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New York Times, Tuesday, June 11, 1968

61-Across : Bit.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 26.1 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,877
Across
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Rabbit of tale. : MOPSY
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Adjective suffix. : ICAL
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Business meeting: Abbr. : CONF
14
Spanish saint. : ANITA
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Musical name. : MAME
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See 66 Across. : ASOR
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Queenly. : REGAL
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Indonesian boat. : PROA
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Monkey. : TITI
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Resin. : MASTIC
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Facial feature of a bovine. : BULLSEYE
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Part of a ship. : KEELSON
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___-midi. : APRES
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Wood on outskirts of Paris. : BOIS
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Clan member. : AUNT
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Part of a ship. : MAST
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Admit. : OWN
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Ad ___. : LIB
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Put away. : STOW
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Solomon's forte. : WISDOM
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What fools do. : RUSHIN
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Dutch commune. : OLST
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Melody. : AIR
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Ring cheer. : OLE
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Blood vessel: Prefix. : ANGI
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Rising strip. : RAMP
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Monetary premium. : AGIO
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Nautical command. : AVAST
51
Affronts. : INSULTS
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Rodent features. : RATTAILS
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Feeling of pity. : PATHOS
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Dorsal bones. : ILIA
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Municipality. : TOWN
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Bit. : PIECE
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Entrance. : DOOR
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American author. : AGEE
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Boiling. : IRATE
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Danube tributary. : ENNS
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Homer's instrument. : LYRE
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Popular transport. : SEDAN
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Term of address, after school. : MARM
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Draft status. : ONEA
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Pelts from packers. : PIGSKINS
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The Dakotas. : STATES
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Collegian. : YALIE
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Child, at times. : IMP
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Soot. : CARBON
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Totals. : AMOUNTS
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Loyal: Scot. : LEAL
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Feline extremities. : CATSPAWS
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Graceful trees. : OSIERS
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Nothing doing now. : NOTYET
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Gets very hot. : FRIES
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Demands. : CLAIMS
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Name in movie lore. : LAMOUR
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Benchman. : SUB
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Greet, in a way. : BOW
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Wartime initials. : OWI
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"Nymphette" of fiction. : LOLITA
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Stumble. : TRIPUP
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The "Lassies." : DOGSTARS
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Porcine projection. : HOGSHEAD
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Central Asian river. : ILI
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Up-to-date: Prefix. : NEO
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Set of plays, novels, etc. : TRILOGY
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Time abbreviations. : AMS
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Mythical island. : AVALON
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Political entity. : NATION
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Comeback. : ANSWER
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Get-up. : ATTIRE
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Take for ___. : ARIDE
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Stone: Lat. : LAPIS
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Neighbor of Switz. : ITAL
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Numerical prefix. : OCTA
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Viewed. : SEEN
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Born. : NEE

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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