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New York Times, Tuesday, July 5, 1966

31-Down : West Indian shrub.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,170
Across
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Counting house. : BANK
5
Hopi Indian. : MOKI
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Type of dwelling. : SHACK
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Egyptian sun. : ATEN
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Cognate. : AKIN
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Accolade from the Queen. : TITLE
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British poet laureate, 1715-18. : ROWE
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Jalopy. : RATTLETRAP
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Cicada. : INSECT
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New York stadium. : SHEA
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W. W. II initials. : OWI
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Popular pastry. : ECLAIR
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Girl's name. : ELMA
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Brazilian palm. : ASSAI
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Sycophant. : YESMAN
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Used to be. : WAS
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Rise of land. : KNOLL
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Zoo feature. : RHINO
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Heraldic term. : ENTE
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Numerical prefix. : DUO
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Giant slain by Odin. : YMIR
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January: Sp. : ENERO
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Where Memphis is. : EGYPT
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"Stand like Druids of ___ ... " : ELD
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Skirt of peasant origin. : DIRNDL
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Texas shrine. : ALAMO
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For ever and ___. : ADAY
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French writer. : LESAGE
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Eastern title. : AGA
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Well: Fr. : BIEN
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Clutch at ___. : ASTRAW
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Pay up: Colloq. : COMEACROSS
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Port of Yugoslavia. : ZARA
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Caravan animal. : CAMEL
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Turquoise. : BLUE
70
Chooses. : OPTS
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Booth. : STALL
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Succors. : AIDS
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Place to work. : SHOP
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Port of Italy. : BARI
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In rapport. : ATONE
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Type of TV personality. : NEWSCASTER
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Does homage. : KNEELS
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Popular TV role. : MARTIAN
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Volga tributary. : OKA
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Tool boxes. : KITS
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"Singing ___ Rain." : INTHE
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Vessel. : STEAMER
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Success. : HIT
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Black: Prefix. : ATRO
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Kind of hammer. : CLAW
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Military cap. : KEPI
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17th century Dutch painter. : LELY
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Puncheon. : CASK
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___ Oro. : RIODE
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Pallid. : ASHY
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Form letter. : MIMEOGRAPH
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West Indian shrub. : ANIL
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Department of France. : NORD
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Purslane. : WEED
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Years: Lat. : ANNI
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Drag. : LUG
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Constant. : LOYAL
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German girl's name. : ERNA
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Eccentric: Slang. : ODDBALL
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Is agreeable. : PLEASES
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Kremlin press agency. : TASS
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Secular. : LAIC
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Unleavened bread. : MATZOS
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___ buena, evergreen herb. : YERBA
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Keep an ___ the ground. : EARTO
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Money records: Abbr. : ACCS
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Ruminant. : GOAT
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Abbess. : AMMA
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___ me tangere. : NOLI
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Yellow jacket's cousin. : WASP
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Fish. : EEL
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See 32 Down. : SUD

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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