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New York Times, Tuesday, July 5, 1966

6-Down : Volga tributary.

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
14
Egyptian sun. : ATEN
15
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
28
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
38
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
43
January: Sp. : ENERO
45
Where Memphis is. : EGYPT
48
"Stand like Druids of ___ ... " : ELD
49
Skirt of peasant origin. : DIRNDL
51
Texas shrine. : ALAMO
53
For ever and ___. : ADAY
55
French writer. : LESAGE
57
Eastern title. : AGA
60
Well: Fr. : BIEN
62
Clutch at ___. : ASTRAW
64
Pay up: Colloq. : COMEACROSS
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Port of Yugoslavia. : ZARA
68
Caravan animal. : CAMEL
69
Turquoise. : BLUE
70
Chooses. : OPTS
71
Booth. : STALL
72
Succors. : AIDS
73
Place to work. : SHOP
Down
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Port of Italy. : BARI
2
In rapport. : ATONE
3
Type of TV personality. : NEWSCASTER
4
Does homage. : KNEELS
5
Popular TV role. : MARTIAN
6
Volga tributary. : OKA
7
Tool boxes. : KITS
8
"Singing ___ Rain." : INTHE
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Vessel. : STEAMER
10
Success. : HIT
11
Black: Prefix. : ATRO
12
Kind of hammer. : CLAW
13
Military cap. : KEPI
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17th century Dutch painter. : LELY
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Puncheon. : CASK
25
___ Oro. : RIODE
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Pallid. : ASHY
30
Form letter. : MIMEOGRAPH
31
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
44
Eccentric: Slang. : ODDBALL
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Is agreeable. : PLEASES
47
Kremlin press agency. : TASS
50
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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