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New York Times, Friday, July 26, 1968

1-Across : Sandy wasteland.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.57, Missing: { F J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,922
Across
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Sandy wasteland. : SAHARA
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Carriage. : GOCART
13
Lake in New York. : SARANAC
14
Dodgers. : EVADERS
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Springy. : ELASTIC
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Remainder. : RESIDUE
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Air: Abbr. : ATM
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Runaways. : ELOPERS
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Insecticide. : DDT
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Carry. : BEAR
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Viewpoint. : SLANT
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Vegetable. : BEET
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Indians. : ERIES
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Pat. : APT
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Hackneyed. : BANAL
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Reckless prank. : ESCAPADE
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Web or mesh. : TISSUE
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Shelter. : COVERTURE
35
Potatoes. : IDAHOS
38
Italian nobleman. : MARCHESE
42
Track man. : MILER
43
Poetic contraction. : TIS
44
Handles. : HILTS
45
Greek letters. : PSIS
46
Historic city in Alabama. : SELMA
48
Parties. : TEAS
49
High honor. : ACE
50
Therapeutic device. : SUNLAMP
52
Compete. : VIE
53
Crosses out. : CANCELS
55
___ far. : NEARAND
57
Molasses, in Britain. : TREACLE
58
Attracts. : INVITES
59
Greek letters. : DELTAS
60
Expiated. : ATONED
Down
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Processors of meat and fish. : SALTERS
2
Ancient language. : ARAMAIC
3
Owns. : HAS
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___ meridiem. : ANTE
5
Tracks. : RAILS
6
Praising mention or award. : ACCOLADE
7
Rare word for a manager, director, etc. : GERENT
8
Public. : OVERT
9
Timberlane. : CASS
10
1967 years ago. : ADI
11
Colors. : REDDENS
12
Canadian notable. : TRUDEAU
13
Navy man. : SEABEE
15
Subside. : SETTLE
20
Manufacturing plant. : PAPERMILL
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Arrives. : REACHES
25
Diamond play. : BASEHIT
27
Animal trail. : SPOOR
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Wood. : BIRCH
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Stock Exchange term: Abbr. : AVS
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Caucasian goat. : TUR
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Its capital is Hobart. : TASMANIA
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Blow. : IMPACT
36
Scrap. : DISCARD
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Receiver of transferred property. : ALIENEE
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Lift up. : ELEVATE
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Like some glass. : STAINED
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Ancient chariots. : ESSEDS
43
Verb forms. : TENSES
46
Roman general, 138-78 B.C. : SULLA
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Catkin. : AMENT
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School. : SECT
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The Peacock constellation. : PAVO
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Presidential nickname. : CAL
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Japanese money. : RIN

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

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