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New York Times, Thursday, June 30, 1966

32-Down : ___ precedent.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,165
Across
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Nuisance. : PEST
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Hoglike animal. : TAPIR
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Intercept. : STOP
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Quondam. : ONCE
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Unassisted. : ALONE
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Importune. : URGE
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Cut off by the elements. : STORMBOUND
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___ delta. : NILE
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Show fallibility. : ERR
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Touch along a border. : ABUT
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Spitting image. : RINGER
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Signified. : DENOTED
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Commiseration. : PITY
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Old uncle of song. : NED
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Parlor piece. : LOVESEAT
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Up to a certain point. : SOFAR
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"Christabel" poet. : COLERIDGE
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Officer, for short. : EXEC
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Vacillate. : WAVER
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Challenge. : DARE
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Highway features. : TOLLGATES
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Lake Geneva's other name. : LEMAN
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Pangolin. : ANTEATER
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Cross shape. : TAU
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Field: Lat. : AGER
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Fell over. : TOPPLED
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Diva of fame. : FARRAR
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The Broadway few. : HITS
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Prior to. : ERE
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Athirst. : AVID
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Prognosticator. : WEATHERMAN
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Leningrad's river. : NEVA
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Oldwomanish. : ANILE
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Kiln. : OAST
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Author of Westerns. : GREY
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German rifleman: Var. : YAGER
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Letters. : WYES
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Propounded. : POSED
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Between: Fr. : ENTRE
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Contemn. : SCORN
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Thrice: Lat. : TER
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Singled out: Colloq. : TABBED
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Viva voce. : ALOUD
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Sulk. : POUT
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Tabard, for one. : INN
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Site of the Denison Dam. : REDRIVER
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One way to prepare eggs. : SUNNYSIDEUP
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Neat. : TRIG
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Oeillade. : OGLE
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Man of rank. : PEER
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Mother: Brit. : MATER
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Highway of Cato's day. : ITER
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Recent Broadway musical. : ONACLEARDAY
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Citizenry of Polska. : POLES
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Popular Rodgers and Hart song. : LOVER
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Cheese. : EDAM
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Pearl Mosque site. : AGRA
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Of a certain age group. : TEEN
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___ precedent. : SETA
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English county. : OXON
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Hat. : FELT
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Provide what is needed (to). : CATER
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Canal. : WATERWAY
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Giddy: Slang. : GAGA
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Backslide. : LAPSE
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Not this: Dial. : TOTHER
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Championship. : TITLE
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Air Force name. : LEMAY
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Obliterate. : ERASE
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Teeth: Fr. : DENTS
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Tooth. : FANG
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Affirm. : AVER
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Split. : RIVE
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W.W. I general. : HAIG
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Girl's name. : ENA
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Street of a kind. : ROW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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