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New York Times, Tuesday, June 18, 1968

21-Down : Headwear.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,884
Across
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Feeler. : PALP
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Basalt. : ROCK
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Race track. : ASCOT
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Opole's river. : ODER
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Very soon after. : UPON
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Fright. : SCARE
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Flying object. : KITE
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Curved. : BENT
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Attend. : NURSE
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Flightless bird. : EMU
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Lean and strong. : WIRY
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Hurry up! : COMEON
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Facsimile. : REPLICA
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Dared, old style. : DURST
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Conceit. : EGO
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Polish assembly: Var. : SEIM
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Quick to learn. : APT
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Swedish name. : SVEN
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"___ Suite." : NUTCRACKER
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Hawk's nest. : AERIE
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Bering, for one. : SEA
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Nautical term. : LIETO
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Deadlock. : STANDSTILL
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Jane or Zane. : GREY
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Scuttle. : HOD
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Manner. : MIEN
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Pulpy fruit. : UVA
49
"___ you so!" : ITOLD
51
Make stylish (with "up"). : SMARTEN
55
Unused. : VACANT
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Engrossed. : RAPT
58
A certain league. : IVY
59
Work ___. : OFART
60
Sharp prongs. : NIBS
61
Seed part. : ARIL
62
Game of chance. : LOTTO
63
Unbleached. : ECRU
64
___ speak. : SOTO
65
Made of wood. : TREEN
66
Laser, for one. : BEAM
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Straight ___ arrow. : ASAN
Down
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Card game. : POKER
2
Turn on ___. : ADIME
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Cease. : LETUP
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Before: Prefix. : PRE
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Scene of 49 B.C. crossing. : RUBICON
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Performing art. : OPERA
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Rabbit. : CONY
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Chess piece: Abbr. : KNT
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"I'm ___ as blueberry pie ... " : ASNORMAL
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Filmy layers on some ponds. : SCUMS
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Custodian. : CARETAKER
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Bear: It. : ORSO
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Suffix with six or seven. : TEEN
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Headwear. : WIG
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French leather. : CUIR
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Red Square name. : LENIN
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Transferred picture. : DECAL
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Mug. : STEIN
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Man's nickname. : PETE
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Priam's domain. : TROY
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Cummerbund. : SASH
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Forbidding word. : VETO
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Wipe out. : ERADICATE
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You: Sp. : USTED
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Humidor item. : CIGAR
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Canadian city. : EDMONTON
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Dregs. : SILT
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Form of payment. : LUMPSUM
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Cistern. : VAT
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French pastry. : TARTE
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Native-born Israeli. : SABRA
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Weather satellite. : TIROS
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Little Eva. : EVITA
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Synthetic. : NYLON
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Electrical unit. : VOLT
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___ effort. : AFOR
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Wedding accessory. : RICE
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State: Abbr. : NEB
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___ rule. : ASA

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

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