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New York Times, Monday, December 9, 1968

4-Down : Beneficial.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q V X }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 7,058
Across
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White robes. : ALBS
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European. : DANE
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Look-alike. : TWIN
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Theo's cousin. : DORA
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Black. : EBON
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Plowed land: Sp. : ARADA
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Bedouin's head cord. : AGAL
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London street. : PICCADILLY
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Soften. : MODULATE
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Some ducks. : DRAKES
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Spare. : TIRE
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Very thin sheet of metal. : FOIL
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Carriage. : GOCART
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Mexican state. : TABASCO
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Australian cockatoo. : ARARA
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Former state of SW Germany. : BADEN
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Exclamation. : AHA
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Clownish. : ZANY
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Namesakes of Mrs. Rochester. : JANES
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Ladies of Lisbon. : SRAS
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Moreover. : AND
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Teeth. : FANGS
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Heaths. : MOORS
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Plant of the nightshade family. : TOBACCO
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Moth. : MILLER
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Blackens. : INKS
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Half: Prefix. : DEMI
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Variety of daisy. : SHASTA
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Ponder. : MEDITATE
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Relish. : PICCALILLI
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Sea E of the Caspian. : ARAL
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New York city. : OLEAN
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Girl of song. : NITA
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Sports center. : RINK
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Loyalist. : TORY
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Disk. : DIAL
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Long-haired oxen. : YAKS
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One of the Smiths. : ADAM
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Word: Prefix. : LOGO
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Wire nail. : BRAD
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Beneficial. : SALUTARY
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Take leave. : DEPART
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___ to eat. : ABITE
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Wedding, in Paris. : NOCE
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Ref. book. : ENC
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Experiments. : TRIALS
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Street sign. : WALK
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Empty. : IDLE
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Votes. : NAYS
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English Pope, 1154-59. : ADRIAN
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Certain homes. : ADOBES
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Turkish pound. : LIRA
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Vanishes. : FADES
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City in SW Palestine. : GAZA
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Praying figure. : ORANT
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The Seabees' motto. : CANDO
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Dance. : TANGO
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Former King of Rumania. : CAROL
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Chicago's airport. : OHARE
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French benches. : BANCS
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Part of the Soviet: Abbr. : ASSR
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Wild dog. : JACKAL
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Hermit. : SOLITARY
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Chinese card game. : FANTAN
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Operatic role. : MIMI
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Santander's bay. : BISCAY
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In the middle. : MEDIAL
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Greek letter. : DELTA
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Locality. : SPOT
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Port of Hawaii. : HILO
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Maple genus. : ACER
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11th-cen. date. : MLII
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Solo. : ARIA
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Aquarium. : TANK
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Lodge members. : ELKS
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State: Abbr. : IND

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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