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New York Times, Tuesday, May 21, 1968

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 41.6 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,856
Across
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Musician of sorts. : PIPER
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Name in French literature. : DUMAS
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Expert. : FACILE
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Impersonates. : ENACTS
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Countrified. : BUCOLIC
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Marked with streaks. : LINEATE
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One at ___. : ATIME
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River celebrated in song. : AFTON
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Commercial abbreviation. : PRS
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Berlin's forte. : TUNE
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Unsullied. : CLEAN
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Spot of a sort. : BLOT
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Unit of work. : ERG
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Gardener's concern. : BULBS
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Authorizing letter. : BREVE
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Renegade. : DESERTER
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Name in stage lore. : LAUDER
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Quality of some fruits. : SEEDINESS
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Vintner's checker. : TASTER
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Down. : FEATHERS
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Vexed: Dial. : RILED
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Smooth. : SUAVE
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Old hand. : VET
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Olympian. : ARES
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Tidal wave. : EAGRE
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Aureole. : HALO
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Pasty. : PIE
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Foreign. : ALIEN
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Slip of the tongue or pen. : BONER
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Not many. : SEVERAL
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Table centerpiece. : EPERGNE
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Deduction. : REBATE
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Poetic work. : SONNET
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Meted (out). : DOLED
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Harden. : STEEL
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Ways of measuring distances. : PACINGS
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"When shall ___ to thee?" : ICOME
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Large amount: Colloq. : PILE
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Whitney. : ELI
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Brought to mind. : RECALLED
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Alluvial deposits. : DELTAS
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Coalition. : UNION
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Name in German literature. : MANN
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Top performer. : ACE
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Fastened, in a way. : STAPLED
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Tense. : FUTURE
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Endeavored. : STROVE
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With ___ breath. : BATED
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Chemical compound. : ESTER
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Remedy for a fever. : FEBRIFUGE
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More attractive. : CUTER
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Foxtail. : BRUSH
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Species. : BREED
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Do a sewing job. : BASTE
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Man's name. : ESTES
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Time off. : LEAVE
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Proximity. : NEARNESS
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Part of the percussion section. : TRAPS
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More flippant. : AIRIER
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Having a protective shaft. : SLEEVED
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One of the four Gospels. : EVANGEL
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Soften. : RELENT
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Grocery. : STORE
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Cruised. : SAILED
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Delight. : ELATE
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Big name in music. : HORNE
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Asian sea. : ARAL
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Good: It. : BENE
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Central American tree. : EBO
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Caldron. : POT

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1 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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