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New York Times, Tuesday, November 7, 1967

22-Across : Big show: Colloq.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,660
Across
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Verb for today. : VOTE
5
Shade of brown. : CAMEL
10
Kind of lettuce. : BIBB
14
Golf club. : IRON
15
Quick. : ALIVE
16
Together: Mus. : ADUE
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Zola heroine. : NANA
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Symbols of Maine. : PINES
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Imparted. : LENT
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Kind of day. : ELECTION
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Big show: Colloq. : SPLASH
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Little ones. : TOTS
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Sport. : POLO
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Source of senna. : CASSIA
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McGovern, Brooke, et al. : SENATORS
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And so on: Abbr. : ETC
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Cousin of 5 Across. : LLAMA
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Red Sea land. : YEMEN
37
Arrange. : SORT
39
Dot. : SPECK
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Salvador. : DALI
42
"Bestowing well is ___." : ANART
44
Title of Kipling's day. : SAHIB
46
Chance, old style. : HAP
47
Verb for voters. : REGISTER
49
Puts off. : DELAYS
51
Singing voice. : BASS
52
Part of A.D. : ANNO
53
Term of office. : TENURE
56
Politician's stand. : PLATFORM
60
Very soon after. : UPON
61
Spring flower. : TULIP
63
Siamese. : THAI
64
___ precedent. : SETA
65
River of Shoshone Falls. : SNAKE
66
Land of Yeats. : EIRE
67
Remedy. : HEAL
68
Diner. : EATER
69
Accomplishes. : DOES
Down
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Clinger. : VINE
2
Stand-up exam. : ORAL
3
Mood. : TONE
4
Puts into law. : ENACTS
5
Frankfort, Tallahassee, etc. : CAPITALS
6
Inter ___. : ALIOS
7
State: Abbr. : MINN
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Nightfall. : EVE
9
Teaching. : LESSON
10
Performed a civic duty. : BALLOTED
11
Concept. : IDEA
12
Breadstuffs. : BUNS
13
March girl. : BETH
21
Labor. : TOIL
23
Pinter product. : PLAY
25
Shade of pink. : PEACH
26
French man's name. : CESAR
27
In accord. : ATONE
28
Rawboned animal. : SCRAG
29
Campaign weapon. : SMEAR
30
Sen. Hruska's home town. : OMAHA
31
Pass on. : RELAY
32
Cuts off. : SNIPS
35
Church parts. : APSES
38
Court of law. : TRIBUNAL
40
Detainer of a kind. : KIDNAPER
43
Peter or Nicholas. : TSAR
45
Inclination. : BENT
48
African fly. : TSETSE
50
Raised. : LOFTED
52
Equally. : ALIKE
53
Exclamation of disdain. : TUSH
54
Weapon. : EPEE
55
Part of N. B. : NOTA
56
Braid. : PLAT
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State. : OHIO
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Exceptional. : RARE
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Architect van der Rohe. : MIES
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Girl's name. : UNA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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