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New York Times, Wednesday, April 13, 1966

40-Down : Go paddling.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J V X }, Scrabble score: 314 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,087
Across
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Baseball's Doubleday. : ABNER
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Abysmal. : DEEP
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Political group. : ADA
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S. American metropolis. : QUITO
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Sword. : EPEE
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Hazard. : RISK
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Emphasize. : UNDERSCORE
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Spore sacs. : ASCI
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Time. : AGE
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College court. : QUAD
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Musical passages. : LARGOS
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Substance used in refining. : FULLERSEARTH
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Symbol of speed. : STREAK
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Artery. : AORTA
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Canary's forte. : TRILL
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One of the Dean boys. : DAFFY
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Famous name in Spain. : CID
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Verbal contraction. : AINT
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Bad-tempered. : GRUFF
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Until, in Italy. : FINO
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Biblical king of Lydia. : GOG
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Time periods. : WEEKS
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African antelope. : BONGO
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Climbing plant. : LIANA
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Rascal, humorously. : BEGGAR
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Dieter's aim. : SLENDERIZING
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Kind of ship. : COALER
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Wheel part. : RUNG
51
Show ___. : BIZ
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Production by 44 Down. : AIDA
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Combine. : AMALGAMATE
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Attracted. : DREW
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Ballet garment. : TUTU
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Modern miracle of light. : LASER
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Common suffixes. : ERS
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Potato buds. : EYES
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Jazz term. : INTRO
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Color. : AQUA
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Stopper. : BUNG
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Brood of pheasants. : NIDE
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Hiver's opposite. : ETE
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Finback whale. : RORQUAL
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Picture transfer device. : DECAL
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Lyric poem. : EPODE
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Poetic contraction. : EER
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Veers away, in aviation. : PEELSOFF
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Biblical peak. : ARARAT
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Being unworthy of. : DISGRACING
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Necktie. : ASCOT
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Father of Saul. : KISH
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Act offended. : SULK
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Ethereal: Poet. : AERY
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Hat. : FELT
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Worthless leavings: Dial. : RAFFS
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Cervine animal. : STAG
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Musical piece. : TRIO
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Demagogue. : RINGLEADER
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Gloomy. : DREAR
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Bird. : AUK
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Name meaning daughter. : INGA
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Movable barrier. : DOOR
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Cause to be. : GENERATE
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Verne character. : FOGG
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Go paddling. : WADE
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Indian. : BENGALI
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Family members. : INLAWS
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Big name in music. : BING
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Fish. : SCAD
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French river. : LOIRE
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Choleric. : IRATE
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African natives. : ZULUS
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Fiber for ropes. : BAST
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Old Roman road. : ITER
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Goose egg. : ZERO
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Very, in Spain. : MUY
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Brother. : MAN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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