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New York Times, Friday, September 27, 1968

50-Across : Ancient vehicle.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 36.7 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,985
Across
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Road covering. : TARMAC
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Underwater workshop. : SEALAB
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Treasure State. : MONTANA
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"The beautiful ___ Lee." : ANNABEL
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New member. : ENTERER
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Tangible. : TACTILE
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Black bird. : ANI
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Height. : STATURE
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Gun: Slang. : GAT
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Pats. : DABS
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Con ___. : AMORE
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Furnace. : OAST
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Curved moldings. : OGEES
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Sea bird. : ERN
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Leontyne. : PRICE
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Wind direction. : WESTERLY
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Wanness. : PALLOR
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Toast and others. : TANS
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Star in Cetus. : MIRA
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Food fish. : SMELTS
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Humility. : MEEKNESS
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Records. : TAPES
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Mongrel dog. : CUR
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Word of farewell. : ADIEU
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U.S. novelist. : URIS
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Bird sound. : CHIRP
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Ratibor's river. : ODER
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Professional man: Abbr. : ATT
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Ancient vehicle. : CHARIOT
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Poetic form. : ODE
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Boisterous. : RIOTOUS
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Illuminated. : MOONLIT
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Drums. : TAMBORS
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Hervey Allen hero. : ANTHONY
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Snuggle. : NESTLE
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Framework. : CASING
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Capacity of a merchant ship. : TONNAGE
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City SW of Nice. : ANTIBES
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Map entry. : RTE
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Planet. : MARS
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Dutch news agency. : ANETA
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Rich candy. : CARAMELS
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U.S. moon rocket. : SATURN
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Finnish lake. : ENARE
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Suffix of nouns. : ANCE
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Atlas abbreviation. : LAT
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Wife of Pres. John Adams. : ABIGAIL
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Famous name in the theater. : BELASCO
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Hayfield. : MEADOW
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Tee, for one. : LETTER
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Loyalist. : TORY
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Subsides. : SETTLES
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Florida city. : ORLANDO
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Reservations. : SEATS
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Skier's garb. : PARKA
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Important workers, for short. : RNS
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Dessert. : PIE
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Historic warship. : MERRIMAC
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Symington. : STUART
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Pertaining to 4 Down. : MARTIAN
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Condensed account. : EPITOME
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Glacier in SE Alaska. : MUIR
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Phantom. : EIDOLON
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Tennis tournament term. : SEEDING
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Bond. : SURETY
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Gliding dance step. : CHASSE
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Rustic. : CHURL
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City in W India. : POONA
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Aquatic bird. : COOT
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The stroller set. : TOTS
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Abbr. in recipes. : TBS
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Medicare, in Britain. : NHI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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