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New York Times, Monday, May 23, 1966

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J V }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.68)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 22.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,127
Across
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Shout akin to "yippee!" : WAHOO
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Vast sum. : MINT
10
Venomous ones. : ASPS
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In ___ (briefly). : AWORD
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___ about. : ONOR
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Poison ivy genus. : RHUS
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Hebrew letter. : LAMED
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Sort of forecast. : HOROSCOPE
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Italian numeral. : TRE
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Protruding rock. : SCAR
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Extremist. : ULTRA
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Goose egg. : ZERO
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Free (of). : RID
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Hector. : BAIT
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Genuine: Slang. : THEREALMCCOY
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Paid attention. : SATUP
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Highway: Abbr. : RTE
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Luau item. : UKE
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Men of Spain. : SENORES
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___ the dark. : ASHOTIN
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Operative: Abbr. : AGT
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Latin possessive. : SUA
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Mount. : HORSE
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Completing: Slang. : DOINGUPBROWN
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Informal test. : QUIZ
51
Region in N. Michigan. : SOO
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Menu entry. : EGGS
56
Foolish nonsense. : FUDGE
57
This: Sp. : ESTA
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A long time. : EON
60
Paving material. : FLAGSTONE
62
Italian staple. : PASTA
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Old stringed instrument. : LUTE
65
Savoir faire. : TACT
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Add: Colloq. : TOTUP
67
Certain lines. : AXES
68
___ out (makes do). : EKES
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Beehives. : SKEPS
Down
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Grandma's dance. : WALTZ
2
Informed (of). : AWARE
3
Mantle's specialty. : HOMER
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Galena, for one. : ORE
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Chances. : ODDS
6
Fabric. : MOHAIR
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Tidy. : INORDER
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Neither's companion. : NOR
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Act as an expert mechanic: Colloq. : TROUBLESHOOT
10
Bitterly cold. : ARCTIC
11
More direct ways. : SHORTCUTS
12
Insect stage. : PUPA
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Direction. : SSE
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All the tricks. : SLAM
22
Fancy pancake. : CREPESUZETTE
25
Italian numeral. : OTTO
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Ben ___. : HUR
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___ standstill. : ATA
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Migratory worker. : OKIE
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Longing: Colloq. : YEN
33
Utah's flower. : SEGO
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Render passé. : ANTIQUATE
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Deplorable. : SAD
38
Have a bite. : SUP
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Method. : HOW
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Caen's river. : ORNE
44
Lack. : ABSENCE
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Pushes gently. : NUDGES
48
Ships' boats. : GIGS
49
Brazil reds. : ROSETS
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Exploit. : GESTE
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Arose. : GOTUP
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Cookies. : SNAPS
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A coming in of the tide. : FLUX
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Living quarters: Abbr. : APTS
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State: Abbr. : FLA
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Tree. : OAK
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Astronauts' good report. : AOK

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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