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New York Times, Monday, June 10, 1968

13-Down : Takes wing.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { F J Q V W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,876
Across
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Goneril's sister. : REGAN
6
Today: It. : OGGI
10
Audience reaction. : BOOS
14
Peace goddess. : IRENE
15
Fat. : SUET
16
Hence. : ERGO
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Wall decoration. : PINUP
18
Temptress of the Nile. : CLEOPATRA
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Moreover. : AND
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Girasol. : OPAL
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Clear sky. : ETHER
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Starflower. : ASTER
26
Puzzled. : ATALOSS
28
Lady lawyer. : PORTIA
30
Franciscan nun. : CLARE
31
Torchiers. : LAMPS
32
Brewer's need. : MALT
33
Resorts. : SPAS
37
Before: Poet. : ERE
38
Garden flower. : TEAROSE
41
Groove. : RUT
42
Helper: Abbr. : ASST
44
Macbeth, for one. : SCOT
45
Pirandello. : LUIGI
47
Steel girder. : HBEAM
49
Guidon. : BANNER
50
Moor of drama. : OTHELLO
53
Falstaff. : COMIC
54
Mrs. Arrowsmith. : LEORA
55
2nd-cen. date. : CLXI
56
Hackberry tree. : ELM
59
Quote from Caesar. : ETTUBRUTE
62
Western lake. : TAHOE
64
Macaws. : ARAS
65
But: Ger. : ABER
66
Ordain. : ENACT
67
Beau ___ of Bath. : NASH
68
Garden flower. : PINK
69
Samite, tabby, etc. : SILKS
Down
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River bank. : RIPA
2
Blarney land. : ERIN
3
Policemen. : GENDARMES
4
Babylonian sky god. : ANU
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One who employs relatives. : NEPOTIST
6
Wilde. : OSCAR
7
Bird. : GULL
8
Turn to the right. : GEE
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Japanese name. : ITO
10
Musical group. : BEATLES
11
Right: Prefix. : ORTHO
12
Hideous giants. : OGRES
13
Takes wing. : SOARS
19
Bartlett. : PEAR
22
Shade of green. : PEA
25
Gummed item: Abbr. : STP
26
Assign. : ALLOT
27
Makes lace. : TATS
28
Appeal. : PLEA
29
Galley power. : OARS
30
Ricochet. : CAROM
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Island west of Hong Kong. : MACAO
34
Henry V, à la Shakespeare. : PRINCEHAL
35
Heroine of lost play by Euripedes. : AUGE
36
Sensation. : STIR
39
Donkey: Ger. : ESEL
40
Persians of old. : ELAMITES
43
"What's ___?" : THERUSH
46
Numerical prefix. : UNI
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Reveal a secret. : BLAB
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Theater feature. : BOX
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N. Y. city : OLEAN
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Numerical prefix. : TETRA
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___ Hades. : HOTAS
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Hotel employe. : CLERK
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Comb: Prefix. : CTEN
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Part of a canal. : LOCK
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Ball club. : METS
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Smart blow. : RAP
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Where: Lat. : UBI
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Tropical cuckoo. : ANI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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