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New York Times, Monday, April 25, 1966

18-Down : Spanish weapon.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,099
Across
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Handy vehicle. : CART
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Mountains. : ANDES
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Diving duck. : SMEW
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Spouse: Lat. : UXOR
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Meaux's river. : MARNE
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Bay. : COVE
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Abreast. : SIDEBYSIDE
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God of war. : ARES
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___ jure (with full right): Lat. : PLENO
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Old or New. : TESTAMENT
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Common earths. : CLAYS
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Under: Prefix. : HYPO
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Hate. : ABHOR
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Above: Ger. : UBER
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British art group: Abbr. : RAA
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S.A. Indian. : MAYA
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Spot. : ESPY
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___ Island, N.Y. : ELLIS
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Asiatic. : IRANIAN
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Most promising. : ROSIEST
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Taboos. : DONTS
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Early New England statesman. : AMES
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Where Frogner Park is. : OSLO
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State: Abbr. : IND
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Farinaceous food. : SAGO
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Past or present. : TENSE
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Their: Fr. : LEUR
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Meshed device. : SIEVE
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Crosses. : TRAVERSES
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Wilde. : OSCAR
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Gold: Prefix. : AURI
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Nevertheless. : ALLTHESAME
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Name meaning daughter. : INGA
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Shouts. : YELLS
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Protection. : EGIS
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Headline word for "predicted." : SEEN
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Candy. : SWEET
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Forwarded. : SENT
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Pointed end. : CUSP
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Twig-branch angle. : AXIL
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Lay at anchor. : RODE
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Biting. : TRENCHANT
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Name meaning beloved. : AMY
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Mean. : NASTY
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Withers. : DRIESUP
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Completes. : ENDS
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___ sights. : SEETHE
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Rascal. : SCAMP
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Somewhat. : MOREORLESS
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Uniform. : EVEN
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Direction. : WEST
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Spanish weapon. : BOLO
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Actor Lew. : AYRES
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Tract. : AREA
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Hebrew priest. : AARON
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Generally. : BYANDLARGE
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Cow barn. : BYRE
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Corridor. : AISLE
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Regarding. : ASTO
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South of France. : MIDI
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Pulled thread in fabric. : SNAG
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Carnivores. : LIONESSES
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Print. : ISSUE
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Bone: Prefix. : OSTE
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River into the Rhine. : MOSELLE
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Marshals. : ARRAYS
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Hedonistic cry. : EVOE
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French spa. : EVIAN
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Valuable tropical fiber. : ISTLE
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Indo-Chinese. : TAIS
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Poem: Poet. : RUNE
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Raft: Colloq. : SLEW
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Place for a teller. : CAGE
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Chemical compound. : AMIN
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Repose. : REST
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Presidential initials. : HST

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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