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New York Times, Saturday, July 2, 1966

5-Down : Sea anemone.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { H J Q X }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,167
Across
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Fichu. : CAPE
5
S. American rodent. : PACA
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Tree bearing pods. : CAROB
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Mohammedan call to prayer. : AZAN
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Face shape. : OVAL
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Texas shrine. : ALAMO
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Tax of a sort. : POLL
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Ear part. : LOBE
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Star in Orion. : RIGEL
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Verbose. : OFMANYWORDS
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S. African animal. : GNU
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Type of trophy. : CUP
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Indian. : OTO
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Former First Lady. : BESS
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Drive forward. : IMPEL
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Type of name. : ASSUMED
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Small monkey. : SAI
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Equator. : LINE
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Gauzy cloth used for veils. : BAREGE
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Part of N. America. : ICELAND
40
Attachment to a bridle. : BLINDER
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Period of time. : SECOND
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Baker's shovel. : PEEL
43
Small antelope of Tibet. : GOA
44
Salad herbs. : ENDIVES
46
Sky-blue colors. : CIELS
48
Hockey goal. : CAGE
50
Snare for game. : GIN
51
Son of Jacob. : DAN
52
Ab ___ (from the beginning): Lat. : OVO
53
Verbatim. : WORDFORWORD
58
Sebastian's sister. : VIOLA
60
Cultivate. : TILL
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His: Fr. : ALUI
62
Shrub or tree. : ELDER
63
Single. : UNAL
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Arena. : RINK
65
Palatable. : TASTY
66
Like hollandaise sauce. : EGGY
67
Potion. : DOSE
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Da ___ (from the beginning): Mus. : CAPO
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Sea in the Crimea. : AZOF
3
Symbol of victory. : PALM
4
Weave. : ENLACE
5
Sea anemone. : POLYP
6
Confess. : AVOW
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Part of a train. : CABOOSE
8
Warning signals. : ALERTS
9
Bumper-to-bumper crop. : CARS
10
Morgiana's master. : ALI
11
On the ___. : RAGGEDEDGE
12
Signs. : OMENS
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Large pill. : BOLUS
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___ void. : NULLAND
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Bridge term. : DOUBLE
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European capital. : BERN
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Mother of Horus. : ISIS
28
Spice. : MACE
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Calicoes, ginghams, etc. : PIECEGOODS
30
Connective. : AND
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Part of a train. : MAILCAR
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Blue dyestuff. : INDIGO
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Science course: Abbr. : GEOL
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Times. : ERAS
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Unmarried. : LONE
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Egyptian deity. : BES
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Not yet decided. : PENDING
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Generosity, for one. : VIRTUE
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Intrinsic. : INWARD
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Long for. : COVET
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Castilian city. : AVILA
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"Hello" girl. : DOLLY
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Guarded. : WARY
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Streamer. : FLAG
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Mixture. : OLIO
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Keeps going. : RUNS
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Embankment. : DIKE
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Tennis term. : LET

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

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