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New York Times, Tuesday, February 22, 1966

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J X }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,037
Across
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Cuts down. : FELLS
6
Muzzle. : NOSE
10
Piece of wood. : SLAB
14
Devoured. : ATEUP
15
Anglo-Saxon letters. : ETHS
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Whitewall. : TIRE
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Free-for-all. : DONNYBROOK
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Shade of blue. : AQUA
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Obstacle. : SNAG
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Finished. : OVER
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Forms a film, as in fermenting. : SCUMS
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Disconcert: Colloq. : FAZE
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Complacent one. : EGOTIST
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Plant rarity. : ALBINO
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Like some diamonds. : FLAWED
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Exult. : BOAST
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Nothing: Fr. : RIEN
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Peak. : ALP
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Quintessential. : OFTHEFIRSTWATER
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___ degree. : NTH
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Prayers. : AVES
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___ time. : ATONE
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Bonneted. : HATTED
46
The man who "was here." : KILROY
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Fellow man. : BROTHER
49
Mens ___ ... : SANA
50
Motorist's choice. : ROUTE
51
False god. : BAAL
53
Ingenuous: Fr. : NAIF
57
Otherwise. : ELSE
58
Spring period. : EASTERTIDE
60
Porters. : ALES
61
Catch ___. : ONTO
62
Undercover one. : HIDER
63
With few exceptions. : MOST
64
Companion of bones. : SKIN
65
Great quantity. : OCEAN
Down
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Ephemeral things. : FADS
2
Shelley's alma mater. : ETON
3
River into the Arctic. : LENA
4
Dipnoan. : LUNGFISH
5
Popular figure in fiction. : SPY
6
Strength. : NERVE
7
Sioux. : OTOE
8
Extending without end: Poet. : SHORELESS
9
Alaskan: Abbr. : ESK
10
Sweet spice used in incense. : STACTE
11
Settler of an estate. : LIQUIDATOR
12
Jack-in-the-pulpits. : ARUMS
13
Quadruped. : BEAST
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Fellow: Slang. : BOZO
22
Broadcast. : SOW
24
___ meridiem. : ANTE
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Thomas Wolfe character. : GANT
27
___ marché (cheap): Fr. : ABON
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Gallery. : LOFT
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Features of beaches. : BATHHOUSES
30
Excited. : FIRED
32
Where artists like to paint. : RIVERBANK
34
Soft fabric. : LENO
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Victim. : PREY
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Destiny. : FATE
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Cart, old style. : WAIN
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See 65 Across. : ATLANTIC
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Certify. : ATTEST
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___ thing. : THE
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Cabbage. : KALE
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Sunfish. : BREAM
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Juvenile hero of 19th century. : ROLLO
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Repressed: Colloq. : SATON
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Wine city of Italy. : ASTI
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Part of A.D.C. : AIDE
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Fancy. : IDEA
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Polypody. : FERN
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Dawn goddess. : EOS
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Greek letter. : RHO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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