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New York Times, Wednesday, May 29, 1968

14-Across : About.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,864
Across
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Begged. : PLED
5
Store up. : AMASS
10
Small fry. : TADS
14
About. : SOME
15
Hip joints. : COXAE
16
Common phrase of assertion. : IBET
17
Small drum. : TAMBOURINE
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Flannel color. : GRAY
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Tactless remark. : FAUXPAS
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Enigma. : SPHINX
23
Birthplace of Anacreon. : TEOS
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Minnows. : BAIT
25
Newpaper column of a first lady. : MYDAY
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German beer tavern. : STUBE
30
Sturm ___ Drang. : UND
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Actress Luise. : RAINER
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Swan: Lat. : OLOR
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Capuchin monkey. : SAI
37
Child, at times. : BRAT
38
Island of the South Seas. : UPOLU
40
Puny animal. : RUNT
41
Auberge. : INN
42
Send out. : EMIT
43
Hooky player. : TRUANT
45
Girls' group. : GSA
46
One of a Syrian sect. : DRUSE
48
Do buhl work. : INLAY
49
Home, in Dresden. : HAUS
50
Namesakes of Masefield heroine. : NANS
52
Time of the year. : AUTUMN
55
Take a refresher course. : BRUSHUP
58
Crane constellation. : GRUS
59
"L'Aiglon" of France. : NAPOLEONII
62
Curling area. : RINK
63
Town SE of Naples. : EBOLI
64
Streamlet. : RILL
65
Surprised expression. : ISAY
66
Anglers' gear. : REELS
67
Veldt journey. : TREK
Down
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Listen! : PST
2
Cake shape. : LOAF
3
Austen novel. : EMMA
4
Actor in first role. : DEBUTANT
5
"We'll tak ___ kindness yet ... " : ACUPO
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Fen. : MORASS
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Alliance of 1941. : AXIS
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___ Juan. : SAN
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Inquires into. : SEESABOUT
10
Seaworthy. : TIGHT
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Dugout: Fr. : ABRI
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College figure. : DEAN
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Charon's river. : STYX
18
Shasta daisy. : OXEYE
22
Arch support. : PIER
24
Wall St. term. : BULL
25
Office VIP. : MRBIG
26
Tales. : YARNS
27
Mythical huntress. : DIANA
29
Traffic sounds. : TOOTS
30
Run-of-the-mill. : USUAL
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Balder's wife. : NANNA
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Merry tune. : DITTY
34
Phenomenon of the Twenties. : RUMRUNNER
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Papal name. : PIUS
40
Not have enough. : RUNSHORT
42
Cheese. : EDAM
44
Hair tint. : RINSE
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Sign up. : ENROLL
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Dog. : HUSKY
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Port in ancient Greece. : AULIS
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Fields: Lat. : AGRI
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"Exodus" author. : URIS
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Albacore. : TUNA
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Fraternal group. : BPOE
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To join: Fr. : UNIR
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Foundation beam. : PILE
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Sherwood hero. : ABE
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Kind. : ILK

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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