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New York Times, Wednesday, June 12, 1968

10-Across : Yarn.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,878
Across
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Power source. : MOTOR
6
Barbed spear. : GAFF
10
Yarn. : WOOL
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Pay homage to. : ADORE
15
Money in Iran. : RIAL
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Constellation. : ARGO
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Parts of bow-knots. : LOOPS
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Sheer fabrics. : ORGANDIES
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Correct pronunciation. : ORTHOEPY
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Nag. : GEEGEE
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Noted British composer. : ARNE
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Caliph's name. : OMAR
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A good deal, in a sense. : PLENTY
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Printer's problem. : OVERSET
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River to the Thun. : AARE
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Gas station term. : OCTANE
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Rise aloft. : TOP
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Madrid's noted avenue. : PRADO
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Geographical abbreviation. : ATL
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Lorna. : DOONE
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Businessman: Abbr. : AGT
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Systematic summary. : DIGEST
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Cheese. : BRIE
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Instrument for measuring eggs. : OOMETER
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Timely word. : OCLOCK
50
Greek letters. : ETAS
51
Hibernian exclamation. : ARRA
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Sidearm. : PISTOL
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Birdlike. : ORNITHIC
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Inexpert. : UNTRAINED
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City in Tuscany. : SIENA
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State: Abbr. : COLO
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British princess. : ANNE
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Book of the Apocrypha. : TOBIT
65
Man's name. : ENOS
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Gaseous element. : NEON
67
___ a customer. : ONETO
Down
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Saint-___, French seaport. : MALO
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Lilac, for one. : ODOR
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Street sound. : TOOT
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Like Annie. : ORPHANED
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Nice, for one. : RESORT
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Seek blindly. : GROPE
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Vivacious. : AIRY
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Weary. : FAG
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Signalers. : FLAGMEN
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Angler's gear. : WADERS
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Not a copy: Abbr. : ORIG
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Molding. : OGEE
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Misplace. : LOSE
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Came close. : NEARED
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Greek goddess of war. : ENYO
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Certain shapes. : OVALS
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___ Bear, sports figure. : PAPA
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One of Florida's keys. : LARGO
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Muse. : ERATO
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Fur. : OTTER
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Largest of the Kuriles. : ETORO
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Bracing. : TONIC
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Pet shop buys. : CAGES
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Glance. : PEEK
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"___ Nightingale." : ODETOA
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Religious offering. : OBLATION
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Capriote. : ITALIAN
44
In pieces. : TORN
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Subways, in Europe. : METROS
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"The Count of Monte ___." : CRISTO
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Shakespearean scene. : ARDEN
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Dark red. : PUCE
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Look ___ (visit). : INON
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Normandy town. : STLO
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Wine: Prefix. : OENO
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Greek goddess. : HEBE
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Not ___ (outclassed). : INIT
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Noted Roman. : CATO
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Compass point. : NNE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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