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New York Times, Tuesday, March 5, 1968

49-Across : "Comes in like ___ ... "

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 40.5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,779
Across
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Curved molding. : CYMA
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Zoologist's métier. : FAUNA
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State: Abbr. : COLO
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Eastern name. : OMAR
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Creator of Rebecca West. : IBSEN
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Norse god. : ODIN
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Theater parts. : PITS
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Flat-bottomed serving dish. : NAPPY
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Congo river. : UELE
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Olympic goddess. : ARTEMIS
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Famous nom de plume. : OHENRY
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A grandson of Adam. : ENOS
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Arthurian lady. : ISOLT
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Song-and-dance man's prop. : STRAWHAT
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Scene of "The Wall." : WARSAW
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Oriental mascara. : KOHL
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Le Gallienne and others. : EVAS
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African lake. : NYASA
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Japanese name. : ITO
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Trained. : DRILLED
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Broadway comedy. : LUV
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Smithy. : FORGE
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Ich ___. : DIEN
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Basic French verb. : ETRE
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Legendary Irish hero. : FENIAN
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Improves. : ADVANCES
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"Comes in like ___ ... " : ALION
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He himself: Lat. : IPSE
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Ambrosia. : NECTAR
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Prophets. : ORACLES
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Catalan painter. : MIRO
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Musical group. : COMBO
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French pronoun. : ELLE
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Russian man's name. : AKIM
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Bulge at rear of skull. : INION
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Space group. : NASA
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Monetary unit. : PESO
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Knots of wool. : NOILS
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Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Cup: Sp. : COPA
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Norse giant. : YMIR
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Mighty Alpine peak. : MATTERHORN
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Ordnance depot. : ARSENAL
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Skilled craftsman. : FINISHER
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Opposite of "vive." : ABAS
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Standard list of drugs: Ahbr. : USP
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Roman historian. : NEPOS
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Regardless of consequences. : ANYHOW
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Place to live. : COUNTRY
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Stettin's river. : ODER
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Flower. : LILY
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Pronoun. : ONE
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Heap of hay. : MOW
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Oxlike antelope. : ELAND
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Romance language. : ITALIAN
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Jolly boat. : SKIFF
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From head ___. : TOTOE
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Grasping. : AVID
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Shaker. : SALTCELLAR
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Bet on ___ thing. : ASURE
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Servicewomen. : WAVES
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Cutter. : SLED
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Did business (with). : DEALT
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Suburbs. : ENVIRONS
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Puccini. : GIACOMO
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Mise ___. : ENSCENE
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Vitamin B component. : NIACIN
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S. A. river. : APA
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Maine town. : ORONO
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Greek goddess. : NIKE
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Greek goddess. : ERIS
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Old Greek coin. : OBOL
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"Wedding March" girl. : ELSA
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Divan. : SEAT
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Diagram. : MAP
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966 years ago. : MII

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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