : Not sanctioned.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,059
Across
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Cattle feed. : MASH
5
Grasping. : AVID
9
Runway. : STRIP
14
Hall or large room. : AULA
15
Harmonize in color. : TONE
16
Graceful bearing. : POISE
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Railroad sleepers. : CROSSTIES
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When to pay. : LATER
20
Marsh plant. : CATTAIL
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Foolish fancy. : CHIMERA
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Moslem faith. : ISLAM
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Tuber plant. : OCA
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Obsession. : MANIA
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Desk appurtenance. : CALENDAR
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Play possum. : FEIGN
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Old card game. : OMBER
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Gold, in Italy. : ORO
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By all ___ (by far). : ODDS
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Pewter. : ALLOY
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Rue de la ___. : PAIX
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___ doggo (keep out of sight). : LIE
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Girl's nickname. : TRIXY
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Evergreen. : HOLLY
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Composer's name, in part. : KORSAKOV
44
Does business. : SELLS
45
Finnish port. : ABO
46
Cordage fiber. : ISTLE
48
Began, in a way. : TEEDOFF
52
Friend of Pylades. : ORESTES
56
Plowed land, in Spanish America. : ARADO
57
Assiduous. : ATTENTIVE
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Kind of thread. : LISLE
60
Shed for birds. : COTE
61
End of a homily. : AMEN
62
In harmony. : KEYED
63
Piping sound. : TOOT
64
Cleave. : REND
Down
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : MACC
2
Subtle essence of nature. : AURA
3
Penny-in-the-___. : SLOT
4
First victory of the Norman Conquest. : HASTINGS
5
Hunnish king. : ATTILA
6
There you are!: Fr. : VOILA
7
Feminine suffix. : INE
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Offspring: Abbr. : DESC
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Worker on ropes. : SPLICER
10
Every one. : TOAMAN
11
Nuptials, for one. : RITE
12
River to the Elbe. : ISER
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Istanbul's foreign quarter. : PERA
18
Indian antelope. : SASIN
22
Like a sieve. : HOLEY
24
This year. : MCMLXVI
26
Half, in Spain. : MEDIO
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Befriender. : AIDER
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"It's ___!" : ABOY
30
Factotum. : DOALL
31
Parts of seeds. : ARILS
32
Early movie theater. : ROXY
33
People. : FOLK
34
Medley. : OLIO
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___ the covenant. : ARKOF
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Mariner's guide. : POLESTAR
40
Not sanctioned. : TABOOED
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Fair lady of long ago. : HELEN
43
Cut of mutton. : SADDLE
44
With 50 Down, Utopia of a kind. : STREET
47
Under: It. : SOTTO
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Tête-á-tête. : TALK
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Keystone State city. : ERIE
50
Unhurried. : EASY
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Truth. : FACT
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Regulate. : TIME
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Not varying. : EVEN
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Convey. : SEND
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Very. : TOO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 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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