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New York Times, Friday, September 16, 1966

3-Down : Where Baghdad is.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J W X }, Scrabble score: 327 (avg 1.71)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,243
Across
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Sun Valley gear. : SKIS
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Out of. : FROM
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Certain poems. : RIMES
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Ibsen role. : NORA
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Function. : ROLE
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Fill with joy. : ELATE
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Scandinavian name. : OLAF
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Girl's name. : INEZ
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Status symbol. : YACHT
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Thirteen. : BAKERSDOZEN
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Light upon. : HIT
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Gilbert and Sullivan role. : KOKO
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Cupidity. : AVARICE
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Beautiful. : COMELY
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Winter month: Sp. : ENERO
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Shakespearean role. : ARIEL
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Prejudice that one is unaware of. : BLINDSPOT
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Irritate. : RASP
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Impression. : PRINT
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She: Fr. : ELLE
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Make old. : ANTIQUATE
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Range. : SCOPE
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Important worker. : NURSE
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Arcturus's constellation. : BOOTES
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Generosity. : LARGESS
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Soothe. : LULL
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Leading man, Cockney style. : ERO
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Describing delicatessen items. : READYCOOKED
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Part of a play. : ACTII
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Firm support. : ROCK
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Storm. : RAVE
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Thrust. : SHOVE
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___ et mon droit. : DIEU
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Power source: Abbr. : ELEC
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Car essentials, in the U.K. : TYRES
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Pace. : STEP
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Lectern. : DESK
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Name dropper's cousin. : SNOB
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Nut of a tropical tree. : KOLA
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Where Baghdad is. : IRAK
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Protection. : SAFEKEEPING
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Gamboling. : FRISKY
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Musical composition. : RONDO
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Grocery item. : OLEO
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Theater section. : MEZZANINE
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Fabled fox. : REYNARD
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Longshoremen's group. : ILA
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Speed-of-sound term. : MACHI
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Moral. : ETHIC
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Italian "seven." : SETTE
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Wallow (about). : ROLL
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Contingency. : EVENT
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Optimistic. : ROSECOLORED
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Dear: It. : CARA
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Algerian port. : ORAN
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Obscurant. : MIST
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Type of type. : ELITE
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Armbands. : BRASSARDS
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Conspire. : PLOT
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Old Greek wine vessel. : OLPE
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Letters. : TEES
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Sum of money. : PURSE
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Asks. : QUERIES
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Unaccompanied. : SOLO
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Encourage: Colloq. : BUCKUP
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Slightest. : LEAST
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Creation of Don Marquis. : ARCHY
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Mechanical part. : ROTOR
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Prep school: Fr. : LYCEE
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___ now. : DOIT
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Garden green. : KALE
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Nights before. : EVES
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Make ornate. : DECK
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Adjective ending. : IVE

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

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