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New York Times, Saturday, June 8, 1968

Author: Unknown
Editor: Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,874
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1. Lays aside. : SAVESUP
8. ___ in on (profited). : CASHED
14. Not to mention. : LETALONE
15. Come to ___ (end). : ACLOSE
16. Admission. : ENTRANCE
17. Infrequent. : SCARCE
18. ___ glance. : ATA
19. Polo player's gear. : MALLET
21. Kind of door. : TRAP
22. Dagger, Asian style. : KRIS
24. ___ off (enumerate). : REEL
25. Odd. : WEIRD
26. Conclave. : SYNOD
28. U.S. physicist. : RABI
30. Memorable actor. : FOY
31. Plain. : HOMESPUN
34. Oléron, for one. : ILE
35. Kidding one. : SPOOFER
38. Coaxed. : SEDUCED
40. Man's nickname. : HAL
41. Secure, as in a yard, paddock, etc. : FASTENUP
43. Legislator: Abbr. : ALD
44. Greenland settlement. : ETAH
45. Easy out, in a game. : POPUP
49. Scraped with the hoofs. : PAWED
51. Adorn. : TRIM
54. Thatch palm. : NIPA
55. Henry VI's contribution to education. : ETON
56. Pure airs: Colloq. : OZONES
58. Canadian territories: Abbr. : NWT
59. Full skirt. : DIRNDL
61. One of the leagues. : NATIONAL
63. Do a printer's job. : UNLEAD
64. Lexicon. : GLOSSARY
65. Organist's concern. : PEDALS
66. Like a mailbox. : SLOTTED
 1. Guard. : SENTRY
2. Realize. : ATTAIN
3. Diversity: Abbr. : VAR
4. Ancient Asian country. : ELAM
5. Equipment for the Nautilus. : SONAR
6. Vanya, for one. : UNCLE
7. Kitchen devices. : PEELERS
8. Players. : CAST
9. Grammatical case: Abbr. : ACC
10. Docket. : SLATE
11. Ghastly. : HORRIFIC
12. Salad green. : ESCAROLE
13. Thorough. : DEEPDYED
14. ___ out (escapes). : LEAKS
20. Run out. : ELAPSE
23. London district. : SOHO
25. End. : WINDUP
27. Took off. : DOFFED
29. Good, in Madrid. : BUEN
32. Substance. : MEAT
33. Substitute. : ERSATZ
35. Took form. : SHAPEDUP
36. One of Rome's seven hills. : PALATINE
37. European, in a way. : OLDWORLD
39. After which. : UPON
42. Flocks together. : THRONGS
46. Feathers. : PINNAE
47. Aloft. : UPWARD
48. In an apt manner. : PATLY
50. Numerical prefix. : ENNEA
52. Altogether. : INALL
53. Phrase of agreement. : METOO
56. Automobile pioneer. : OLDS
57. Family member: Abbr. : SIST
60. Decaliter: Abbr. : DAL
62. East: Ger. : OST

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

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