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New York Times, Tuesday, December 12, 1967

6-Across : Sun ___-sen.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { B F }, Scrabble score: 319 (avg 1.71)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 24.2
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,695
Across
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Insufficient. : SCANT
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Sun ___-sen. : YAT
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Feigns. : ACTS
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Frame of mind. : HUMOR
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Hold up. : PROP
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Pluck. : GRIT
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"___ told by an idiot ... " : ATALE
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Another issue: Abbr. : REPR
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Josip Broz. : TITO
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Bill of fare. : MENU
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Proper time. : SEASON
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Hebrew letter. : TAV
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Question minutely. : CROSSEXAMINE
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Took chances. : RISKED
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Pessimist. : CYNIC
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Here: Fr. : ICI
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Army man. : MAJOR
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Cut corners. : SKIMP
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Kind of book. : TEXT
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Transactions. : SALES
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Pinza of musical fame. : EZIO
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Asian mountain range. : ALTAI
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Be in time for. : CATCH
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W.W. II initials. : ETO
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And the following: Abbr. : ETSEQ
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Give in return. : RENDER
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European ruler. : QUEENJULIANA
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Sea-going initials. : USN
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Links verbs, with "up." : TEEING
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Record. : TAPE
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Six per inning. : OUTS
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Rugged rock. : CRAG
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Governed. : RULED
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Weaverbird of South Africa. : TAHA
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Man's nickname. : TINO
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Ape. : ORANG
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As well. : ALSO
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Dine. : EAT
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Gossipy. : NEWSY
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Pretense. : SHAM
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Pretty: Colloq. : CUTE
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To ___ (without dissent). : AMAN
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Nothing doing. : NOLUCK
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Italian "three." : TRE
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Commune in Belgium. : YPRES
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Open spaces. : AREAS
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Hush-hush. : TOPSECRET
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Factor: Abbr. : AGT
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Censured. : CRITICIZED
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Giant. : TITAN
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Broke (in). : STOVE
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Power of attorney. : PROXY
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Beverages. : SODAS
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Ann's cousins. : NANS
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Ad ___ (to the point): Lat. : REM
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Broadcaster's must. : MIKE
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Girl of song. : RITA
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Island land: Abbr. : ICEL
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Fractions. : SIXTEENTHS
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Revolt of French peasants, 1358. : JACQUERIE
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Palm leaf. : OLA
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Small object. : MITE
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Meager. : POOR
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London art gallery. : TATE
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Scrawny one. : SCRAG
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Verbal contraction. : ISNT
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Fowl. : HEN
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Cast out. : EJECT
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Character. : NATURE
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Share. : QUOTA
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Habitual. : USUAL
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Climbing plant. : LIANA
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Bar of metal. : INGOT
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"There ought to be ___." : ALAW
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Artist's needs. : PENS
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Keyed up. : EDGY
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___ Paulo. : SAO
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Spanish rum. : RON

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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