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New York Times, Thursday, June 23, 1966

24-Down : Feat of strength.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { K W Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,158
Across
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Toujours ___. : GAI
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Doughboy's comrade. : POILU
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Cut of meat. : CHOP
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Without: Fr. : SANS
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"As You Like It" scene. : ARDEN
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Greet. : HAIL
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Figurines, vases, etc.: Fr. : OBJETSDART
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Other. : ELSE
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World-wide labor group. : ILO
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Vous ___. : ETES
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Bend back. : REFLEX
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American labor leader. : REUTHER
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Cud. : QUID
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Poetic contraction. : OER
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Extirpates. : OUTROOTS
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Follow. : ENSUE
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Nonsense: Slang. : BLAH
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Fable writer: Var. : ESOP
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Cordelia's father. : LEAR
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Lumps of clay. : CLODS
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Arm bone. : ULNA
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Famous James. : BOND
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Square sails. : LUGS
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Basic French infinitive. : AVOIR
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Each ___ (all). : ANDEVERY
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About: Abbr. : CIR
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Decree. : FIAT
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Popular French song. : MADELON
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Tumult. : UPROAR
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Area: Fr. : AIRE
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Single. : ONE
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Kind of cream. : SOUR
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Kind of meal. : TABLEDHOTE
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Assorted: Abbr. : MISC
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Engages. : HIRES
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Chevalier, for one. : STAR
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North Carolina name. : ASHE
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Moslem princes. : EMIRS
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Recipe abbreviation. : TSP
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Roof feature. : GABLE
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Wine region of France. : ANJOU
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Verb suffix. : ISE
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Type of label. : PASTER
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Legion of Honor, for one. : ORDER
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Castor's killer. : IDAS
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Sea god, akin to 36 Across. : LER
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Lies. : UNTRUTHS
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A masterpiece. : CHEFDOEUVRE
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Vestibule. : HALL
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Department of France. : OISE
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Form a network. : PLEX
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Evening, in Epinal. : SOIR
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Laugh. : TEHEE
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Norse goddess of healing. : EIR
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Feat of strength. : TOURDEFORCE
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Type metal pieces. : QUADS
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Science, humorously speaking. : OLOGY
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European capital. : OSLO
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Girl's nickname. : TONI
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Shiny mineral. : SPAR
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Napoleon's isle. : ELBA
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Kind of sign. : NEON
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Aurore Dupin's pseudonym. : SAND
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Say suddenly (with "out"). : BLURT
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___ decks (prepare for action). : CLEARTHE
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Gave a hand. : AIDED
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Appia, for one. : VIA
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Light touch. : CARESS
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Track man. : MILER
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Plunders. : LOOTS
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Ready for use. : ONTAP
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Poetic contraction. : NEER
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West Point. : USMA
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Petits ___. : POIS
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Busyness. : RUSH
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Dugout: Fr. : ABRI
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Design. : AIM
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White House initials. : HST

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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