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New York Times, Wednesday, November 1, 1967

17-Across : Very: Ger.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q U }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,654
Across
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Petal. : LEAF
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Ponies. : NAGS
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Else. : OTHER
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That ___ say. : ISTO
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Way out. : EXIT
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Lasso. : RIATA
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Very: Ger. : SEHR
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S. Pacific islander. : POLYNESIAN
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Yemenite. : ARAB
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Parallel. : ANALOG
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Affiliation. : TIE
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Scriptural: Abbr. : BIBL
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Descendant of Esau. : EDOMITE
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Car comforter. : HEADREST
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Compass point. : ENE
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Letters. : ARS
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"___ ship a-sailing ... " : ISAWA
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Candle. : TAPER
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Asian beast. : YAK
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Hand over. : DELIVER
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Exist. : ARE
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Name in football lore. : STAGG
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Stadium. : ARENA
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Tease. : KID
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Teleost fish. : EEL
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Wide open spaces. : PRAIRIES
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Evergreen shrub. : HEATHER
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Gil ___. : BLAS
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Type of road: Abbr. : EXT
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Tooth surface. : ENAMEL
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Type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Quebec lake. : MISTASSINI
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River into the Danube. : SAVA
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Entreat. : PLEAD
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William or State. : PENN
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Girl's name. : INEZ
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Rock strata. : SEAMS
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Catch. : SNAG
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Riviera resort. : NICE
Down
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Lady in painting. : LISA
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Weights of Denmark. : ESER
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Canadian lake. : ATHABASKA
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Deny. : FORBID
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Certain Himalayans. : NEPALESE
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Nerve-cell process. : AXON
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River to the Colorado. : GILA
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Manner. : STYLE
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Historic 2,000-mile route. : OREGONTRAIL
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Poetic contraction. : TIS
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West Indies republic. : HAITI
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Was: Fr. : ETAIT
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Hindu queen. : RANEE
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Lump. : NODE
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Military footholds. : BRIDGEHEADS
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___ culpa. : MEA
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Does a farm job. : HAYS
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Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Casa room. : SALA
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Insignificant one: Slang. : TWIRP
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State. : AVER
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Certain Asians. : PAKISTANI
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Indian. : ERIE
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Cincinnati nine. : REDS
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Making possible. : ENABLING
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Understand. : GET
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Telescope part. : LENS
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Kind of bread. : RAISIN
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Fiber plants. : HEMPS
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Banish. : EXILE
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Lost. : ATSEA
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Irritates. : RASPS
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Appearance. : MIEN
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Italian province. : ENNA
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With: Fr. : AVEC
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Take one's ease. : LAZE
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Woolen cap. : TAM

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

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