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New York Times, Saturday, May 4, 1968

49-Across : Jordanian mountain.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F J P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,839
Across
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Network. : TISSUE
7
Arthurian setting. : CAMELOT
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One of Diana's realms. : HUNTING
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Green garnet. : OLIVINE
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Kind of number. : ORDINAL
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Historic Egyptian city. : ROSETTA
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Small cut. : SNICK
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Relatives of drivers. : IRONS
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Electrical unit. : OHM
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Georgia ___. : TECH
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In unison. : ASONE
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Outlooks: Fr. : VUES
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Girl of song. : IDA
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Netherlands town. : BREDA
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Location. : SITE
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Like some cigarettes. : LONGER
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Fictional city of Italy. : ADANO
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Plead. : ENTREAT
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Precariously perched (with "out"). : ONALIMB
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Big name in comics. : ABNER
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N.Y.C.'s ___ Mansion. : GRACIE
41
Breaker. : WAVE
43
Splendid. : NOBLE
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Memorable period. : ERA
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Distressed. : SORE
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Embankment. : LEVEE
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Poet's poet. : SWAN
49
Jordanian mountain. : HOR
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Convened anew. : REMET
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Dashing young man. : BLADE
52
Thin shiny silk. : ALAMODE
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Man in the cockpit. : AVIATOR
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Meat. : VENISON
57
First settled town in Maine. : KITTERY
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Contest joiner. : ENTRANT
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Starts upon. : ENTERS
Down
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Attacked suddenly. : TURNEDON
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Something serving to show. : INDICANT
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Verse. : STICH
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Subside. : SINK
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Girl's name. : UNA
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Church: Fr. : EGLISE
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City on San Diego Bay. : CORONADO
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Unassisted. : ALONE
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Omit. : MISS
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Poetic time. : EVE
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Got going. : LITOUT
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"God shed His grace ___ ... " : ONTHEE
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Active groups. : TEAMS
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Unfriendly. : HOSTILE
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Nile island, near Cairo. : RODA
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Isle in Firth of Clyde. : ARRAN
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Stringed instrument. : VIOLA
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Noted explorer. : BEEBE
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Catch. : SNARE
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Important. : GRAVE
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Point of view. : ANGLE
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Type of dwelling. : TENEMENT
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Cold drink. : ICEWATER
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Balconies or bay windows. : MIRADORS
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Lunch room: Slang. : BEANERY
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Roam. : ROVE
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Kersey or worsted. : WOOLEN
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Out-and-out. : ARRANT
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Cause (oneself) to go. : BETAKE
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Deduct. : SHAVE
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Enticed. : LEDON
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Roofing material. : SLATE
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Miss Dartle. : ROSA
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Ship's deck post. : BITT
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Czarist village community. : MIR
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___ ordinaire. : VIN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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