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New York Times, Wednesday, December 20, 1967

2-Down : Ancient British people.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J K V W X }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 28.7
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,703
Across
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Southern France. : MIDI
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Moslem judge. : CADI
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Cordage fiber. : ISTLE
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Menu entries. : ICES
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Brews. : ALES
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Girl of song. : MARIA
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Follower of Wesley. : METHODIST
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Hallowed. : BLEST
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Chemical suffix. : ENE
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Scores, in cribbage. : PEGS
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Knight's errands. : QUESTS
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Where go-go crowds go. : DISCOTHEQUES
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Rocky hill. : TOR
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Placed accurately. : TRUED
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Droop. : SAG
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Diagrams. : CHARTS
34
Sesame. : TIL
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Utah ski resort. : ALTA
36
Erases. : RUBSOUT
38
Neptune and Pluto. : PLANETS
40
Flat plinth. : ORLO
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Fabled bird. : ROC
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Make a judgment of: Colloq. : SIZEUP
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Strand of yarn. : PLY
45
Bulb plants. : SEGOS
47
Least bit: Colloq. : RAP
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Site of many beauty contests. : ATLANTICCITY
52
Kind of bet. : PARLAY
55
The Darlings' dog. : NANA
56
Biblical patriarch: Douay sp. : NOE
57
Nautical term. : ABEAM
58
Renews the "wall-to-wall." : RECARPETS
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Region: Poet. : CLIME
61
Play part. : ACTI
62
N. C. name. : ASHE
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Carpentry term. : TENON
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Suffix with song or rime. : STER
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Functions. : USES
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Imitated. : MIMED
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Ancient British people. : ICENI
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Abhorrently. : DETESTABLY
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Somewhat: Suffix. : ISH
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V.M.I. student. : CADET
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Dismount. : ALIGHT
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See 14 Across. : DESSERT
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Adherent: Suffix. : IST
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Steeped in. : IMBUED
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Transactions. : SALES
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Three: Sp. : TRES
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Tilt. : LIST
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Diner sign. : EATS
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Wine city. : OPORTO
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Subdues. : QUELLS
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Via in Roma. : CORSO
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Jest. : QUIP
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Sandman's gift. : SLEEPINESS
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Aleutian island. : ATTU
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Pant. : GASP
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Rye or oats. : CROP
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Cast down. : HURL
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Confidently. : SURELY
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Down-under soldier. : ANZAC
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Forum garb. : TOGA
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Vehicle of the future. : AIRCAR
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Link up. : CONNECT
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Flower part. : STAMEN
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Spice used in ancient incense. : STACTE
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Poplar tree. : ALAMO
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Aloft. : INAIR
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___ point. : TOTHE
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Certain answers. : YESES
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Covenant. : PACT
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Qualified. : ABLE
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Control. : REIN
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Ethiopian title. : RAS
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City in S W France. : PAU

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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