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New York Times, Tuesday, June 14, 1966

29-Down : Assaults.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,149
Across
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Palm tree. : COCO
5
Bridge term. : SLAM
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Hebrew prophet. : MICAH
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Sapor. : ODOR
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Gossamer. : LACY
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Jeune fille's school. : ECOLE
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Biological tissues. : MEMBRANES
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Synthetic. : NYLON
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French possessive. : MOI
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Turned inside out. : EVERTED
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Casualties of war, for short. : DPS
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Cover completely. : ENCASE
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Tools for drawing angles. : BEVELS
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Man's name. : NERO
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Press agent's concern. : RELEASE
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1848 novel. : VANITYFAIR
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Author Paton. : ALAN
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Articles. : ITEMS
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To and ___. : FRO
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Kind. : BRAND
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Forum dress. : TOGA
42
Energy: Colloq. : GETUPANDGO
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Compassion, for one. : EMOTION
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Withered. : SERE
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Spanish saint. : TERESA
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Essential oil. : NEROLI
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___ was saying. : ASI
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Seeds. : ORIGINS
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___ ordinaire. : VIN
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Evident. : PLAIN
60
Acts of choosing. : VOLITIONS
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Sir or madam. : TITLE
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One of the Gardners. : ERLE
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Avoid. : FLEE
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Hurry. : SPEED
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Utters. : SAYS
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Character. : SORT
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___ il faut. : COMME
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Ancient theater. : ODEON
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Wag. : COMIC
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Globe. : ORB
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Bondage. : SLAVERY
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Street. : LANE
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Sharp. : ACERB
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Cabalistic. : MYSTERIOUS
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Father of genetics. : MENDEL
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Unfriendly. : ICY
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Something to eat. : COLDSALAD
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Lacking in symmetry. : ALOP
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Farmyard denizens. : HENS
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Does a printer's job. : RESETS
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Always. : EVER
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Liven. : ANIMATE
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Beginner. : LEARNER
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Assaults. : OFFENSIVES
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Caroled. : SANG
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Within: Prefix. : ENDO
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Lively: Mus. : VITE
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Physicist's concern. : ATOM
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Arrange. : NEGOTIATE
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Dexterity. : ART
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Least. : BAREST
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Word used with film or movie. : GOER
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Small change. : PENNIES
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Pressed. : IRONED
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Athenians' assembly place. : AGORA
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Molding. : OVOLO
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Vessel. : LINER
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Map maker's term. : INSET
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Living quarters: Abbr. : APTS
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Garment. : SLIP
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Poorly. : ILLY
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___ de France. : ILE
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Possibilities. : IFS

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

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