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New York Times, Friday, March 18, 1966

55-Down : Highway problem.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,061
Across
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Something to listen to. : HIFI
5
Glaswegian. : SCOT
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Convinced: Colloq. : SOLD
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Valhalla's host. : ODIN
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Earned. : MADE
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An archangel. : URIEL
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Certain permits for youths. : WORKCARDS
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Particular occasion. : NONCE
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Letters. : ELS
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Vet. : OLDSTER
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Won. : GOT
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Gambler's choice. : TAILS
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Savile Row men. : TAILORS
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Confirm. : RATIFY
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Bag with strings. : PURSE
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Clientele of a sort. : USERS
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Old-time religion area. : BIBLEBELT
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Asian. : THAI
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One kind of incentive. : MONEY
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___ patriae. : AMOR
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Church property. : HYMNBOOKS
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Game birds. : SNIPE
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Burlap. : GUNNY
43
Apertures in viols and guitars. : CHOLES
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Fortunate. : BLESSED
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New-looking. : SHINY
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French menu word. : AUX
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Bolster. : STOUTEN
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Favorable. : PRO
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Characteristic. : TRAIT
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Where the War on Poverty is working. : CLASSROOM
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Dry: It. : SECCO
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Type of fabric. : KNIT
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To be: Lat. : ESSE
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Short distance. : STEP
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Without. : SANS
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Leading. : STAR
Down
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Elias ___, inventor. : HOWE
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Household god. : IDOL
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Regulars. : FIRSTTEAM
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Newspaper expense. : INK
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Delicately. : SMALLY
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Ball team. : CARDS
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Ratio of possibility. : ODDS
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Lab equipment. : TESTTUBES
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Daily occurrence. : SUNRISE
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Kind of riches: Sp. : ORO
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Trade vocabulary. : LINGO
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Atmosphere. : DECOR
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Allows. : LETS
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Small hats. : COIFS
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Primitive. : EARLY
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Broadcasts. : AIRINGS
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Where Beirut is. : LEBANON
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Compassion, old style. : RUTH
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Light-gray. : ASHY
30
Finger: Var. : PINKY
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"Sticks." : BOONDOCKS
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Social arbiter of the 1920's et seq. : EMILYPOST
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Gait. : LOPE
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Spanish number. : TRES
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French impressionist painter. : MONET
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Street sign. : BUSSTOP
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Climbs (with "up"). : SHINS
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Pieces of furniture. : CHESTS
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The "woodpile." : BATS
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Bait. : LURES
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Errorless. : EXACT
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Spot. : STAIN
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Elbow: Lat. : ULNA
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Sub ___. : ROSA
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Ancient Hebrew measure. : OMER
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Highway problem. : ICE
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___ adjudicata. : RES

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

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