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New York Times, Wednesday, April 17, 1968

8-Down : This: Lat.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 27.1
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,822
Across
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Caller. : GUEST
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Pallid. : ASHY
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Porgy. : SCUP
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___ sanctum. : INNER
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Ancient promenade. : STOA
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Israeli folk dance. : HORA
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Steal. : RIFLE
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Nursery rhyme character. : COCKROBIN
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Pub. : DRAMSHOP
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Tapestry. : ARRAS
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Rubdown. : MASSAGE
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Cisalpine land. : ITALY
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___ was saying ... : ASI
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Alpine race. : SLALOM
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River of song. : VOLGA
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Art of controversy. : POLEMICS
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Mistreats. : ILLUSES
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Girl of song. : NANETTE
42
Leatherware. : DOESKINS
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Siberian forest region. : TAIGA
45
Amorous. : EROTIC
48
Hockey goal. : NET
49
Violin: Colloq. : STRAD
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Conflagration of a kind. : BONFIRE
56
Uniform material. : KHAKI
57
Gifted with rare talent. : INSPIRED
60
Statute. : ORDINANCE
63
"There is nothing like ___." : ADAME
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Measureless time. : AEON
65
Legumes. : PEAS
66
Vaccine. : SERUM
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Impart. : LEND
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Nighthawks' cousins. : OWLS
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Right of decision. : SAYSO
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Prepare (oneself) for action. : GIRD
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To join: Fr. : UNIR
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At home: Fr. : ENFAMILLE
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Novelist Lagerlöf. : SELMA
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Lovelock. : TRESS
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Black ___. : ASCOAL
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Emergency measure. : STOPGAP
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This: Lat. : HOC
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Asian bovine. : YAK
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Partner of sweet. : SHORT
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Mongoose's prey. : COBRA
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Wild sheep of Tibet. : URIAL
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Heartsease. : PANSY
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Clothes. : RAIMENT
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Certain schools: Abbr. : HSS
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College in N. C. : ELON
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Eager. : AVID
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Unaccompanied. : SOLO
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Wave: Sp. : OLA
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Gloomy guy. : GUS
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Welcomed. : ASKEDIN
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___ culpa. : MEA
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Tourist's plan. : ITINERARY
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Delivery charge: Abbr. : CTGE
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Place in Congress. : SEAT
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Norse goddess. : EIR
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Uppish one. : SNOB
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Impassive. : STOICAL
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American painter. : INNESS
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Certain ballplayers: Abbr. : CFS
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A toast. : SKOAL
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Midafternoon. : THREE
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Radioactive element. : RADON
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Of ___ (alike). : AKIND
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Card player's remark. : IPASS
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"___ cock-horse ... " : RIDEA
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Big birds. : EMUS
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People: Prefix. : DEMO
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Mindanao volcano. : APO
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Different. : NEW

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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