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New York Times, Saturday, March 9, 1968

12-Down : Rovers.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { G V X Z }, Scrabble score: 377 (avg 2.06)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,783
Across
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Degree of quality. : RANK
5
Rural sound. : MAA
8
Boxing term. : JAB
11
Decorate. : ADORN
13
Instant: Colloq. : JIFF
14
Geological period. : JURA
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Handy man. : JACKOFALLTRADES
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Vessel. : ARK
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Rodents. : MICE
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Botanical suffix. : ACEAE
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Save. : BANK
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Wild dogs. : JACKALS
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Offspring. : CHILD
27
Cries of sorrow. : ALACKS
29
Hayworth and Moreno. : RITAS
30
Canal. : DUCT
31
Think, old style. : TROW
35
Scot's name. : ALEC
36
Some ballplayers. : YANKS
37
Excellent. : RARE
38
Grove. : BOSK
39
Conjunctions. : ANDS
40
Member of a Hindu religion. : JAINA
41
Cultivated plot: Fr. : JARDIN
43
Man of property. : OWNER
44
Alike. : EQUALLY
47
Blue flag. : IRIS
49
Never: Sp. : NUNCA
50
Twirl. : SPIN
51
Resort. : SPA
54
Indian turnip. : JACKINTHEPULPIT
58
Trappist cheeses. : OKAS
59
Exclamations. : OHOS
60
Percussion instrument. : PIANO
61
Affirmative of sorts. : YEP
62
Surprised exclamation. : WOW
63
Peduncle. : STEM
Down
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Hindu title. : RAJA
2
Jewish month. : ADAR
3
Notch in a bow. : NOCK
4
Yugoslav island in the Adriatic. : KRK
5
Distance. : MILE
6
Labor group. : AFL
7
Nautical term. : AFT
8
Palestinian region. : JUDEA
9
Of a region. : AREAL
10
Ball game necessities. : BASES
12
Rovers. : NOMADS
13
Fop. : JACKADANDY
14
Effigies. : JACKSTRAWS
16
Airfoil. : FIN
17
Singlefoot or pace. : RACK
21
Clubs. : BLACKJACKS
22
Pectoral sandpipers. : JACKSNIPES
23
Personates. : ACTS
24
Hermit ___. : CRAB
25
Hawaiian city. : HILO
26
Noun suffixes. : ITES
28
Monday: Fr. : LUNDI
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Precipitate. : RAIN
33
Argentan's river. : ORNE
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Word with foot or head. : WEAR
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Anc. Norse chief: Var. : YARL
40
Enlist. : JOINUP
42
Jai ___. : ALAI
44
Relish. : ENJOY
45
Tremble. : QUAKE
46
Open, in a way. : UNCAP
48
Irving hero. : RIP
50
Racing term. : SHOW
51
Gaiter. : SPAT
52
Evergreen. : PINE
53
20th-century word. : ATOM
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Without delay. : NOW
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Yet, for short. : THO
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Fleur-de-___. : LIS

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

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