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New York Times, Tuesday, January 11, 1966

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 28.2
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 5,995
Across
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Ut ___ (as directed): Lat. abbr. : DICT
5
Preschoolers. : TOTS
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English race track. : ASCOT
14
Actor Sharif. : OMAR
15
Cyma recta. : OGEE
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Sawfish's snout. : SERRA
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River of Normandy. : ORNE
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New York City landmark. : GRANTSTOMB
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Item of income. : REVENUE
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Be beholden to. : OWE
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Modern: Prefix. : NEO
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Nipa palm. : ATAP
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Shakespearean role. : PROSPERO
27
Early Greek writer. : AESOP
29
Smart: Colloq. : CLASSY
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Speak like a child. : LISP
31
Brazil's neighbor: Abbr. : URU
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Girl, in the good old days. : TOMBOY
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Fury. : IRE
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Famous movie horse. : TRIGGER
39
Poetic conjunction. : ERE
40
Play by Sardou. : FEDORA
42
Roof angle. : HIP
43
Poker term. : CALL
44
State. : KANSAS
46
Ruthless. : CRUEL
47
Bridegroom. : BENEDICT
50
Baby coach. : PRAM
51
Nepal peak. : API
52
War area of 1944. : ETO
53
Weapon in civil rights struggle. : BOYCOTT
56
Doorkeepers. : CONCIERGES
59
Region of the patella. : KNEE
60
Theater of old. : ODEON
61
Danube tributary. : ENNS
62
Millay. : EDNA
63
Homes of a kind. : NESTS
64
Tenderfoot. : DUDE
65
Secretary. : DESK
Down
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French window. : DOOR
2
Hungarian name. : IMRE
3
Took a poll. : CANVASSED
4
Place for 63 Across. : TREETOP
5
Dress: Colloq. : TOGUP
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Bugaboo. : OGRE
7
Kind of rose. : TEA
8
Dueña, perhaps. : SENORA
9
Appraiser. : ASSESSOR
10
Social group. : SET
11
Harridan. : CRONE
12
Abalone. : ORMER
13
Forbidden. : TABOO
19
Dance. : TWOSTEP
21
Pile of velvet. : NAP
25
Old-style headwear: Colloq. : PLUGHAT
26
English statesman of the 1600's. : PYM
27
Arabic letter. : ALIF
28
Innisfail. : EIRE
29
Dernier ___. : CRI
31
Opaque mineral. : URANITE
33
Fashionable society. : BEAUMONDE
34
Fillet on a crest. : ORLE
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Rhythmic cheer. : YELL
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Used cars. : TRADEINS
38
Yanks. : GIS
41
Slangy "yes." : OKE
43
Made (a joke): Slang. : CRACKED
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Made a point. : SCORED
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Watchword. : CRY
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English scientist of the 1200's. : BACON
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Style of lyric verse. : EPODE
49
Certain teams. : NINES
50
Outlaw's nemesis. : POSSE
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Curve. : BEND
54
Greenbacks. : TENS
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Oriental tree. : TEAK
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Small house: Poet. : COT
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Wildebeest. : GNU

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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