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New York Times, Tuesday, September 3, 1968

39-Across : Propinquitous.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 321 (avg 1.74)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,961
Across
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Phenomenon of light. : HALO
5
Pith. : NUB
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Cotton fabric. : PIQUE
13
Munich's river. : ISAR
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Thine: Fr. : ATOI
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Accrue. : ENURE
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Cotton fibers. : LINT
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Young salmon. : PARR
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Pilfer. : STEAL
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Heed. : TAKETOHEART
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Foxy. : SLY
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Set, in a way. : GEL
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Pursuit. : QUEST
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Site of St. Mary's Well. : NAZARETH
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Pigtail. : BRAID
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Ivy Leaguer. : ELI
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Customs. : MORES
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Twenty. : SCORE
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Propinquitous. : NIGH
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"___ is an island ... " : NOMAN
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Fort of fame. : KNOX
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Looks. : GAZES
46
Attendants. : PAGES
48
Noun suffix. : ENT
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Garb of Lucknow. : SARIS
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Unlocated: Colloq. : NOWHERES
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Dead duck. : GONER
55
Ditty. : LAY
56
Husky. : DOG
58
Memorize. : KNOWBYHEART
64
Popular color. : OLIVE
66
Prospect. : VIEW
67
Run away. : FLEE
68
Well-hit ball. : LINER
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Punta del ___. : ESTE
70
The Cadets. : USMA
71
Theater facilities. : LOGES
72
Hippy home. : PAD
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Appearance. : LOOK
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Weapon part. : HILT
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Large land mass. : ASIA
3
Lean. : LANK
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___ y Gasset, Spanish writer. : ORTEGA
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Patisserie offering. : NAPOLEON
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"Industry" is its motto. : UTAH
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Nonstop talker. : BORE
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Irks. : PESTERS
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Banking abbreviation. : INT
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Interrogator. : QUESTIONER
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Mountain range of 2 Down. : URAL
12
Hard to hold. : EELY
15
Where Basra is. : IRAQ
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Period of time. : TERM
22
Massage. : RUB
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Bag. : SACK
27
Vt., R. I., N. H., etc. : NENG
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Otherwise known. : ALIAS
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Moving in sharp angles. : ZIGZAGGING
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De ___ (unwanted): Fr. : TROP
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Hero, à la cinema. : HEMAN
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Pilotless plane. : DRONE
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Palm. : SAGO
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Some phones: Abbr. : EXTS
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Protagonist. : HERO
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Benedict. : NEWLYWED
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Fishing tackle. : SINKERS
47
Eastern ruler. : SHAH
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Rep.'s colleague. : SEN
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Good-looker. : EYEFUL
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Range far and wide. : ROVE
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Toy. : DOLL
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Hodgepodge. : OLIO
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Mere trace. : WISP
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Second in a series. : BETA
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To boot. : ALSO
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San ___, Italy. : REMO
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Wood used in shipbuilding. : TEAK
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Letter. : VEE

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

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