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New York Times, Tuesday, May 24, 1966

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q U V X Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 17, Grid flow: 27.1 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,128
Across
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Very funny! : HAHA
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Moslem ruler. : AMIR
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Ready for action: Colloq. : ONTAP
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Opposed: Dial. : AGIN
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Capital of Yemen. : SANA
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Certainly not camp. : CORNY
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Street in N.Y.C. : MOTT
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Football term. : HITTHELINE
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Stakes. : ANTES
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Place famous for first big bang. : LOSALAMOS
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Franz and others. : LEHARS
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Light. : NEON
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Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
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Outdo. : BEST
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Bowler. : HAT
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Places with no telephones. : HIDEAWAYS
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Choler. : BILE
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See 5 Across. : EMIR
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Shingle. : SLATE
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To take off: Fr. : OTER
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Subject of pictures taken in 1965. : MARS
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"___ to have loved ... " : TISBETTER
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Qt. or pt. : AMT
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Liability for a hostess. : BOOR
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Ablution. : BATH
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One kind of note. : MASH
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Hard: Prefix. : SCLERA
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Fires. : SHOOTSOFF
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Elementary Jewish school. : HEDER
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Elevate oneself, in a way. : HITTHEROOF
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Coin. : CENT
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Go fly ___. : AKITE
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Girl's name. : NORA
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Superb serves. : ACES
62
Ornamentation. : DECOR
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Winter sight. : SLED
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Rd. : PKWY
Down
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Redcap, oriental style. : HAMAL
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Of yore. : AGONE
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Infantryman's injunction. : HITTHEDIRT
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Aardvarks. : ANTEATERS
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Tree. : ASH
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First class item. : MAIL
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"___ each life ... " : INTO
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Kinds of depositories. : RATSNESTS
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American cat. : OCELOT
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Lloyd, for one. : NOLAN
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Barber's specialty. : TRIM
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Part of A.D. : ANNO
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Old tables of church rules. : PYES
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Has, in Scotland. : HAES
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Title, in S.A. : SRTA
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Embroiders. : SEWS
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One way to get there. : BYAIR
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Skipper's command. : HITTHEDECK
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Nautical term. : ALEE
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Reg. or dist. : TERR
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Blood: Prefix. : HEMA
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Caliph. : IMAM
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Wind instruments. : ALTOHORNS
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Cork's relative. : BOTTLECAP
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Abates. : EBBS
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Every one. : EACH
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Participant in 45 Across. : BATHER
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Bone: Prefix. : OSSE
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"Eureka," for one. : MOTTO
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Resume. : RENEW
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___-craftsy. : ARTSY
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Shore dinner specialty. : SHAD
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Walk in the country. : HIKE
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Of the ear area. : OTIC
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Waste time. : FOOL
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One kind of warning. : FORE
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Come-and-go phenomenon. : FAD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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