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New York Times, Wednesday, June 8, 1966

27-Down : Increased.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,143
Across
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Eire locale. : COBH
5
Discard. : SCRAP
10
Flour pudding. : DUFF
14
Mixture. : OLIO
15
Furry rodent. : CHINCHILLA
17
Flirt. : OGLE
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Accustomed. : HABITUATED
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Best friend. : PAL
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Admits. : OWNS
21
Cuts the speed. : SLOWS
22
Napoleonic marshal. : MURAT
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Dole (out). : METE
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Began. : AROSE
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Given protection. : SHIELDED
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Most sprightly. : GAYEST
34
___ of Pines. : ISLE
35
Staccato mark. : DOT
37
Chemical suffixes. : ANES
38
French port. : HAVRE
40
Weather word. : SNOW
41
Capek play. : RUR
42
Except. : SAVE
43
Roosevelt relative. : DELANO
45
Church books. : PSALTERS
48
Still ___. : LIFES
49
State of: Suffix. : NESS
50
French title. : COMTE
52
Make baskets. : WEAVE
55
Does housework. : MOPS
56
Greek letter. : RHO
59
Repeat an initial sound. : ALLITERATE
62
The third man. : ABEL
63
Exercise routine. : DAILYDOZEN
64
Drove. : HERD
65
Noun suffixes. : ENTS
66
Batik experts. : DYERS
67
Greek god. : ARES
Down
1
Type of store: Colloq. : COOP
2
Girl's name. : OLGA
3
Capital celebrity. : BILLMOYERS
4
Do farm work. : HOE
5
Unstressed vowel. : SCHWA
6
Musical compositions. : CHANTS
7
Umbrella parts. : RIBS
8
Cuckoo. : ANI
9
Arithmetic abbreviation. : PCT
10
Made a call. : DIALED
11
In the last month: Abbr. : ULTO
12
Was gone with the wind. : FLEW
13
Wigs and others. : FADS
16
Move quickly: Colloq. : HUSTLE
20
Raw materials. : ORES
23
Functions. : USES
24
Arab name for Egypt. : MISR
25
Fished for congers. : EELED
26
Seaweed product. : AGAR
27
Increased. : RANUP
29
Winter, in Paris. : HIVER
30
American novelist. : EDNAFERBER
31
Lorna of fiction. : DOONE
33
"___ For Me." : THATS
36
Small sizes. : TWOS
39
Prayers. : AVES
40
Vent. : SLIT
42
Weather forecast. : SLEETY
44
Slippery ___. : ELMS
46
Smithy features. : ANVILS
47
Surf duck. : SCOTER
51
Begins. : OPENS
52
Go paddling. : WADE
53
Gallic trait. : ELAN
54
Came to rest. : ALIT
55
Network. : MAZE
57
Present. : HERE
58
Early auto man. : OLDS
60
Teacher's degree. : EDD
61
Man's name. : ROY
62
Exclamation. : AHA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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