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New York Times, Wednesday, August 21, 1968

54-Across : Locked-too-late item in adage.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, 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. 6,948
Across
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Avian sounds. : COOS
5
Dancer José. : GRECO
10
Dog of fiction. : ASTA
14
Thomas ___ Edison. : ALVA
15
Wading bird. : HERON
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Actual. : REAL
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Dance. : REEL
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Stage convention. : ASIDE
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Sicilian resort. : ENNA
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Upstarts. : PARVENUS
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State of being under 21. : NONAGE
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Asian sea. : ARAL
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Dance of France. : GAVOT
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A Gabor. : MAGDA
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Bring (something) forward for inspection. : TROTITOUT
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Over. : ACROSS
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Oklahoma city. : ENID
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Where some letters go: Abbr. : RLO
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Word with play or movie. : GOER
38
Dance. : TANGO
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In ___ (in place): Lat. : SITU
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___ pro nobis. : ORA
42
Ship's officer. : MATE
43
A certain style of painting. : NEWART
45
Out for a good time. : ONTHETOWN
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Argentinian trees. : TALAS
49
Make the price higher. : BIDUP
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College major: Abbr. : ECON
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Arcturus's constellation. : BOOTES
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Locked-too-late item in adage. : BARNDOOR
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Marriage vows. : IDOS
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Repeat another's words. : QUOTE
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___ dixit. : IPSE
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Norse god of strife. : LOKI
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Not mounted, as gems. : UNSET
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Conceited. : VAIN
65
Of old (with "while"). : ERST
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Yellow shade: Var. : OCHRE
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Otherwise. : ELSE
Down
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Pond fish. : CARP
2
Tree genus. : OLEA
3
On the other side. : OVER
4
San ___, site of LBJ visit. : SALVADOR
5
African nation. : GHANA
6
Outcome. : RESULT
7
Goddess of discord. : ERIS
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North Atlantic fish. : COD
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"___ under God ... " : ONENATION
10
"We ___ amused." : ARENOT
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Of a Washington group. : SENATORIAL
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Taste. : TANG
13
Wings. : ALAE
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Time periods. : ERAS
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Roman poet. : OVID
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Bell. : GONG
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Cartoon character. : MAGOO
27
Potential oak. : ACORN
28
Basis for a course of study. : GREATBOOKS
30
Make over. : RENEW
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Superlative. : ULTRA
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Praises highly: Colloq. : TOUTS
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Existing condition. : STATUSQUO
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Sitting on. : ATOP
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Aquatic feat. : SWANDIVE
42
Ancient Asian. : MEDE
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English public school. : ETON
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___ off (gets along well). : HITSIT
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Tidier. : NEATER
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Mediterranean island. : CRETE
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Ill humor. : BILE
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Scent. : ODOR
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Nonsense. : BOSH
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Stone. : OPAL
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State: Suffix. : OSIS
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Gallic name. : RENE
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Not abridged: Abbr. : UNC

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

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