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New York Times, Tuesday, February 1, 1966

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 21.6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,016
Across
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General idea. : HANG
5
Noble. : EPIC
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Dirndl. : SKIRT
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Borodin character. : IGOR
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Tennessee Senator. : GORE
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Opera role. : TONIO
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Nine, in Italy. : NOVE
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Bearing. : MIEN
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Betel palm. : ARECA
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"If this be ___ ... " : TREASON
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Taken in the aggregate. : TOTALED
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Leaping. : SALTANT
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Peace goddess. : IRENE
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Problem, figuratively. : NUT
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Roman goddess of hope. : SPES
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Son of Jacob. : GAD
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Musical group. : OCTET
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Appear. : SEEM
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Modify. : VARY
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Spiny shrub. : GORSE
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Conjunction. : AND
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Shade. : TINGE
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Mardi ___. : GRAS
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Wares: Abbr. : MDSE
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Helicopter device. : ROTOR
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Author Fleming. : IAN
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___ Napoleon. : CODE
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Bother. : AIL
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Auxiliary verb. : SHALL
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Skilled performer. : ARTISTE
51
Judge. : REFEREE
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Homer's loud herald. : STENTOR
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Wear down. : ERODE
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___ noire. : BETE
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Scottish island. : IONA
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Rope: Fr. : CORDE
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Affirm. : AVER
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Aperture. : SLIT
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Man-___. : TOMAN
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City on Lake Michigan. : GARY
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Mexican sandwich. : TACO
Down
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Intimations. : HINTS
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Public assembly. : AGORA
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Offbeat. : NOVEL
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Quality of some statesmen. : GREATNESS
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Beethoven overture. : EGMONT
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Telling argument. : POINT
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Island country: Abbr. : IRE
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Earwig. : CENTIPEDE
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Washington and others. : STATES
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Moslem scriptures. : KORAN
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Graceless. : INELEGANT
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Important crop. : RICE
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Amphibian. : TOAD
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Term in cuisine. : SAUTE
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Utah town. : OREM
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Meaning. : SENSE
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Mythical vessel. : ARGO
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Cleaner's partner. : DYER
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Today: It. : OGGI
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Cooper character. : CORA
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Revolutionize. : TRANSFORM
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Cowboy's gear. : SADDLEBAG
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Orchestra member. : VIOLINIST
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Stereotyped. : TRITE
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Pier. : MOLE
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Tilt. : CAREEN
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Communications channel. : ARTERY
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Ibsen role. : HEDDA
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China ___. : ASTER
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Roman garment. : STOLA
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Builder-upper. : TONIC
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Euterpe's sister. : ERATO
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Churchman's home: Abbr. : RECT
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Slangy suffix. : EROO
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Little ___. : EVA

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

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