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New York Times, Tuesday, March 19, 1968

48-Across : Japanese coin.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 354 (avg 1.87)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 41.5 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,793
Across
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Winnow. : SIFT
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Shrimp. : PRAWN
10
China Sea gulf. : SIAM
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Dormouse. : LOIR
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Region of old Asia Minor. : IONIA
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Open. : UNDO
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High: Lat. : ALTA
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Type of TV performer. : QUIZMASTER
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Card game. : BEZIQUE
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Unmask. : EXPOSE
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Stick together. : GLUE
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Dipper. : LADLE
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Pronoun. : THESE
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Spread. : JAM
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Renown. : ECLAT
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Auricle. : EAR
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Beetle. : SCARAB
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Current. : TIDE
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Hollywood name. : AVA
39
Gems. : TOPAZES
41
Sine ___ non. : QUA
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Purvey. : SELL
44
Lower in rank. : DEMOTE
45
Einstein's birthplace. : ULM
46
Finish. : ENDUP
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Japanese coin. : RIN
49
Delays. : WAITS
51
Honkers. : GEESE
53
Card term. : MELD
54
Uneven. : JAGGED
57
Misfit: Slang. : SADSACK
60
Balance. : EQUANIMITY
63
Thine: Fr. : ATOI
64
Chanted. : SUNG
65
Tropical tree. : CACAO
66
State: Abbr. : CONN
67
Receipts. : TAKE
68
Some cards. : TREYS
69
Therefore. : ERGO
Down
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Slice. : SLAB
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Daughter of Eurytus. : IOLE
3
U.S. novelist. : FITZGERALD
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Santa Fe and others. : TRAILS
5
Fabric. : PIQUE
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Wheel: Fr. : ROUE
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Black bird. : ANI
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Genius, for short. : WIZ
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Designated. : NAMED
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Dubious. : SUSPECT
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Preposition. : INTO
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Noun suffixes. : ADES
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Extra. : MORE
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Wheel pin. : AXLE
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Search. : QUEST
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Wyoming city. : LARAMIE
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Female warrior. : AMAZON
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Harass. : TEASE
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Shelter. : HAVEN
28
Clowns. : JAPERS
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Property settler. : LIQUIDATOR
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Full-blown. : ADULT
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Sporting groups. : TEAMS
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Fish. : COD
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Call or raise. : BET
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Hemmed. : SEWED
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Traveler's concern. : LUGGAGE
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Hammer part. : PEEN
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Former French province. : ALSACE
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Decree. : EDICT
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Brothers of medicine. : MAYOS
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Witticism. : JEST
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Shade of blue. : AQUA
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Sludge: Slang. : GUNK
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Pause. : STAY
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Govt. group. : CONG
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Action: Prefix. : KINO
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Spoil. : MAR
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Dessert. : ICE

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

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