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New York Times, Friday, February 2, 1968

25-Down : Ponder (over): Colloq.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,747
Across
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Compass part. : DIAL
5
Dear me! : ALAS
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Cornered, in a way. : TREED
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Mediate. : INTERCEDE
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Pass on. : RELAY
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Aardvarks. : ANTEATERS
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___ blue. : ALICE
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Approaches. : NEARS
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Ear stones. : OTOLITHS
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Make a fluff. : ERR
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Make unfriendly. : ALIENATE
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Lucie's father in "Tale of Two Cities." : MANETTE
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Even if: Var. : THO
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Steal. : PECULATE
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Lobby. : FOYER
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Charms. : AMULETS
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Contend (with). : GRAPPLE
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Streamlets. : RILLS
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Amount realized from sale. : PROCEEDS
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High, in music. : ALT
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Citizens. : FREEMEN
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Trespass (on). : INFRINGE
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Chess pieces: Abbr. : KTS
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Appreciating. : SAVORING
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Large, red hog. : DUROC
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Quash, in law. : ABATE
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Purify (a substance) by laboratory process. : SUBLIMATE
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Choral composition. : MOTET
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German railroad. : EISENBAHN
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Jugs. : EWERS
60
Nylon mishap. : SNAG
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Genus of trees. : OLEA
Down
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French girl's name. : DIANE
2
Of the mind or spirit. : INNER
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Fragrant oil. : ATTAR
4
Sly glance. : LEER
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Take steps. : ACT
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Nautical term. : LEE
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On the right side: Fr. : ADROITE
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Part of a poem. : SESTET
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Musical utterance. : TRALA
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Ignited again. : RELIT
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Relative of pica. : ELITETYPE
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Apiece. : EACH
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Changes color. : DYES
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Ethiopian title. : RAS
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United. : ONE
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A science: Abbr. : ANAT
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Permits. : LETS
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Ponder (over): Colloq. : MULL
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Quaffs. : ALES
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Retained. : HELD
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Raw materials. : ORES
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Kind of rubber. : PARA
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Teutonic name. : EMIL
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Refine. : CULTIVATE
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Principal side. : FACE
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Not foggy: Naut. : OPEN
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Man's nickname. : GREG
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Georgia city. : ROME
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Ornithologist's concern. : PENGUIN
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It comes once a week: Abbr. : FRI
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Hair treatments. : RINSES
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Recorder. : NOTER
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Ornamental networks. : FRETS
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South African village. : KRAAL
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___ point. : TOTHE
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Opera part: It. : SCENA
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Equal. : SAME
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Take ___. : ABOW
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Uproar. : DIN
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Boss of a shield. : UMBO
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Boys' group. : BSA
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Part of a contest. : LEG

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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