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New York Times, Monday, February 12, 1968

38-Down : Washington operator.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F G J K Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,757
Across
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Tamarack tree. : LARCH
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Mexican sandwich. : TACO
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Armstrong-Jones's title. : EARL
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Love: It. : AMORE
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Luise Rainer role. : OLAN
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Year in reign of Domitian. : XCII
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City on the Rhine. : BASEL
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Aquatic sport. : WATERPOLO
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Pony. : SHETLAND
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Opposed (to). : ALIEN
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Milldam. : WEIR
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Inferior merchandise. : SECONDS
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Auditor. : CPA
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Overshadowed. : OBSCURED
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High, in music. : ALT
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___ bet! : NOTONA
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Latin "alas!" : EHEU
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Joyful song. : NOEL
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Cleaves. : RENDS
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Weather word. : DAMP
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Amateur. : TYRO
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Indulged in fantasy. : DREAMT
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Passing through. : VIA
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University near Boston. : BRANDEIS
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Noun suffixes. : ETS
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Western roles. : COWBOYS
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Pastel color. : AQUA
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Do ___ work. : ADAYS
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Shaded area of a sunspot. : PENUMBRA
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Row of columns. : PERISTYLE
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Saul's grandfather. : ABIEL
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Sports gear. : RODS
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Section of film. : REEL
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Fasten again. : RETIE
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School: Abbr. : INST
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Influence. : SWAY
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Turgenev heroine. : ELENA
Down
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Campus classrooms. : LABS
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Oriental nurse. : AMAH
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Fragrant lotion. : ROSEWATER
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Where Cnossus is. : CRETE
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Imp of Satan. : HELLION
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Whistle-stop. : TOWN
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"When I was ___ ... " : ALAD
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Persian or Siamese. : CAT
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United. : ONE
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Discredited. : EXPLODED
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Toss ___. : ACOIN
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In high dudgeon. : RILED
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Big game. : LIONS
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Olympic event. : RACE
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Spring observance. : ARBORDAY
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Ice cream treat. : SUNDAE
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Follower of a Dutch humanist. : ERASMIAN
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Beveled edge. : CANT
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Tactic. : PLOY
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Isaac and others. : STERNS
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Tapering. : CONED
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Eat. : HAVEABITE
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Give vent to. : EMIT
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Tree of Java. : UPAS
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Washington operator. : LOBBYIST
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Draftsman's ruler. : TSQUARE
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Antarctic sea. : ROSS
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Island off Naples. : CAPRI
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Classic theater. : ODEON
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Districts. : WARDS
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Flower cluster. : UMBEL
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Petition. : PLEA
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Wriggling. : EELY
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Bridle part. : REIN
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Jacta est ___ (the die is cast). : ALEA
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Lodge officials: Abbr. : TRS
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Conifer. : YEW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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