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New York Times, Thursday, February 8, 1968

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 46.1 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,753
Across
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Current cartoonist. : CAPP
5
Vise. : CLAMP
10
Practice an art. : ETCH
14
Dance. : HULA
15
City in headlines. : HANOI
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Money in Livorno. : LIRE
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Smell ___. : ARAT
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Letdown of a kind. : ANTICLIMAX
20
Game. : PATIENCE
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French writer. : RACINE
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Silly. : INANE
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Shared. : DIVIDED
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Property. : ESTATE
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Old coin. : DUCAT
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Old coin. : SOU
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Smooth and shiny. : SLEEK
31
Wreaths. : LEIS
34
Semilegendary seafarer. : KIDD
36
Cut. : SAWED
38
Part of FDA. : DRUG
40
Cattail. : REED
42
Amber compound. : RESIN
44
Wale. : RIB
45
Not well. : BADLY
47
Restricts. : LIMITS
49
Mexican dish. : TAMALES
52
Author of "John Brown's Body." : BENET
53
Macaws. : ARARAS
54
Refreshment. : LEMONADE
57
Love of country. : PATRIOTISM
59
Tasman. : ABEL
60
Girl's nickname. : EDIE
61
Genus of moth. : TINEA
62
Bivalve. : CLAM
63
Hosiery shade. : SAND
64
Memorable playwright. : ODETS
65
Smorgasbord specialty. : EELS
Down
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Fellow. : CHAP
2
Gentle breeze. : AURA
3
Insipid remark. : PLATITUDE
4
Film on copper. : PATINA
5
TV term. : CHANNELS
6
Ancient weapon. : LANCE
7
Stake. : ANTE
8
Chez ___ (at my house): Fr. : MOI
9
Kind of acid. : PICRIC
10
Drew forth. : ELICITED
11
Fainthearted. : TIMID
12
Gantry feature. : CRANE
13
Bewitched: Colloq. : HEXED
19
French figure of W.W. II. : LAVAL
21
Picnic provender. : EATS
24
Nobles. : DUKES
25
River of Scotland. : ESK
26
French time. : SOIR
27
Noted admiral. : DEWEY
30
Nobles. : EARLS
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Testy. : IRRITABLE
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Become. : SUIT
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Excluded. : DEBARRED
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Situations with horns. : DILEMMAS
39
Literary light. : GBS
41
___ Lama. : DALAI
43
Child: Sp. : NINO
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16th century explorer. : DESOTO
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Threat. : MENACE
49
Records of a kind. : TAPES
50
Tilled land: Sp. : ARADA
51
Morning song. : MATIN
52
Assail. : BESET
54
Salesman's wares. : LINE
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Business transaction. : DEAL
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Trees. : ELMS
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Thrice a day: Lat. abbr. : TID

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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