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New York Times, Wednesday, December 13, 1967

20-Across : Certain senior citizens.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,696
Across
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Rumor personified. : FAMA
5
Symbol of victory. : PALM
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Manila hemp. : ABACA
14
Part of Arabia. : ADEN
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Rose's mate. : ABIE
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Breed of hogs. : DUROC
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Hibernian. : CELT
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Some homework. : SUMS
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A Ford. : ERNIE
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Certain senior citizens. : ELDERSTATESMEN
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Small cup: Scot. : TASSIE
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___ boy! : ATTA
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Fun and games. : PLAY
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Proclaim. : HERALD
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Social stratum. : CASTE
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Middle: Prefix. : MESO
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___ about (a date). : ONOR
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It "lightly turns" in spring. : AYOUNGMANSFANCY
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Brace. : PAIR
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Special knowledge. : LORE
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Parting word. : ADIOS
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From there. : THENCE
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Come close to. : NEAR
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Mars. : ARES
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Hard to find. : SCARCE
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Innocents. : BABESINTHEWOOD
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Pacific island group. : SAMOA
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Italian premier. : MORO
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It's snug in a rug. : ABUG
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Up's partner. : ABOUT
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In charge of. : OVER
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Anger: Dial. : RILE
66
Café list. : CARTE
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Kind of dive. : NOSE
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Results. : ENDS
Down
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Phase. : FACET
2
Writer St. John. : ADELA
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Card plays. : MELDS
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Pays, with "up." : ANTES
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Large number, rural style. : PASSEL
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Border on. : ABUT
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Bean. : LIMA
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Perle. : MESTA
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Start of a carol. : ADESTE
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Supply route of W.W. II. : BURMAROAD
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Norse name. : ARNE
12
Zloty. : COIN
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Good guy. : ACE
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Become edible. : RIPEN
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Group character. : ETHOS
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Bullets or bombs. : AMMO
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Pine. : YEARN
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Years: Lat. : ANNI
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From place to place: Prefix. : LOCO
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W.C.T.U. : DRYS
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Leader's title: Abbr. : CAPT
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Indian maid. : AYAH
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French fabric. : SOIE
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Fair play. : TURNABOUT
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Koko's weapon, in part. : SNEE
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Part songs. : GLEES
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Mockery. : FARCE
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Cause to be. : CREATE
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On land. : ASHORE
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Bolivar. : SIMON
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Cognizant. : AWARE
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Symbol of spring. : ROBIN
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Was able. : COULD
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Outer parts. : EDGES
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Rich cake. : BABA
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Winged god. : AMOR
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De ___ (afresh): Lat. : NOVO
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Very: Fr. : TRES
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Fliers' group. : SAC

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

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