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New York Times, Thursday, June 27, 1968

2-Down : Potpourri.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 322 (avg 1.74)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 13.8
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,893
Across
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Draft of a news story. : COPY
5
Mends. : HEALS
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Paw. : FOOT
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Grocery item. : OLEO
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Hybrid primrose. : OXLIP
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___ account. : ONNO
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Signal of a kind. : WINK
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Imitation felt. : BAIZE
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Slender. : LEAN
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Let slip by. : LOSE
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Shocking. : STARTLING
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Flabby. : LIMP
26
Bucolic sound. : MOO
27
Simulate. : ACT
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Campus figures. : COEDS
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___-four. : TWOBY
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Dangers for the unwary. : BOOBYTRAPS
40
Definite. : SURE
41
Acidity: Med. : ACOR
42
Devastation. : HAVOC
43
Single. : UNAL
44
"And ___ bed." : SOTO
45
One for the road. : STIRRUPCUP
47
Negative verbal form. : HASNT
49
___ Park, Colo. : ESTES
50
Letters. : ENS
51
Popular park place. : ZOO
53
Trade. : SWAP
55
Fastidious. : SQUEAMISH
60
Capable (of). : UPTO
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Distinctive atmosphere. : AURA
65
Advantage. : AVAIL
67
Saucy: Colloq. : FLIP
68
Flat bell. : GONG
69
One of the Jameses. : HENRY
70
Very good. : FINE
71
River into the Seine. : OISE
72
Aides: Abbr. : ASSTS
73
Observed. : SEEN
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Monk's hood. : COWL
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Potpourri. : OLIO
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Small enclosures. : PENS
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Rustic one. : YOKEL
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Fireplace ledge. : HOB
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Annoy. : EXASPERATE
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Got off. : ALIT
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Maugham heroine. : LIZA
9
___ whale. : SPERM
10
Pursues. : FOLLOWSUP
11
"The ___ Love." : ONEI
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___ even keel. : ONAN
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Chinese group. : TONG
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Wee one. : TOT
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Very cold. : ICY
25
Insects. : MOTHS
27
Disconcert. : ABASH
28
Beverage. : COCOA
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Horn sounds. : TOOTS
31
___ Cup. : DAVIS
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Informal wear. : SPORTSHIRT
34
Small amount. : OUNCE
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Wernher von ___. : BRAUN
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Kennel sounds. : YELPS
38
Historical period. : BRONZEAGE
39
Propeller. : SCREW
46
Patriotic monogram. : USA
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Done ___ turn. : TOA
52
City on the Missouri. : OMAHA
54
Fluffy masses. : PUFFS
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Palm. : SAGO
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What: Fr. : QUOI
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Coffeemakers. : URNS
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U.S. lithographer. : IVES
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Without: Fr. : SANS
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Knee-bend, in ballet. : PLIE
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Prong. : TINE
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Begin. : OPEN
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One of Ghent's rivers. : LYS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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