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New York Times, Saturday, August 20, 1966

17-Down : Hollywood name.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q V W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,216
Across
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Political group. : GOP
4
Went swiftly. : SPED
8
Rain check. : STUB
12
"___ after his own heart." : AMAN
14
French square. : CARRE
15
Hebrides island. : IONA
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In low tones. : UNDERONESBREATH
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Fraudulent. : DISHONEST
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Go on ___. : ANDON
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Husband: Fr. : MARI
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Container. : BIN
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Fur. : MARTEN
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Currency. : DOLLARS
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Oriental prince. : AMEER
32
Of aircraft. : AERO
33
Artist's medium. : OIL
35
William J. Bryan's home. : LINCOLNNEBRASKA
39
Once ___ lifetime. : INA
40
Statutes. : ACTS
41
Enemies of the Iroquois. : ERIES
42
Dance. : ONESTEP
45
Importance. : STRESS
46
___ West. : MAE
47
Greek letter. : IOTA
49
Victoria and others. : LAKES
52
Submissions of laws to popular vote. : REFERENDA
57
Candor. : OPENHEARTEDNESS
59
Type of car. : USED
60
Kitchen utensil. : RICER
61
Personal attribute. : TACT
62
Studies. : DENS
63
Arabian gulf. : ADEN
64
Greek letter. : PSI
Down
1
Trinket. : GAUD
2
All: Prefix. : OMNI
3
Sites at Cape Kennedy. : PADS
4
More judicious. : SANER
5
American notable of 1853. : PRESIDENTPIERCE
6
Formerly, old style. : ERST
7
Society girl. : DEB
8
Orange-red pigment. : SIENNA
9
Tailless amphibian. : TOAD
10
Poetic preposition. : UNTO
11
Road, in Berlin. : BAHN
13
O. T. Book: Abbr. : NEH
14
Literary middle name. : CONAN
17
Hollywood name. : ROMERO
18
Wading bird. : RAIL
22
Globule. : BLOB
23
Senegal's neighbor. : MALI
24
___ acids. : AMINO
25
French historian. : RENAN
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Operative: Slang. : TEC
28
Cinnabar and others. : ORES
29
Girl of song. : ROSIE
30
Dickens character. : SIKES
32
Suffix with appear or disappear. : ANCE
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Colleen's cousin. : LASS
36
Recent. : LATE
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Hinder. : RETARD
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R.R. abbreviation. : ARR
43
Improves. : EMENDS
44
Window part. : SASH
45
Ranch animal. : STEER
48
Frequently. : OFTEN
49
Flashy. : LOUD
50
Church section. : APSE
51
Penetrating. : KEEN
52
Military action. : RAID
53
Noun suffix. : ENT
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___ tide. : NEAP
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Awards for valor. : DSCS
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Italian wine center. : ASTI
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Period. : ERA

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

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