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New York Times, Thursday, November 21, 1968

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { G J Q X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 35.5
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 7,040
Across
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Harvest. : CROP
5
Tonic extract from a nut. : COLA
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Melted. : FUSED
14
Candy flavor. : LIME
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City on the Oka. : OREL
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Former President of Turkey. : INONU
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Chemical. : ACID
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By any means required. : ATALLCOSTS
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Find out. : DETECT
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Boxer's special skill. : FOOTWORK
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Garment. : SLIP
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Wagon, old style. : WAIN
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Potpourri of familiar airs. : FANTASIA
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Archeologist's find. : FOSSIL
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Nautical term. : ABEAM
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German seaport. : EMDEN
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For. : PRO
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Droop. : LOLL
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Control. : STEER
40
Menu entry. : PEAS
41
Part of RSVP. : SIL
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Negative verbal form. : SHANT
43
Italian poet. : DANTE
44
Paris landmark. : ELYSEE
46
Advocate. : DEFENDER
48
Single. : UNAL
50
City on the Tevere. : ROMA
51
Vault. : LEAPOVER
55
Chronicle. : RECORD
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Very valuable, because hard to get. : ATAPREMIUM
61
Ancient. : HOAR
62
Speak: Fr. : PARLE
63
Annapolis. : USNA
64
O. T. book. : EZRA
65
Weavers' reeds. : SLEYS
66
Not shadowy. : REAL
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Appear. : SEEM
Down
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Arrayed. : CLAD
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Food grain. : RICE
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Pass over. : OMIT
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Foot of a column. : PEDESTAL
5
Raccoon's relatives. : COATIS
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Table scrap. : ORT
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Petal. : LEAF
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Let enter. : ALLOW
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Reading matter. : FICTION
10
Refuses to acknowledge. : UNOWNS
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Middling. : SOSO
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___'acte. : ENTR
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Twilight. : DUSK
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Step-in shoe. : LOAFER
21
Shellfish. : CLAM
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Michelangelo's masterpiece. : PIETA
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Mistaken. : FALSE
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Seething. : ABOIL
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Helen's cousin. : NELLY
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Improve. : AMEND
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Disburse. : SPEND
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Wrathful. : IRATE
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Tailender. : LOSER
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Discourage. : DETER
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Grooved wheel. : SHEAVE
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Military plumes. : PANACHES
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Gentlemen from Toledo. : SENORES
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Greek commune. : DEME
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Partner of demand. : SUPPLY
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Ceremonious. : FORMAL
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Monkey's cousin. : LEMUR
51
Rounds of a course. : LAPS
52
And elsewhere: Abbr. : ETAL
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Thun's river. : AARE
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Elevated place. : RISE
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Soft mud. : OOZE
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Unusually good. : RARE
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Small quantity. : DRAM
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Girl's name. : UNA

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1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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