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New York Times, Wednesday, June 29, 1966

8-Down : Weapon: Slang.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,164
Across
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Heavy hammer. : MAUL
5
Tiny insect. : MIDGE
10
Look over hastily. : SCAN
14
Thereabouts. : ORSO
15
Model. : IDEAL
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Corrida star. : TORO
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Shot and shell. : AMMO
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Spanish numeral. : SIETE
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Opposed. : ANTI
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Catcher. : BACKSTOP
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Whirlpool. : VORTEX
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Wrinkle. : SEAM
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Await decision. : PEND
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Hurry. : STREAK
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Renovated. : DONEOVER
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Encouraged. : CHEEREDUP
35
Look amused. : SMILE
36
H. M.'s pilots. : RAF
37
Acrobatic feat. : NIPUP
39
Thickset horse. : COB
40
Lend ___. : ANEAR
43
Type of writing. : REPORTAGE
46
Continues. : PERSISTS
48
Type of conjunction: Abbr. : CORREL
49
Rheumatic. : ACHY
50
Approve: Colloq. : OKAY
51
Reflect. : MIRROR
54
Hills in S. England. : THEDOWNS
58
Without ___ (broke). : ASOU
59
Term from 1917. : UBOAT
61
River into the Caspian. : URAL
62
Guarantee. : SEAL
63
Style. : GENRE
64
Record, in a way. : TAPE
65
Hither. : HERE
66
Place. : STEAD
67
Miner's nail. : SPAD
Down
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Biblical kingdom. : MOAB
2
"___ virumque cano." : ARMA
3
Service monogram. : USMC
4
Brief inspection: Slang. : LOOKSEE
5
Wrong. : MISTAKEN
6
Dialect. : IDIOM
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Abysmal. : DEEP
8
Weapon: Slang. : GAT
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Dice throw. : ELEVEN
10
Hollywood goal. : STARDOM
11
Agreement: Abbr. : CONT
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Commedia dell'___. : ARTE
13
Nuts: Fr. : NOIX
21
Shrivel. : SEAR
23
To ___ credit. : ONES
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Infield fly. : POPUP
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Discard. : SCRAP
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Feudal lord. : THANE
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Direct attention (to). : REFER
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Hoaxes. : DUPES
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Churchman. : VICAR
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Panegyric. : ELOGE
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Teen-ager, at times. : REBEL
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Squalid. : DIRTY
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Took, as money. : POCKETED
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Ordinarily. : ASARULE
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Puerto ___. : RICO
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Drive. : ROAD
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Tests of a kind. : TRYOUTS
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___ off (minimizes). : SHRUGS
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Current author. : OHARA
51
Crush. : MASH
52
Words of understanding. : ISEE
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Shout. : ROAR
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Resiliency. : TONE
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Garment. : WRAP
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California city. : NAPA
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Pung. : SLED
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Stake. : BET

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