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New York Times, Thursday, April 11, 1968

37-Down : Digging tools.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 325 (avg 1.72)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,816
Across
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Memphis's river. : NILE
5
Assign (to). : REFER
10
Dawn: Sp. : ALBA
14
1/6 drachma. : OBOL
15
City near Venice. : UDINE
16
Water bird. : COOT
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Novel. : NEWFANGLED
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Yearling. : COLT
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Tool. : AXE
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Calendar abbreviation. : TUES
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Periodical. : WEEKLY
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Pieces of music: Abbr. : RHAPS
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Grandeur. : POMP
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For this case only: Lat. : ADHOC
29
Prosperous place. : BOOMTOWN
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Rivulet. : BROOK
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Gang member. : ROWDY
35
Sibling: Abbr. : BRO
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Struggle. : BOUT
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Folkways. : MORES
38
Open. : AJAR
39
French pronoun. : ILS
40
Shore bird. : WADER
41
Sanctions. : ABETS
42
Type of railway. : ELEVATED
44
Supple. : LITHE
45
Within: Prefix. : ENTO
46
Outbursts. : GALES
48
Broadway musical. : IDOIDO
51
Bye-bye. : TATA
52
Negative prefix. : DIS
55
Bass ___. : VIOL
56
Officer. : COMMANDANT
59
Tool. : ADZE
60
Do homage. : KNEEL
61
Ship of myth. : ARGO
62
Did farm work. : HOED
63
Intuition. : SENSE
64
Goulash. : STEW
Down
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Roman goddess of fate. : NONA
2
Alpine animal. : IBEX
3
Legislative body. : LOWERHOUSE
4
Leprechaun. : ELF
5
Sew hurriedly. : RUNUP
6
Moves cautiously. : EDGES
7
Dumas ___. : FILS
8
Compass point. : ENE
9
Sequoias. : REDWOODS
10
Assent to. : ACCEPT
11
Pay attention! : LOOK
12
Plant pod. : BOLL
13
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATTY
18
Sharp as ___. : ATACK
23
TV award. : EMMY
25
Catcall. : HOOT
26
Great nation. : POWER
27
Girl's nickname. : ABBIE
28
Quaintly amusing. : DROLL
29
Blasé. : BORED
30
Museum pieces of a kind. : OBJETSDART
31
Choler. : WRATH
32
Viking. : NORSE
34
Western show. : RODEO
37
Digging tools. : MATTOCKS
38
Long-run role. : ABIE
40
Willow shoot. : WAND
41
Literary middle name. : ALLAN
43
Disguised. : VEILED
46
Child's play. : GAMES
47
"___ told by an idiot ... " : ATALE
48
Anc. Assyrian city. : IVAH
49
Prank: Colloq. : DIDO
50
Seep slowly. : OOZE
51
Federal agents. : TMEN
53
Broadway name. : INGE
54
Pack away. : STOW
57
Undivided. : ONE
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See 13 Down. : DAS

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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