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New York Times, Thursday, January 25, 1968

19-Across : Ottoman government.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9 Grid is asymmetric.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,739
Across
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Loved one. : DEAR
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South Seas port. : APIA
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Part of India. : ASSAM
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Being: Lat. : ESSE
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Accomplished. : DONE
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Malice. : SPITE
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Important documents. : PASSPORTS
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Ottoman government. : PORTE
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Miniskirts, on stage. : TUTUS
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Norse god. : THOR
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Understand. : READ
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Spreaders of false rumors. : MISREPORTERS
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Dudeen. : PIPE
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Experiences. : HAS
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Me, in Marseilles. : MOI
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Spanish gold. : ORO
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Did a farm job. : HAYED
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Briefly. : INSUM
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Canoe-toting. : PORTAGE
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Used up. : ALLGONE
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Join. : ENTER
44
Critiques of some shows. : RAVES
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Single, for one. : HIT
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Vital fluid. : SAP
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Dress size. : TEN
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Office VIP. : BOSS
51
Laredo and others. : PORTSOFENTRY
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Pindar's forte. : ODE
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Drop. : SLUMP
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On the left side. : APORT
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Gather in. : REAP
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Weight. : IMPORTANCE
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All, in Aragon. : TODO
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Crystal gazers. : SEERS
68
The Man. : STAN
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United. : ONED
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Short for a shire W of Essex. : HERTS
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Kind of sell. : SOFT
Down
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Sect. : DEPT
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Son of Rebekah. : ESAU
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Aide: Abbr. : ASST
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Account of one's career. : RESUME
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Bustle. : ADO
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Enactor. : PORTRAYER
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___ days. : INTHESE
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Fabulist. : AESOP
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Queen killer. : ASP
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Kind of chance. : SPORTING
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Yes, ___! : SIREE
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Rose product. : ATTAR
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Rewards: Poet. : MEEDS
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Greek letter. : PSI
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Gypsy man. : ROM
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Practice at catching flies. : SHAG
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Muddies. : ROILS
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English poet. : POPE
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Kind of fist. : IRON
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___ Arthur. : PORT
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Badger. : HARASS
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Iowa city. : DAVENPORT
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London sector. : SOHO
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Part of EUA. : UNIS
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Ball team. : METS
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Try out. : TEST
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Fast days. : LENT
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In ___ (enraged). : ATEMPER
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Shine. : POLISH
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Circumvent. : BYPASS
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City on the Douro. : PORTO
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Music hall. : ODEON
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English writer. : READE
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Smoke: Fr. : FUMEE
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Kind of fink. : RAT
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Hep. : ONTO
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Canadian air group. : RCAF
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Big top. : TENT
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Seed capsule. : POD
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Fellow of Royal Soc.: Abbr. : RSS

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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