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New York Times, Thursday, May 30, 1968

53-Across : Ionian seaport.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J V }, Scrabble score: 334 (avg 1.77)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,865
Across
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Arabian judge. : CADI
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___ boy! : ATTA
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Radio and TV features. : GAMES
14
Tennis situation. : ADIN
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French bread. : PAIN
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Ham it up. : EMOTE
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Authorizations to go. : PASSPORTS
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Quick-fry. : SAUTE
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Man at the mike. : EMCEE
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That is to say. : TOWIT
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But: Lat. : SED
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Disapproved. : TABU
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Delete. : ERASE
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Political org. : ADA
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The "so few" of a famous tribute. : RAF
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Has reference (to). : RELATES
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Streamline. : SIMPLIFY
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Not ___ hair. : TURNA
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Sometime hemline site. : KNEE
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Acts precipitately. : LEAPS
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No gentlemen. : CADS
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Planet. : EARTH
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Egg-laying mammal. : PLATYPUS
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Article. : WRITEUP
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Spanish article. : UNO
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007, for one. : SPY
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Ionian seaport. : CORFU
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Undermines. : SAPS
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___ culpa. : MEA
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Fastens. : BOLTS
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Out on ___. : ALIMB
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Left over. : EXTRA
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Curious. : QUIZZICAL
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Taj ___. : MAHAL
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Insist upon. : URGE
70
Friendly chat. : COZE
71
Straws in the wind. : OMENS
72
Nine: Prefix. : ENNE
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Was aware. : KNEW
Down
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Flattery, for one. : CAPE
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Man's name. : ADAM
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Record. : DISC
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Map feature. : INSET
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G.I.'s address. : APO
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Hypocrite, à la Molière. : TARTUFFE
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President of Balkan land. : TITO
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Solution. : ANSWER
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Configuration, in German psychology. : GESTALT
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Med. org. : AMA
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Football stratagems. : MOUSETRAPS
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Diminutive ending. : ETTE
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Sesame product. : SEED
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Medium gray. : PEARL
22
Choler. : IRE
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Kettle handle. : BAIL
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Piquant. : SAUCY
28
Out of whack. : ASKEW
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Money of Jordan. : DINAR
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"___ Beautiful." : AMERICATHE
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Conclude. : ENDUP
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Uppity. : SASSY
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In ___ (secretly): It. : PETTO
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Island of stone money. : YAP
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Formula symbol. : PLUSSIGN
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Asian capital. : SANA
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Garden compendia. : HERBALS
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Hummingbird. : TOPAZ
49
Saucer, perhaps. : UFO
50
Mexican drink. : PULQUE
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Glossy. : SLICK
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Note. : MEMO
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School event. : EXAM
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Pirouette. : TURN
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Revered object. : ICON
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Tortuosity. : MAZE
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Spent recklessly. : BLEW
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Managed. : RAN
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Letter. : ZEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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