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New York Times, Monday, August 28, 1967

23-Across : Moves forward.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,589
Across
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Bairn. : LASS
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Cottonwood. : ALAMO
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Burden. : ONUS
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Fragrance. : ODOR
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Mère. : MAMAN
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Uncommon. : RARE
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Shoot the works. : GOFORBROKE
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Girl's name. : INGA
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U.S.A., French style. : EUA
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Coeur d'___. : ALENE
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Dwelling. : HOTEL
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Moves forward. : STRIDES
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Town near Philadelphia. : PAOLI
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Exclude. : BAR
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Holds in high regard. : RESPECTS
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Presiding officer. : CHAIR
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Stop. : CEASE
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Wartime initials. : OWI
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Drove. : HERD
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Heaven on earth. : PEACE
38
Playlet. : SKIT
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Verb used with "thou." : ART
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He wrote "De Profundis." : WILDE
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Sports events. : MEETS
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Churchmen. : PRIMATES
44
Siamese. : CAT
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Supermarket items. : CARTS
46
New Jersey bay. : RARITAN
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Dumas character. : ATHOS
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Minute: Colloq. : TEENY
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Betake (oneself). : HIE
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Lout. : BOOR
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Chancy purchase. : PIGINAPOKE
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Norse god. : LOKI
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Pineapple. : ANANA
60
Vanished. : FLED
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Pieces (out). : EKES
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Where Swansea is. : WALES
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Repudiate. : DENY
Down
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Theater locales. : LOGES
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Tennis score. : ADOUT
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Up to now. : SOFAR
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Rialto sign. : SRO
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Mystery writer. : AMBLER
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Guardian spirits of anc. Rome. : LARES
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Sun god of Thebes. : AMON
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Literary middle name. : MAKEPEACE
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Pronoun. : ONE
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Firebird. : ORIOLE
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City on the Susquehanna. : NANTICOKE
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Exhort. : URGE
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Fur. : SEAL
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Guide for plane pilots. : RADAR
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Trust. : HOPE
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In the same place: Lat. : IBID
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Hartebeest. : ASSE
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Peruses. : READS
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Taunt. : TWIT
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Holds a session. : SITS
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Guy. : CHAP
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Man of Mainz. : HERR
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Vegetable. : ARTICHOKE
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Flutelike organ stop. : CELESTINA
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Historic P. M. : PITT
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Bristle: Prefix. : SETI
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Front page news. : WARS
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Author Mannes. : MARYA
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New Zealanders. : MAORIS
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Garden plants. : CANNAS
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Queen: Fr. : REINE
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Nautical pin. : THOLE
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South Carolina resort. : AIKEN
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In want. : NEEDY
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Qualified. : ABLE
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Accepted. : TOOK
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Equal: Fr. : EGAL
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Rabbit's foot. : PAW
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Wall St. term. : PFD

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

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