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New York Times, Friday, October 11, 1968

36-Across : Old Testament book: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 54.4
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,999
Across
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Forfeited. : LOST
5
Nautical term. : ABAFT
10
Fruit. : LIME
14
Prefix with gram or graph. : IDEO
15
Zodiac sign. : LIBRA
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Sure thing! : OKAY
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Mimeographed item. : FORMLETTER
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Alerted (to). : WOKE
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Muscle. : TRICEPS
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Rejected. : SPURNED
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Take ___ (promise). : OATH
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Run after. : CHASE
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Bank item: Abbr. : ACCT
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Aix-les-Bains, for one. : SPA
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Correspondent. : PENPAL
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Disapproving sounds. : BOOS
34
Silvery. : ARGENTATE
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Old Testament book: Abbr. : NUM
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French star. : COLBERT
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Literary light. : POE
40
Gastronomic. : EPICUREAN
42
Cause to go. : SEND
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Best performance. : RECORD
44
Kirman. : RUG
46
Exec. : PRES
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Of the birds. : AVIAN
49
Drooping. : ALOP
51
Partner of advise. : CONSENT
54
Son of Priam. : TROILUS
57
Step ___. : ONIT
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Finally. : ATLONGLAST
60
Calif. school. : UCLA
61
Brownish gray. : TAUPE
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10,741-ft. volcano. : ETNA
63
Decorticate. : PEEL
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Rye fungus. : ERGOT
65
Bring up. : REAR
Down
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Hold up. : LIFT
2
Fragrance. : ODOR
3
Like some plays. : SERIOCOMIC
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Certain felines. : TOMCATS
5
Hebrew letters. : ALEPHS
6
Scraps. : BITS
7
Approx. : ABT
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New. : FRESH
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Shingle underlayment. : TARPAPER
10
Feature of some housing. : LOWRENT
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Sacred image. : IKON
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Form. : MAKE
13
Watched. : EYED
18
Permit. : LET
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Didn't, previously. : USENT
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Bus system housing. : CARBARN
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Big name in comics. : ABNER
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Car. : COUPE
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Beyond the ___. : PALE
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Picnic item. : PAPERPLATE
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In agreement. : ATONE
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Yorkshire city. : LEEDS
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The knee. : GENU
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Pitcher's forte. : CURVE
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Line in mathematics. : ORDINATE
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Seaside. : COASTAL
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Indulgent one. : SPOILER
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Shade of red. : GARNET
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Essence. : ATTAR
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Diary of a sort. : LOG
51
Brilliant stroke. : COUP
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Formerly. : ONCE
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Luxor's river. : NILE
54
Talking mouse of TV. : TOPO
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Annapolis school. : USNA
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Headliner. : STAR
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Tote. : LUG

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

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