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New York Times, Saturday, April 16, 1966

9-Down : Once in ___ moon.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { G J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,090
Across
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Ready. : ALLSET
7
Soothing. : BLAND
12
Weeps and wails. : BOOHOOS
14
Goofs. : BOOBOOS
16
Quick-lunch place. : AUTOMAT
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Overadmire. : IDOLIZE
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Blend. : STIR
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Soother. : SALVE
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Functions. : USES
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Drumming. : TATTOO
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Wants. : NEEDS
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Devoured. : EATEN
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March man. : SOUSA
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Lichen shoots. : FRONDS
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Lee penny, in Scott novel. : TALISMAN
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Wiped. : TOWELED
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Cochineal color. : CARMINE
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Barely shod. : SANDALED
42
Vaunts. : BOASTS
43
Plums. : SLOES
45
Wish well to. : BLESS
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"Woman with ___." : APAST
50
Small part or parts. : DETAIL
52
Haft. : HILT
53
Gay place. : PAREE
54
Catch. : TAKE
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Everywhere. : ALLOVER
60
Part of Europe. : ESTONIA
62
Dog talks. : BOWWOWS
63
Man talks. : POWWOWS
64
Certain years. : TEENS
65
Learned Indian. : PANDIT
Down
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Down with: Fr. : ABAS
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Boor. : LOUT
3
French novelist. : LOTI
4
Docked. : SHORTENED
5
Inventory time: Abbr. : EOM
6
Symbol of warmth. : TOAST
7
Presage. : BODE
8
Game. : LOO
9
Once in ___ moon. : ABLUE
10
Sound. : NOISE
11
Nodded. : DOZED
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Acts of Congress: Abbr. : STATS
14
Camp. : BIVOUAC
15
Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
20
Plunder. : LOOT
23
First ___. : ANDLAST
24
African city. : NAIROBI
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Newts. : EFTS
26
Town near Caracas. : AROA
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Business center. : TOWN
29
Pitcher's plate. : SLAB
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Retail. : SELL
33
Limited in outlook. : SMALLTOWN
34
___ en scène. : MISE
35
Tiny workers. : ANTS
36
Suffix of quality. : NESS
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Himalayan trees. : DEODARS
41
Forest dweller. : DEER
44
Saturate. : STEEP
46
Jezebel's husband. : AHAB
47
Trial unit, as in TV. : PILOT
48
"For ___ Have and Are."—Kipling poem, 1914. : ALLWE
49
Civil War writer. : STOWE
51
Greek fabulist. : AESOP
53
Benches. : PEWS
55
"A wink's as good as ___." : ANOD
56
Flightless bird. : KIWI
57
Bridge position. : EAST
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From, in certain names. : VON
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Pair: Scot. : TWA

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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