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New York Times, Monday, December 6, 1965

68-Across : African villages.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 34.6
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,959
Across
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Place sought as a goal. : MECCA
6
Skirt insert. : GORE
10
Warp yarns. : ABBS
14
Macaw. : ARARA
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George and others. : ADES
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Supporter of: Suffix. : CRAT
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Say the wrong thing. : MAKEABREAK
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Masculine title. : HERR
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Nautical term. : ALEE
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Adored one. : IDOL
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English author. : READE
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Index reference. : PAGENINE
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See 6 Down. : KEW
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Site of one of the "seven wonders." : BABYLON
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Fountain items. : SODAS
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Possessive. : OUR
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Army men. : LTS
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Tire parts. : TREADS
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Hemline area. : KNEES
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Abscond. : ELOPE
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Hothead's cousin. : TARTAR
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Familiar nickname. : SAM
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Old English rune. : WEN
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Card. : KNAVE
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Groomed. : PREENED
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Adage. : SAW
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Roses. : RAMBLERS
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Intercontinental range. : URALS
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Came to rest. : ALIT
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Landing place. : PIER
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Baptism, for one. : RITE
61
Without a sou: Slang. : STONEBROKE
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On the deep. : ASEA
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Ran. : WENT
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Lubricated. : OILED
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Crowd together. : HERD
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Augments. : ADDS
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African villages. : STADS
Down
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Nursery word. : MAMA
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Of a period of time. : ERAL
3
Lady Baltimore, for one. : CAKE
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Causing goose pimples. : CREEPY
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Motorist's group. : AAA
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Beauty spots. : GARDENS
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Historic theater in Paris. : ODEON
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Down-to-earth one. : REALIST
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River into the Firth of Forth. : ESK
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Feel compassion (for). : ACHE
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Fails to function. : BREAKSDOWN
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Piece of armor for a horse. : BARDE
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Spread abroad. : STREW
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Prejudiced one. : BIGOT
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Savior. : REDEEMER
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Special baseball team. : ALLSTARS
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And not. : NOR
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Famous editor. : BOK
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Family member. : AUNT
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Mole. : BREAKWATER
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Indian mulberry. : AAL
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Graf ___. : SPEE
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Sea bird. : ERN
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Terminate. : END
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Of all: Scot. : AVA
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Wed again. : REMATED
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First-aid needs. : SPLINTS
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Mountain ridge. : ARETE
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Sprightly wit. : ESPRIT
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Silk material. : SURAH
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Originate. : ARISE
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Fair. : BLOND
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Direct. : LEAD
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Kansas city. : IOLA
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Made do (with "out"). : EKED
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Garnet and others. : REDS
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Neighbor of Rhodesia: Abbr. : SWA
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Genus of cattle. : BOS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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