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New York Times, Monday, February 19, 1968

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 29.3
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,764
Across
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Ferber novel. : SOBIG
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Make clothes. : TAILOR
12
South American capital. : CARACAS
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One of the Gandhis. : INDIRA
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Texas city. : ABILENE
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KP chore. : PEELING
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Screens. : SIFTS
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Old hand. : VET
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Seasonal symbol. : SANTA
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Etats ___. : UNIS
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Attack. : SETON
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Bird calls. : COOS
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Brief time, for short. : SEC
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Predicaments. : SCRAPES
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Winner's award. : CUP
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Important. : SERIOUS
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Blandish. : CAJOLE
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Receptacles. : URNS
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Normandy city. : STLO
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Ancient Mexican Indian. : TOLTEC
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Fragmentize. : SHATTER
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Eggs: Lat. : OVA
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Swallows up. : DEVOURS
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Drive down. : RAM
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Part of Istanbul. : PERA
49
Muddy. : SILTY
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Slope. : RISE
51
Asian region: Poet. : ARABY
53
Exhibition place. : ZOO
54
Lehmann of opera. : LOTTE
55
River of Victoria Falls. : ZAMBEZI
57
Puzzled: Colloq. : FLOORED
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One subject to a claim. : LIENEE
60
Subjects of current controversy. : FILTERS
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Not so great. : LESSER
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___ you go. : PAYAS
Down
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Ancient Italians. : SABINES
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Opening. : ORIFICE
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Certain Europeans. : BALTS
4
Menu entries. : ICES
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Started: Poet. : GAN
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Prime: Colloq. : TIPTOP
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Chemical suffix. : ANE
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March time. : IDES
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Fragrant bloom. : LILAC
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South American river. : ORINOCO
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Illinois site of Chanute Air Force Base. : RANTOUL
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___ belli. : CASUS
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Roman emperor. : SEVERUS
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Canadian peninsula. : GASPE
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Greek letters. : ETAS
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Wall brackets. : SCONCES
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Flower part. : NECTARY
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Fathered. : SIRED
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Nautical chaps. : SALTS
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Fixed practice. : RUT
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Small amount. : JOT
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Stoppage. : SHUTOFF
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Current best seller. : TOPAZ
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Comprehensive. : OVERALL
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Wyoming peak. : LARAMIE
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Musical offering. : SOLO
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Where Asmara is. : ERITREA
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Lines on TV screens. : RASTERS
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Turkish minister. : VIZIER
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Rewards: Poet. : MEEDS
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Clergymen. : ABBES
50
Like some soil. : ROOTY
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Desires: Colloq. : YENS
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Girl of song. : LOLA
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Letter. : ZEE
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Edge. : LIP

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1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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