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New York Times, Monday, July 15, 1968

41-Down : Watchtower.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J X }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,911
Across
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Rudiments. : ABCS
5
Star in Cygnus. : DENEB
10
Treaty. : PACT
14
One of the Websters. : NOAH
15
Treatment. : USAGE
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Shelter: Fr. : ABRI
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Small jug. : TOBY
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Dieu ___. : ETMONDROIT
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See ___ glance. : ATA
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Joint. : KNEE
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See the world. : TRAVEL
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Big cat. : LIONESS
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Hold dear. : ADORE
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City W of Boston. : WALTHAM
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Cluny. : LACE
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"It's ___ !" : ADEAL
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Mexican girl. : SENORITA
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Greatly. : FAR
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Garish. : GAUDY
39
Zero. : NIL
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Band instrument. : TROMBONE
43
Vicuña's habitat. : ANDES
45
Household appliance. : IRON
46
Mexican cowboy. : VAQUERO
48
Mrs. Arrowsmith. : LEORA
51
Ordinarily. : ASARULE
53
Certain relatives: Colloq. : INLAWS
55
Asian silkworm. : ERIA
56
Presidential initials. : DDE
59
Horseman's gear. : SADDLEBAGS
61
Girl's name. : INEZ
62
Singing group. : TRIO
63
Wheels: Lat. : ROTAE
64
Take wing. : SOAR
65
Clairvoyant. : SEER
66
Sewing silk. : FLOSS
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Site of Vulcan's workshop. : ETNA
Down
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Theater group. : ANTA
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Kick: Colloq. : BOOT
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Spanish gentleman. : CABALLERO
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Timid. : SHY
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Chaperone. : DUENNA
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Prize. : ESTEEM
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Appoints. : NAMES
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I: Lat. : EGO
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Penchant. : BENT
10
Show-off. : PARADER
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From the beginning: Lat. : ABOVO
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Colonial newscaster. : CRIER
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Lord or lady. : TITLE
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Northern constellation. : DRACO
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Oriental cosmetic. : KOHL
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Call ___ day. : ITA
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Coaster. : SLED
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Puff. : WAFT
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Jewish month. : ADAR
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Some. : ANY
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Girl of song. : SUE
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Emphatic denial. : INDEEDNOT
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Row. : TIER
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In addition. : ALSO
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Sticky stuff. : GOO
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Tolstoy heroine. : ANNA
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Watchtower. : MIRADOR
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Free-for-all. : BRAWL
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Pastel color. : AQUA
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Not any, legal style. : NUL
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Former Brazilian statesman. : VARGAS
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Originates. : ARISES
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Indexes. : LISTS
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Finnish lake. : ENARE
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Stale joke: Colloq. : OLDIE
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Pacific pact. : SEATO
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Peasant of old. : SERF
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Campus figure. : DEAN
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Poet Pound. : EZRA
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Peru's neighbor: Abbr. : BOL
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Honshu bay. : ISE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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