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New York Times, Monday, January 29, 1968

23-Across : Oxlike antelope.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 39.9
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,743
Across
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Reefer. : COAT
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French dessert. : BOMBE
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Invitation notation. : RSVP
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Inter ___. : ALIA
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1917 menace. : UBOAT
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Report card quartet. : AAAA
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Setting of G.S. Porter novels. : LIMBERLOST
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Handshake. : GRIP
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Follower of the Prophet. : MOSLEM
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Ottoman queen. : SULTANA
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Oxlike antelope. : ELAND
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Ovine sound. : BAA
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Analysis. : ASSAY
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Canoe. : OUTRIGGER
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N. Z. red pine. : RIMU
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Sorrow: Brit. : DOLOUR
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Nepal peak. : API
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The same. : ONE
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Adverse destinies. : SADLOTS
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Grammatical case: Abbr. : VOC
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Byre sound : MAA
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Pontius ___. : PILATE
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Famed German physician. : KOCH
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Jets. : AIRLINERS
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Church levy. : TITHE
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Cuckoo bird. : ANI
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Poet Thomas. : DYLAN
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Maxim. : PRECEPT
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Insignia. : EAGLES
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Japanese primitive. : AINU
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P.O. branch. : PARCELPOST
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Shower. : RAIN
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Mythical maiden. : OREAD
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Dies ___. : IRAE
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Former diva. : ALDA
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Nidi. : NESTS
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Substantive. : NOUN
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Unruffled. : CALM
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Potpourri. : OLIO
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Intentions. : AIMS
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Striking scene. : TABLEAU
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U Thant's land. : BURMA
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Slanted: Abbr. : OBL
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Bovine sound. : MOO
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Quartet member. : BASS
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Famous last words. : ETTUBRUTE
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Bobtail's partner. : RAGTAG
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Girl's name. : SARA
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Fruitless. : VAIN
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Family member. : PAPA
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Squirming. : EELY
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Coverts. : LAIRS
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Soup ingredient. : NOODLE
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Unclever one. : DULLARD
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Spicy odor. : AROMA
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Near East region. : SINAI
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Slander. : SMEAR
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Foot: Colloq. : TOOTSY
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Old-time dance. : GAVOT
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Time. : EPOCH
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Nouveau ___. : RICHE
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Japan. : DAINIPPON
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Cactus bristle. : SPINE
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Top man. : KINGPIN
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Blank space. : LACUNA
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Afrikaans. : TAAL
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City on the Aire. : LEEDS
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Brazilian port. : PARA
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100 dinars. : RIAL
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Lady of Camelot. : ENID
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Species of vetch. : TARE
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Parrot fish. : LORO
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Biblical hunter. : ESAU
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British gun. : STEN
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In medias ___. : RES
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Jazz buff. : CAT

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

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