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New York Times, Wednesday, August 31, 1966

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 26.8
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,227
Across
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House. : ABODE
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Wily device. : TRAP
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Actuality. : FACT
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Search for prey. : RAVIN
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Where the Via Corso is. : ROMA
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In poor manner. : ILLY
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Sideshow attraction. : GLASSEATER
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Run swiftly. : TEAR
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Fuel. : OIL
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Piece of music. : TRIO
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Toscanini. : ARTURO
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Major-domo. : MAITREDHOTEL
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Makes fast. : SECURES
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Compete (with). : VIE
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Then: Fr. : ALORS
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Special service for the public. : LEGALAID
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Part of SEATO. : ASIA
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Personal asset. : CHARM
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Verdi opus. : AIDA
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Gave, as something due. : RENDERED
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Member of U.M.W. : MINER
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Tippet. : BOA
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Brave. : SPARTAN
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Relative of 24 Across. : HOUSESTEWARD
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Cookery garnish. : ONIONS
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Gael. : CELT
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Electric unit. : MHO
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Carte. : MENU
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Promoter of a kind. : BALLYHOOER
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : MATT
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Cacholong. : OPAL
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Ad ___ per aspera. : ASTRA
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Greenland town. : ETAH
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Dampens. : WETS
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Rigid. : STERN
Down
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Ship of legend. : ARGO
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Idyllic isle. : BALI
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Humpty-Dumpty shape. : OVAL
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Negative prefix. : DIS
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Bespangles. : ENSTARS
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Peculiar features. : TRAITS
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Dynamo part. : ROTOR
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Soul: Fr. : AME
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Model. : PARADIGM
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___ be tied. : FITTO
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Amerind. : ALEUT
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Eire county. : CLARE
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Alpine region. : TYROL
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Canal of song. : ERIE
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Ostrich. : RHEA
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Sultan's name. : MURAD
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In any case. : EVER
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European basin. : SAAR
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Besides. : ELSE
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Quarter. : COIN
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Youth. : LAD
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Highlander. : LAIRD
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Common solecism. : AINT
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Plan. : IDEA
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Doggone! : DARN
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Weapon, old style. : CROSSBOW
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One kind of wave. : HEAT
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One of the Holdens. : EBEN
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Namesakes of a first lady. : MARTHAS
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Dudes. : SWELLS
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Wan: Poet. : PALY
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Man: Fr. : HOMME
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___ a time. : ONEAT
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Range of the Rockies. : UINTA
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New Zealand's largest island. : SOUTH
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Renown. : ECLAT
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Speck. : MOTE
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Cousin of mynheer. : HERR
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African seaport. : ORAN
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Gibbon. : APE
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East: Ger. : OST

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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