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New York Times, Tuesday, April 26, 1966

47-Down : Shade of red.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,100
Across
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Purse article. : COMB
5
Curtain fabric. : SCRIM
10
Ancient ointment. : NARD
14
Jai ___. : ALAI
15
Seemingly. : QUASI
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Where Tashkent is. : ASIA
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___ porcelain. : MING
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Heep. : URIAH
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Coat hangers. : PEGS
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Carton material. : BOXBOARD
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Talk over. : REHASH
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Whirlpool. : EDDY
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Double-quick. : FAST
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Concern. : AFFAIR
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Deliver a ranting speech. : TUBTHUMP
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References. : FOOTNOTES
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Misanthrope. : HATER
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Numerical prefix. : TRI
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Neck parts. : NAPES
39
Colorado Indian. : UTE
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Renown. : ECLAT
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Engine part. : PISTONROD
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Fixed up. : RESTORED
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Zoo features. : RHINOS
49
Stretch of duty. : TOUR
50
Branch. : LIMB
51
Features of some hair-dos. : SWIRLS
54
School bag item. : COPYBOOK
58
Entry permit. : VISA
59
Kitchen utensil. : SCOOP
61
Recent. : LATE
62
On a heroic scale. : EPIC
63
Remove from the record. : ERASE
64
A substitute for: Suffix. : ETTE
65
Egg holder. : NEST
66
Harrison's V.P. : TYLER
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Window ___. : SHOP
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English city: Abbr. : CAMB
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Miscellaneous collection. : OLIO
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Breed of cat. : MANX
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Describing some modern music (with "The"). : BIGBEAT
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Unit of a fleet. : SQUADRON
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Indian dish. : CURRY
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Foray. : RAID
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O.T. book: Abbr. : ISA
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Niche in a mosque. : MIHRAB
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Cleaning fluid. : NAPHTHA
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Water-borne. : ASEA
12
Outlandish costumes. : RIGS
13
Vigor. : DASH
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Norse god. : ODIN
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : ESTH
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Parts of firecrackers. : FUSES
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Following. : AFTER
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Body of soldiers. : FORCE
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Baffles. : FOILS
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Not very warm. : TEPID
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Road maneuver. : UTURN
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Political ism. : METOO
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Parts of sentences: Abbr. : PREDS
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Candle. : TAPER
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Performer of sorts. : STRIPPER
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Draw to oneself. : ATTRACT
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Jack, for one. : TOOL
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Words of dismay. : OHMY
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Angler's concern. : NIBBLES
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Shade of red. : RUSSET
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Partner of 25 Across. : LOOSE
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Scandanavian man's name. : SVEN
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Dry. : WIPE
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Headstream of the Thames. : ISIS
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Source of heat. : COAL
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Sworn statement. : OATH
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Bismarck. : OTTO
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Retain. : KEEP
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Slogan. : CRY

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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