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New York Times, Tuesday, May 14, 1968

8-Down : Naval officer: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,849
Across
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Presumptuous. : BOLD
5
Service group. : USMC
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Names. : DUBS
13
"Le Rêve," for one. : ARIA
14
Bubbles. : FOAM
15
Craftsman's work. : INLAY
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Fast ocean liner. : GREYHOUND
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Saying. : ADAGE
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Cook. : SAUTE
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"I never saw a ___ ... " : PURPLECOW
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British honors. : OMS
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Menu item. : PORK
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Flying mission. : DAWNPATROL
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Sounds of appreciation. : AHAH
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German exclamation. : ACH
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Thermoplastic. : SARAN
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Offered. : GAVE
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Spring flower. : IRIS
40
Timber trees of New Zealand. : RATAS
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Pitcher. : EWER
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Northern European. : LETT
44
Mile: Sp. : MILLA
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Malay isthmus. : KRA
47
River to the North Sea. : YSER
48
Defenders of the faith. : APOLOGISTS
50
Call out. : HAIL
52
Sea bird. : ERN
53
Mascot of a New England college. : BROWNBEAR
58
Time. : EPOCH
62
Part of the rural scene. : FARMS
63
NRA emblem. : BLUEEAGLE
65
Handles: Lat. : ANSAE
66
Stir up. : ROIL
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Unfeigned. : REAL
68
English county. : KENT
69
Admits. : OWNS
70
Weatherman's abbreviation. : TEMP
Down
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Catches. : BAGS
2
Not matched: Scot. : ORRA
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In ___ of. : LIEU
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City in Ohio. : DAYTON
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Air Force interest. : UFO
6
Borsch. : SOUP
7
By hand: Prefix. : MANU
8
Naval officer: Abbr. : CMDR
9
Phone-book direction. : DIALO
10
Immature. : UNDERAGE
11
Namesakes of an Indian chief. : BLACKHAWKS
12
Starchy foodstuff. : SAGO
16
Evergreen. : YEW
18
Rope fibers. : HEMPS
22
Verbal form: Abbr. : PPL
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German river basin. : SAAR
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Quotidian. : DAILY
27
Lands. : ACRES
28
Capital of the Yukon. : WHITEHORSE
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March. : TRAMP
30
Proportion. : RATIO
31
___ fours. : ONALL
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Turn aside. : AVERT
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Namesakes of a goddess. : HERAS
39
Scarecrow. : STRAWMAN
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Plumlike fruit. : SLOE
45
Consent. : AGREE
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Vestment. : ALB
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To a certain extent. : INPART
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Engraft. : INSET
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Degree in art. : BFA
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Status. : RANK
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River of Spain. : EBRO
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Nautical term. : ALOW
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Wreck. : RUIN
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Type of molding. : OGEE
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Quahog. : CLAM
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SOS. : HELP
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Letters. : ELS

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

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