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New York Times, Saturday, September 14, 1968

12-Down : Abide.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 32.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,972
Across
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Put (away): Colloq. : SALT
5
Hair style. : MOP
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Homes: Sp. : CASAS
13
Tenth of an ephah. : OMER
14
Styptic. : ALUM
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Religious figure. : ORANT
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Mouthful. : BITE
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Biblical king of Midian. : REBA
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Spanish blanket. : MANTA
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Religious figure. : ICON
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November icebox item. : COLDTURKEY
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Former Indian leader. : GANDHI
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Bulb plant. : IRIS
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Where spirits predominate. : SEANCES
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Crossword entry. : ABBR
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Wife of Thor. : SIF
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___ out. : INOR
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Chinese name. : ENLAI
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Identifies certain grocery items. : KNOWSONESONIONS
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Metal item. : INGOT
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Edges. : LIPS
43
French "co." : CIE
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Office. : POST
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Find with an effort. : SCAREUP
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Piece of music. : DUET
49
Poseidon attendant. : NEREID
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Pegasus on the move. : HORSEFLIES
58
Roof part. : EAVE
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Archangel. : URIEL
60
Ness, for one. : LOCH
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Mix. : STIR
62
Inorganic material. : METAL
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Wise: Colloq. : ONTO
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Abound. : TEEM
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Reading matter. : POEMS
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Dunk. : SOP
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___ it seems. : ORSO
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Ferber novel. : SOBIG
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Latin girl friend. : AMICA
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Allow to be known. : LETON
4
Directions. : TRENDS
5
Name in boxing lore. : MARCIANO
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Grocery item. : OLEO
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Kin in government. : PUBLICRELATIONS
8
Milton masque. : COMUS
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Moroccan tree. : ARAR
10
Descended. : SANK
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Poker necessity. : ANTE
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Abide. : STAY
15
Spanish relative. : MADRE
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Poetic contraction. : TIS
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Caper: Slang. : HEIST
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Latin negative. : NON
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To dot ___, in chirography. : ANI
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Pressure group. : BLOC
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Rumanian money. : BANI
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Slope. : RISE
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Jump's relative. : SKIP
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___ time. : INNO
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Weather phenomena. : FOGS
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Come after. : ENSUE
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Know, of yore. : WOT
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Form of address. : SIR
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Mart with door ajar. : OPENSHOP
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Part of a word: Abbr. : SUF
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Viol's cousin. : CELLO
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Fast, in music. : PRESTO
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Country places. : DELLS
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Word with man or ant. : EATER
51
House plants. : IVIES
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Skin: Prefix. : DERMO
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Mound or hummock. : HUMP
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Mountain: Prefix. : OREO
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Formal act. : RITE
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Vein. : SEAM
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Outside: Prefix. : ECTO

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

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