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New York Times, Thursday, August 1, 1968

36-Across : Truncated traffic sign.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 23.0
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,928
Across
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Russet pear. : BOSC
5
Strange. : ALIEN
10
Desertlike. : ARID
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Von Bismarck. : OTTO
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Italian writer. : TASSO
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Fiji Islands capital. : SUVA
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Couturière : SEAMSTRESS
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At the home of: Fr. : CHEZ
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Type of enemy agent. : SABOTEUR
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City near Detroit. : ECORSE
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Service initials. : USM
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Humble abode. : COT
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Family member. : INFANT
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Menu item. : CHOPSUEY
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Paddock animal. : FOAL
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Spring flower. : PEONY
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Truncated traffic sign. : SLO
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Mrs. Helmer. : NORA
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Come in second. : PLACE
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Nigerian border lake. : CHAD
40
Part of 26 Down. : ONE
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Be quiet! : SHUSH
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Man's nickname. : PETE
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Precedent setter. : TESTCASE
45
Hogshead. : BARREL
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Cold ___. : WAR
48
Former statue in London. : GOG
49
Candidate's promise. : REFORM
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Popular toy. : MUSICBOX
57
Jezebel's spouse. : AHAB
58
Office of the Pope. : APOSTOLATE
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Roman emperor. : NERO
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Chapter in verse. : CANTO
62
Tennis score. : ADIN
63
Thunderstruck. : DUMB
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Dawson's river. : YUKON
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Coin. : PESO
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Office VIP. : BOSS
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Great Barrier island. : OTEA
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Aimless attempt: Colloq. : STAB
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Lombardy lake. : COMO
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Bear witness. : ATTEST
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Danger signal. : LARUM
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Elbe tributary. : ISER
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Feminine suffix. : ESS
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Rocket feature. : NOSECONE
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Neckwear. : ASCOTS
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European region. : RUHR
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Currier's partner. : IVES
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Trance. : DAZE
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Overwhelm. : STUN
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Transcript. : COPY
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Unless. : IFNOT
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Not a soul. : NOONE
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Gets along. : FARES
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In the manner of. : ALA
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Discontinue. : CEASE
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German cheer. : HOCH
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Theater employe. : USHER
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Make proud. : ELATE
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Alpine call. : YODEL
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In addition. : PLUS
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Store of a kind. : PHARMACY
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Metal: Abbr. : CPR
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Cliff. : SCAR
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Small change, in England. : TWOBOB
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Leading U.S. port. : BOSTON
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Exchange business. : AGIO
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Enthusiasm. : GUSTO
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Leather strip. : RAND
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Alas!: Lat. : EHEU
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Country home. : FARM
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Trappist. : MONK
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Sound of thunder. : CLAP
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Asked. : BADE
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Inventor in the field of elevators. : OTIS
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Strange: Prefix : XENO
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Pyrenees resort city. : PAU

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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