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New York Times, Friday, June 14, 1968

61-Across : Roman writer of comedies.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,880
Across
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Contrived. : STAGED
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Part of a churn. : DASHER
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Accorded recognition. : HONORED
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Everywhere. : ALLOVER
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City in Argentina. : ROSARIO
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Like a feather: Zool. : PLUMATE
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"___ first you don't succeed ... " : IFAT
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Cut it out! : STOP
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Financial windfall. : MELON
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Prosperous. : FAT
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Soprano Antonietta. : STELLA
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Speech sound. : SURD
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Delineate. : TRACE
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Wanton look. : LEER
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London's ___ Gallery. : TATE
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Rounded. : OVAL
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Candidate, at times. : DEBATER
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Showed extreme fondness (with "on"). : DOTED
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Illustrious. : NOTED
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Used a crowbar. : LEVERED
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Messenger. : PAGE
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Southwest wind. : AFER
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Shade of green. : LIME
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Fragrant compound. : ESTER
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Duration. : TERM
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In a wicked way. : EVILLY
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Ab ___ (from the beginning): Lat. : OVO
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Wont. : HABIT
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Adjective for the rich. : IDLE
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British novelist. : AMIS
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Shelley was one. : ETONIAN
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Plain to see. : EVIDENT
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Disturb the functions of. : DERANGE
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Roman writer of comedies. : TERENCE
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Alluvial deposits. : DELTAS
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Generous one. : LENDER
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Short ___ (little consideration). : SHRIFT
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Go ___ (overdo). : TOOFAR
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Crux ___, Egyptian cross. : ANSATA
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Ruminant. : GOAT
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Missay. : ERR
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Adherent of a certain religion. : DEIST
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Multicolored. : DAPPLED
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The works. : ALL
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Urban problem. : SLUM
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Native sons' bailiwicks. : HOMESTATES
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Appraise. : EVALUATE
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Countered. : RETORTED
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Is that so? : DOTELL
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Administer. : RENDER
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Viva El Cordobes! : OLE
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Disjoin. : SEVER
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Where the action is. : ARENA
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Having like boundaries. : COTERMINAL
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Girl's name. : ADELE
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Colonel of golf fame. : BOGEY
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Frustrated. : DEFEATED
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Dominated. : OVERBORE
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Shaped by machine. : LATHED
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Clergymen. : DIVINES
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Bullet. : PELLET
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Surrounded by. : MID
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"It's never too late ___." : TOMEND
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Reveal. : EVINCE
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List. : ROSTER
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Deal frankly (with). : LEVEL
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Hair dye. : TINT
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Arab land. : ADEN
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Moslem title. : AGA
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Wrath. : IRE

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

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