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New York Times, Friday, November 3, 1967

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 62.2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,656
Across
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Decree. : FIAT
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Diner's choice. : CAFES
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Well-known stadium. : SHEA
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Flat plinth. : ORLO
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Role in "Swan Lake." : ODILE
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Food: Colloq. : EATS
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Aromatic oil. : BALM
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Help. : MINISTERTO
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Resolve. : SETTLEON
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Shorten. : TAKEUP
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Parka parts. : HOODS
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Old S.A. money. : REIS
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Musical direction. : ATEMPO
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Really turn it on. : CUTLOOSE
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Permit. : LET
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Faint. : SWOON
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Extra fine. : SUPER
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Line of a kind. : AXIS
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Of coins: Abbr. : NUMIS
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Water bird. : TERN
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White House name. : MAMIE
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Suffix with photo or phylo. : GENIC
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Sweetbread: Fr. : RIS
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Type of stand. : ONENIGHT
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Pour off, as wine. : DECANT
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Insect. : GNAT
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Psalmist's word. : SELAH
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Mod travelers. : JETSET
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Delay: Colloq. : STALLOFF
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Payroll mover. : ARMOREDCAR
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Beguile. : LURE
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Prominent Alaskan. : EGAN
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Clock part. : ALARM
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Condition: Suffix. : OSIS
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Protracted. : LONG
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Vases: Fr. : URNES
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Exploit. : FEAT
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Certain pockets. : FOBS
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Dies ___. : IRAE
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Invariably. : ALLTHETIME
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Drum. : TOMTOM
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Status loss. : COMEDOWN
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Parting word. : ADIOS
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Native of Helsinki. : FINN
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Yale. : ELI
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Term in poetics. : SESTET
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Pursues. : SEEKSOUT
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Jack rabbit. : HARE
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Caesar's reproach. : ETTU
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Very wet. : ASOP
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Common alternative. : TAILS
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Trims (off). : LOPS
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Quarrel: Colloq. : RUNIN
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Cottonwood. : ALAMO
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Austin, for one. : TEXAN
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One of Santa's reindeer. : COMET
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Theater. : OPERAHOUSE
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Canary's cousin. : SERIN
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Herr's name. : ERNST
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Cipher. : OUGHT
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Monotonous. : SINGSONG
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Pistols, swords, etc. : SIDEARMS
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Unit: Ger. : EINER
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Cubicle. : CELL
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Cake, in French cookery. : GATEAU
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"The ___ the Wild." : CALLOF
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Look. : STARE
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Slayer of Sisera. : JAEL
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Hence. : ERGO
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Washington operative. : TMAN
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Look at closely. : SCAN
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Norse goddess. : FRIA
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Word with song or slug. : FEST
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Businessman: Abbr. : DLR

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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