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New York Times, Wednesday, August 28, 1968

14-Across : City near L.A.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F }, Scrabble score: 331 (avg 1.76)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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M
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A
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J
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L
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,955
Across
1
Army man. : MAJOR
6
Idle talk. : BLAB
10
Pound (down). : TAMP
14
City near L.A. : AZUSA
15
Cavalieri of opera. : LINA
16
Viva-voce. : ORAL
17
Inflections. : TONES
18
With: Fr. : AVEC
19
Pacific islander. : MORO
20
Poetic time. : EVE
21
In any event. : COMEWHATMAY
24
Slows down. : BRAKES
26
British craft. : EBOAT
27
Hazards. : PERILS
29
Religious faith. : ISLAM
31
Certain line. : AXIS
32
Porthos's ami. : ATHOS
33
Cartogram. : MAP
36
Unsightly. : HIDEOUS
39
Condiment. : OREGANO
41
Sault ___ Marie. : STE
42
Remove fedoras. : UNHAT
44
Caen's river. : ORNE
45
Mexican Indian. : AZTEC
46
Shorebird. : AVOCET
48
Berlin's waterfront. : SPREE
50
Eastern title. : CALIPH
52
Spring phenomenon. : APRILSHOWER
54
Family members. : PAS
57
Who: Lat. : QUIS
58
Law of Moses. : TORA
59
Embarrass. : ABASH
61
Exhort. : URGE
62
Consequences. : ENDS
63
Relish. : GUSTO
64
Org.'s cousin. : ASSN
65
Serving piece. : DISH
66
In command. : ONTOP
Down
1
Fellow worker. : MATE
2
Sea of Russia. : AZOV
3
Star in a rite of spring. : JUNEBRIDE
4
Adjective ending. : OSE
5
Reprobate. : RASCAL
6
Censure. : BLAME
7
___ up (enjoys). : LIVESIT
8
Yet again. : ANEW
9
3 Down's co-star. : BACHELOR
10
Drum. : TOMTOM
11
Fragrance. : AROMA
12
Corday's victim. : MARAT
13
Gambit. : PLOY
22
Marks of approval. : OKS
23
Humiliate. : ABASE
25
Bullish trend. : RISE
27
Exclamations of disgust. : PAHS
28
Way out. : EXIT
30
Photo. : SHOT
32
Name in tennis. : ASHE
33
Military review. : MARCHPAST
34
Girl's name. : ANNE
35
Creative artist. : POET
37
Blackbird. : OUZEL
38
Not tried. : UNTESTED
40
Nonsense creature. : GOOP
43
Grants. : ACCORDS
45
Was up. : ARISEN
46
Taproom item. : ALE
47
Shrewish one. : VIRAGO
48
Stimuli. : SPURS
49
Bluenoses. : PRIGS
51
Covered with water. : AWASH
52
Popular color. : AQUA
53
"___ soit ... " : HONI
55
With reference. : ASTO
56
Place to work. : SHOP
60
Coffee break choice. : BUN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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