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New York Times, Wednesday, June 22, 1966

10-Down : Gigantic one.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,157
Across
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Officiates. : ACTS
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Extreme. : ULTRA
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___-pie (from head to foot). : CAPA
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Adriatic seaport. : BARI
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In want. : NEEDY
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Quatrainist. : OMAR
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Complacent. : SMUG
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Instance of "cry wolf." : FALSEALARM
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Thinking deeply. : PENSIVE
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Immediately. : ATONCE
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"Cosi fan ___." : TUTTE
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Certain grasses. : RYES
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Visit. : STOPAT
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Conjecturing. : GUESSING
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European country: Abbr. : POL
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Where Sanaa is. : YEMEN
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To unite: Fr. : UNIR
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Author of "Armageddon." : URIS
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French saint. : DENIS
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Caen's neighbor. : STLO
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Large collection: Colloq. : RAFT
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Famous names on Broadway. : LUNTS
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Hack. : HEW
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Off to ___. : THERACES
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Suspend business. : RECESS
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Square measure. : ACRE
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N. American fruit. : PAPAW
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Kind of radio. : TWOWAY
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Shaven pate. : TONSURE
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Maris' beat. : RIGHTFIELD
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June bugs. : DORS
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Teutonic girl's name. : INGA
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Something trite: Colloq. : OLDIE
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Duck genus. : ANAS
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Comic routine. : SKIT
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Patch the lawn. : RESOD
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Unit of measure: Abbr. : LGTH
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Degrees. : ABS
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Rough it. : CAMP
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Realistic. : TRUETOLIFE
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Enlist. : SIGNUP
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Not qualified. : UNFITTED
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Permission. : LEAVE
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Distant: Prefix. : TELE
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Thoroughfares: Abbr. : RDS
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"___, sir." : AYEAYE
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Gigantic one. : COLOSSUS
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"You'll be ___, my son!" : AMAN
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Monceau, for one. : PARC
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Weapon: Fr. : ARME
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Chemical endings. : ATES
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Defer. : STAY
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Altercation: Colloq. : RUNIN
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Burst of effort. : SPURT
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Pentateuch scroll. : TORAH
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Biology term. : GENUS
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At fault. : INTHEWRONG
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Ohio city. : NILES
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Develops. : GROWS
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Fracas. : MELEE
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Summer theater: Colloq. : STRAWHAT
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Beached. : STRANDED
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Old World lizard. : SEPS
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Room to swing ___. : ACAT
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Need greatly. : CRYFOR
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Like a tail. : CAUDAL
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Conquest of Salk and Sabin. : POLIO
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Speaker of baseball. : TRIS
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Instant. : WINK
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Today: It. : OGGI
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Spreads (grass) for drying. : TEDS
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Part of Q.E.F. : ERAT
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Oléron, for one. : ILE
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Quiet! : SSH

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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