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New York Times, Saturday, May 18, 1968

50-Down : West Pointer.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,853
Across
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Skiing trail. : SLOPE
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Soothing sounds. : SSHS
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Went away. : LEFT
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Monster slain by Hercules. : HYDRA
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Poetic pronoun. : THOU
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Sailing. : ASEA
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Recipe entry. : ITEASPOONNUTMEG
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Catch sight of. : PERCEIVE
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Fifth and others. : WHEELS
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The sound of music. : TUNE
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Trickery. : WILE
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Piece of writing. : SCRIPT
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Cousin of Don Juan. : CASANOVA
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In vogue. : CHIC
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Uttered. : SPOKEN
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Lever. : BAR
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Cyclist. : RIDER
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Blende. : ORE
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Cleanse. : SCOUR
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Suffix with do or go. : ING
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Not erect. : ASLANT
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Girl's name. : LENA
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Idealized. : POETICAL
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Perches. : ROOSTS
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Branch of the Danube. : ISAR
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Business: Abbr. : CORP
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Valve in a furnace flue. : DAMPER
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Like knights of old. : MAILCLAD
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Recipe entry. : ICUPDICEDCELERY
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Ornamental container. : VASE
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Legal tender. : NOTE
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___-law. : SONIN
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Retired. : ABED
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Porgy's transportation. : GOAT
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English porcelain. : SPODE
Down
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A Queen. : SHIP
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He wrote "Abide With Me." : LYTE
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Frankfurt's river. : ODER
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Drill. : PRACTICE
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Slacken. : EASEUP
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One of Ben Franklin's inventions. : STOVE
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Sling-back item. : SHOE
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My sweet. : HON
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From left to right. : SUNWISE
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Type of sail. : LATEEN
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Girl's name. : ESME
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Understand. : FEEL
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Markers. : TAGS
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Certain bottles. : PINTS
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Lancers. : UHLANS
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Become active. : WAKEN
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"Shinplaster." : SCRIP
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Cotton twill. : CHINO
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Hogback. : RIDGE
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Marine life. : CORAL
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Wood winds. : OBOES
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Brag of. : VAUNT
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Rich hanging. : ARRAS
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Of the far north. : POLAR
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Embossed. : RAISED
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Sound of hoofbeats. : CLOPCLOP
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Shivery. : SCARING
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Pertaining to Ilium. : TROIC
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Rewarded, in a way. : TIPPED
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More ___. : ORLESS
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West Pointer. : CADET
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Prominent performer. : DIVA
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Hail ___. : ACAB
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Thalia. : MUSE
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Beyond: Prefix. : META
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Curtain fabric. : LENO
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Jejune. : ARID
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Unit of force. : DYNE
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Fantail's cry. : COO

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

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