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New York Times, Monday, June 20, 1966

31-Down : Island of Japan.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,155
Across
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Super serves. : ACES
5
City: Lat. : URBS
9
Double-reed instruments. : OBOES
14
Delta product. : SILT
15
Webster. : NOAH
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Treasure ___. : TROVE
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"Up the Down ___." : STAIRCASE
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Ringworm. : TINEA
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Times ten. : TENFOLD
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Coniferous trees. : CEDARS
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Anapests. : FEET
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Disclose. : BARE
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"I cannot tell ___." : ALIE
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Unsealed. : OPEN
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Eight: Sp. : OCHO
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Struck out. : FANNED
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Children's game. : LEAPFROG
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Approves: Colloq. : OKS
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Factory rejects. : SECONDS
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Signed up: Abbr. : ENL
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Engage anew. : REEMPLOY
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___ camp. : AIDEDE
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East: Sp. : ESTE
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Passport adjunct. : VISA
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Fragrance. : ODOR
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Part of Arabia. : ADEN
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French composer. : LALO
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Runs after. : CHASES
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Orders. : DECREES
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City of Venetia. : PADUA
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Theodore White's subject. : PRESIDENT
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"It's ___!" : AGIRL
66
Years: Lat. : ANNI
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Anc. Peruvian. : INCA
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Math. ratios. : SINES
69
U.N. member. : USSR
70
Stared at. : EYED
Down
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Secy., for one. : ASST
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Summon. : CITE
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Dash. : ELAN
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Jell. : STIFFEN
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Solo's employer. : UNCLE
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"The ___ Rome." : ROADTO
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College degrees. : BAS
8
Pronoun. : SHE
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Mink's cousin. : OTTER
10
Scott's "___ Lammermoor." : BRIDEOF
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Mrs. Chaplin. : OONA
12
Repeatedly. : EVER
13
Black and Baltic. : SEAS
18
Shad product. : ROE
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Home of Stratford festival. : CANADA
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Common verb form. : BEEN
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Ahead of: Dial. : AFORE
25
George and Geneva. : LAKES
26
City plan on state map. : INSET
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Stephen Potter maneuvers. : PLOYS
30
Profession of faith. : CREED
31
Island of Japan. : HONDO
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One who "gives the eye." : OGLER
34
Sixth sense, for short. : ESP
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Digs. : DELVES
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Greek letter. : PSI
40
Florin or drachma. : COIN
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Yard or rod. : MEASURE
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"Ours but to ___." : DOORDIE
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Priscilla and John. : ALDENS
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Bargains. : DEALS
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Odin, Thor, Balder, etc. : AESIR
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Wartime craft. : LCI
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Auditors. : CPAS
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Saintly: Prefix. : HAGI
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Tennis score. : ADIN
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Counting-out word. : EENY
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Noun suffix. : ENCE
61
Dutch town. : STAD
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French resort in the Pyrenees. : PAU
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Women in white. : RNS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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