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New York Times, Saturday, August 3, 1968

22-Down : Borneo denizens.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,930
Across
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Goldfish. : CARP
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Larklike bird. : PIPIT
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Hindu cupid. : KAMA
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Ancestor of the Hebrews. : EBER
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Mites, ticks, etc. : ACARI
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Sevareid. : ERIC
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Party label. : REPUBLICAN
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Benefactor of a certain college. : YALE
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Like some music. : ATONAL
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Convention orator. : SECONDER
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Palace: Lat. : REGIA
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Descriptive of a convention at times. : AROAR
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The "woodpile." : BATS
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The beginning. : ABC
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Styron's hero. : NAT
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"Unaccustomed ___ am ... " : ASI
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Willow plants. : ITEAS
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Narrow strips of land. : NECKS
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Vital convention word. : WIN
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Decisive. : TELLING
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Intensified exclamation. : AAH
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Capital of Nigeria. : LAGOS
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First name in entertainment. : ELVIS
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Initials of 1933. : NRA
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Govt. agency. : REA
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___ José. : SAN
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1944 date. : DDAY
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Word in the Commandments. : SHALT
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Early movie name. : NEGRI
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Party credo. : PLATFORM
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Settled. : PAIDUP
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Adriatic resort. : LIDO
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Cynosure on August 5th. : MIAMIBEACH
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Spice, for one. : ODOR
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Relating to the eye. : IRIAN
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French city. : STLO
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Contradict. : DENY
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Change. : CENTS
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Rip. : TEAR
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Horned: Suffix. : CERA
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Back. : ABET
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Correspondent's job. : REPORTING
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Fruit dish. : PRUNES
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Ease. : PALLIATE
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Here, in Havre. : ICI
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Footwear. : PACS
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Dies ___. : IRAE
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Destroyer: Slang. : TINCAN
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Kind of speech. : KEYNOTE
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Plowed land. : ARADA
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Ryun. : MILER
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Tree genus. : ACER
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Carryall. : BAG
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Borneo denizens. : ORANGS
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Poplar. : ABELE
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Shout. : BAWL
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Saigon site. : ASIA
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Campaign workers' chores. : CALLS
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Pronoun. : ITSELF
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Jewish month. : SIVAN
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Hopeful. : CANDIDATE
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Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean. : KARA
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Old-time vehicle. : SHAY
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Game in England. : NINEPINS
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Main ingredient of a convention. : ORATORY
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Part of AEC. : ATOMIC
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Least interesting. : DRIEST
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Suffix with land. : SLIDE
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Wore. : HADON
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Gift of a sort. : GAB
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Slog. : PLOD
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Laugh: Fr. : RIRE
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Chief. : MAIN
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USC's rival. : UCLA
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Carrier: Suffix. : PHOR
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Karate adjunct. : MAT

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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