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New York Times, Tuesday, June 7, 1966

28-Down : Clowns.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,142
Across
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First name in mysteries. : AGATHA
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Watershed. : DIVIDE
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One of the astronauts. : CONRAD
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Dyeing agent. : ANILIN
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Penitents, in a way. : ATONERS
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Offers for sale. : MARKETS
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Most uncouth. : RUDEST
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Andersen, for one. : DANE
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Single or double. : HIT
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Prince of India. : RAJA
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Platform. : STAGE
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Recently. : LATE
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Any one of the Maldive Islands. : ATOLL
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Before. : ERE
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Name meaning "blackbird." : MERLE
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Lo! : SEE
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Time long past. : YORE
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Slag. : CINDER
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Tibetan exile. : GRANDLAMA
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Legends. : FABLES
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One: Ger. : EINE
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Letter. : TEE
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Great Lakes Indians. : ERIES
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Certain sets. : TVS
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Worn out. : SPENT
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Egg on. : URGE
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Golf shots. : CHIPS
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Look ___. : INTO
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Of the: Fr. : DES
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Seed covering. : ARIL
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Kit. : CARSON
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Of desert regions. : SAHARAN
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God of the Ptolemies. : SERAPIS
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Discursive. : ROVING
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Schnitzler hero. : ANATOL
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Items for a cookout. : STEAKS
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"The Green ___." : BERETS
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Set in motion. : ACTUATE
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Nice guy. : GOODJOE
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Temper, as glass. : ANNEAL
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___ bien. : TRES
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Cervine animals. : HARTS
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Commercials, for short. : ADS
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Impairment. : DAMAGE
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Lacking sense. : INANE
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Arrow feathered for rotary motion. : VIRE
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Kind. : ILK
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An irreconcilable. : DIEHARD
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Give a right to. : ENTITLE
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French city. : ARRAS
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Oversee. : STEER
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Stunt man, for example. : DAREDEVIL
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Sea gull's relative. : TERN
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Conrad heroine. : LENA
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Ancient harps. : LYRES
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Clowns. : MIMES
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Initials in the news. : OAS
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Container. : CAN
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Jollity. : GLEE
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Speak as a child. : LISP
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Clan quarrels. : FEUDS
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Unfinished business. : ARREARS
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VIP. : BIGSHOT
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Part of a wad. : TENSPOT
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Catches in a snare. : ENTOILS
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Certain collars. : ETONS
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Personal belongings. : THINGS
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Ball player. : PIRATE
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Early auto item. : CRANK
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Actor's concern. : SCENE
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Diva's showpiece. : ARIA
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Ancient name of the Saône River. : ARAR
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Part of a street sign. : AVE
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Seventh day: Abbr. : SAB

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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