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New York Times, Tuesday, July 2, 1968

4-Down : Island in the Gilberts.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,898
Across
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Piece of scenery. : FLAT
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Western capital. : SALEM
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Units equal to 24 grains: Abbr. : PWTS
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Terza ___, Dante's verse form. : RIMA
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Muse. : ERATO
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Seine tributary. : OISE
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Watching. : OVERSEEING
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___ even keel. : ONAN
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Talking birds. : MYNAHS
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Understood: Colloq. : CAUGHTON
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Laundry. : WASH
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Hillside. : SLOPE
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Patron of innkeepers. : STMARTIN
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Trunk. : TORSO
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Gazelle of Central Asia. : AHU
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Jumper of a kind. : PARATROOPER
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Judy Garland's real name. : GUMM
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Part of Ouida's real name. : RAMEE
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Flock. : HERD
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Relief work. : EMBOSSMENTS
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"___ Maria." : AVE
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Squash, for one. : SPORT
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Wizard. : SORCERER
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Namesakes of Sisera's killer. : JAELS
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Nursery. : ROOM
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Wife of Marcus Aurelius. : FAUSTINA
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Dome. : CUPOLA
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Forest sights. : ELMS
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Tallchief and others. : BALLERINAS
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French churchman. : ABBE
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Food. : BREAD
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Place for curling. : RINK
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Town near Santa Fe. : TAOS
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"___ have no bananas ... " : YESWE
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Extremities. : ENDS
Down
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Beginning at. : FROM
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Roman writer. : LIVY
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So be it. : AMEN
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Island in the Gilberts. : TARAWA
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Reacts from a blow on the head: Colloq. : SEESSTARS
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Common verb. : ARE
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Secular. : LAIC
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Heating vessels. : ETNAS
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Magnate. : MOGUL
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Deride. : POOHPOOH
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Fruit. : WINTERPEAR
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Old Chinese state. : TSAO
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Swiss herdsman. : SENN
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Acute. : SHARP
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"___ the ant, thou sluggard ... " : GOTO
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Man's name. : HIRAM
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Wise ones. : SAGES
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Dull sound. : THUMP
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Gibberish. : MUMBOJUMBO
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Cognomens. : NAMES
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Tennis term. : SERVE
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See 61 Down. : ORDER
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Singer. : TENOR
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Go back. : RETROCEDE
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Swamps. : MORASSES
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Let it stand. : STET
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Wash and rub. : SCOUR
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Reign. : EMPIRE
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Nickname for Elizabeth. : LIBBY
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Entangle. : SNARE
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Notable achievement. : FEAT
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White: Lat. : ALBA
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Malt liquors. : ALES
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Come ___ (enter). : ONIN
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Lookout's cry. : LAND
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Requests. : ASKS
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Companion of 32 Down. : LAW

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

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