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New York Times, Wednesday, October 23, 1968

50-Down : Muse.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 48.2
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 7,011
Across
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Cherub. : AMOR
5
Provide or supply (to). : CATER
10
Talk out of turn. : BLAB
14
Mellow. : RIPE
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Dispatch boat. : AVISO
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Excursion. : RIDE
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Verily. : AMEN
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Italian. : NEAPOLITAN
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Bowling game. : NINEPINS
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Golf club. : MASHIE
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European. : SWISS
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Barbary people. : BERBERS
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Counterbalance. : OFFSET
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Winter wear. : PARKA
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Caliph's name. : ALI
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Rest: Fr. : REPOS
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Something to eat. : SNACK
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Marx. : KARL
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Memento. : RELIC
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Australian peninsula. : EYRE
40
Word with talk or tooth. : SWEET
42
Just before the hour. : TENOF
44
King, in Spain. : REY
45
Part of the street scene. : BUSES
47
Deprivations. : LOSSES
49
Discussions. : DEBATES
52
First name in theater lore. : SARAH
53
Praying figure: Var. : ORANTE
54
Ecclesiastical living. : BENEFICE
57
Site of U.S. Navy Yard in California. : MAREISLAND
59
Asian sea. : ARAL
60
Summers: Fr. : ETES
61
To the point. : TERSE
62
Bros. : RELS
63
Measured quantity. : DOSE
64
Old card game. : OMBER
65
___ Royale. : ISLE
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Irish isle. : ARAN
2
Opera role. : MIMI
3
Takes the offensive. : OPENSFIRE
4
Takes up again. : RENEWS
5
Coffee container. : CANISTER
6
Flowering herb. : AVENS
7
Spanish relatives. : TIAS
8
Sixth sense, for short. : ESP
9
Member of a household. : ROOMER
10
Capital of Queensland. : BRISBANE
11
Supple. : LITHE
12
Robin ___. : ADAIR
13
Czechoslovakian name. : BENES
19
Merry adventures. : LARKS
21
Landing. : PIER
24
River valley. : BASIN
25
Trees. : OAKS
26
Defect. : FLAW
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Skier's gear. : POLES
30
"For ___ sake!" : PETES
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Cattle of Scotland. : AYRSHIRES
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Manitoban Indian. : CREE
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Reefs. : KEYS
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Citizens of Beirut. : LEBANESE
38
Strainer. : COLANDER
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Altogether: Mus. : TUTTI
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Golfer's warning. : FORE
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Looks after. : SEESTO
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Journey. : SAFARI
49
Like some buildings. : DOMED
50
Muse. : ERATO
51
Reveals. : BARES
52
Meaning. : SENSE
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Sharp point. : BARB
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Name. : CALL
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Other. : ELSE
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Man's nickname. : LEM

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

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