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New York Times, Wednesday, July 13, 1966

55-Down : Strange: Prefix.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J V }, Scrabble score: 333 (avg 1.76)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,178
Across
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Crazes. : FADS
5
Dissembler. : LIAR
9
Coffee. : MOCHA
14
Asiatic country. : IRAQ
15
Numerical prefix. : OCTO
16
Tapestry. : ARRAS
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Ballet skirt. : TUTU
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Rejects. : THROWSBACK
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Precipitous places. : STEEPS
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Approcal: Var. : OKEH
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Because: It. : CHE
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College in N. Carolina. : ELON
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Chipped. : NICKED
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Clay, for one. : PRIZEFIGHTER
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Assisted. : AIDED
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Nursery item. : CRIB
35
Jolly boat. : YAWL
39
Kind of ladder. : STEP
40
Worn out. : WEARY
41
Well-known stadium. : SHEA
42
Greenish-blue. : TEAL
43
Opposed. : ANTI
44
Track. : STALK
45
Place of extreme corruption. : AUGEANSTABLE
48
Act the steno, again. : RETYPE
51
Kittiwake. : GULL
52
First-rate: Colloq. : ACE
53
___ fixe (table d'hôte). : PRIX
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VIP's opposite. : NOBODY
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Act superior. : CONDESCEND
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Arabic name. : ABOU
64
Presbyter. : ELDER
65
Noun ending. : ENCE
66
Come into view. : LOOM
67
Takes it easy. : RESTS
68
Means of access. : DOOR
69
Tony of golf. : LEMA
Down
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Starts' companion. : FITS
2
In ___ (monotonously). : ARUT
3
Palm fruit. : DATE
4
Drama on the diamond. : SQUEEZEPLAY
5
"___ love." : LOTSOF
6
German pronoun. : ICH
7
Black: Prefix. : ATRO
8
Crow's cousin. : ROOK
9
Golf club. : MASHIE
10
Symbol of regal power. : ORB
11
First-rate: Colloq. : CRACK
12
Axe: Fr. : HACHE
13
Invited. : ASKED
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Passed. : WENTBY
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Implored. : PLED
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___ Creed. : NICENE
27
Seer's prop. : CRYSTALBALL
28
Verb form. : PAST
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Church liturgy. : RITE
30
Impression. : IDEA
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Persona ___. : GRATA
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Engaging. : HIRING
36
Whale hunter of fiction. : AHAB
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Surprised exclamation. : WELL
38
Crimson pigment. : LAKE
40
Ventures. : WAGERS
44
Caen's neighbor. : STLO
46
Pullman features. : UPPERS
47
Separate. : SUNDER
48
Sports car. : RACER
49
Schoolhouse: Fr. : ECOLE
50
Cultivates. : TENDS
54
Frappé. : ICED
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Strange: Prefix. : XENO
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Orchestral instrument. : OBOE
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Destiny. : DOOM
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Arizona city. : YUMA
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Military unit: Abbr. : DET
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Army man. : NCO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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