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New York Times, Saturday, December 5, 1970

60-Across : In the near future

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 26, Avg Word Len: 5.69, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,784
Across
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River of the Great Falls : POTOMAC
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Of a part of the mouth : PALATAL
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Crimson Tide : ALABAMA
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Condensed account : EPITOME
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Scene of first W. W. II Rhine crossing : REMAGEN
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Canary island : LAPALMA
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Bugle call : TAPS
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False gods : BAALS
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State: Abbr. : SDAK
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Native of: Suffix : OTE
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Finishing material : VARNISH
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Zoo denizen: Abbr. : ANL
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Noted physicist : FERMI
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Relatives of aves. : STS
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Laurel's Hardy : OLLIE
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Actor Davis : OSSIE
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Is in store : AWAITS
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Star-of-Bethlehem flowers : CHINCHERINCHEES
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Musical compositions : RONDOS
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___ the other : ONEOR
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Spanish elevens : ONCES
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Site: Abbr. : LOC
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Clergymen: Abbr. : MSGRS
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Sun god : SOL
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Member of a Biblical group : EDOMITE
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Of age: Abbr. : AET
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Indian titles : SRIS
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"___ song at twilight" : JUSTA
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Love: Sp. : AMAR
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Wool grease : LANOLIN
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Place in a song : IPANEMA
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In the near future : ERELONG
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Invalidated : NEGATED
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Oppression : TYRANNY
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People seeking the light switch : GROPERS
Down
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On the ___ (in behalf) : PARTOF
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Certain ester : OLEATE
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Meddle, with "with" : TAMPER
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Nigerian leaders : OBAS
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Periodical, for short : MAG
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Shapeless thing : AMEBA
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Area of Brooklyn : CANARSIE
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Skin: Lat. : PELLIS
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Make ___ at : APASS
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Sass : LIP
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P. I. natives : ATAS
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Fibbed : TOLDALIE
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Mennonite : AMMANITE
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Watertight : LEAKLESS
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Waiting places : ANTEROOMS
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Type of rayon : VISCOSE
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Querying words : HOWCOME
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Tout le ___ : MONDE
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Comedian Bert and family : LAHRS
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Wall St. items: Abbr. : SHS
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Scottish one : ANE
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Small heraldic shape : CROSSLET
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Commencement degree : HONORARY
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One who leans over : INCLINER
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Fomenting : INCITING
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Like an easy chair : LOUNGY
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Mature germ cell : GAMETE
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Pipe smoker's device : REAMER
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Violins : STRADS
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Aladdin's servant: Var. : DJINN
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Lamp-lighter : TAPER
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East Indian shrub : SOLA
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Take ___ : ANAP
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Chaney : LON
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In the past : AGO

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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