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New York Times, Monday, August 5, 1968

44-Down : Skimmers or shirtwaists.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B F J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,932
Across
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Northlander. : LAPP
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Wander. : ROAM
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One of Esau's wives. : ADAH
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Inter ___. : ALIA
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French pronoun. : ELLE
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Former officials of Venice. : DOGES
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Simple swimming stroke. : DOGPADDLE
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Convex molding. : OVOLO
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They're clocked at Bonneville. : SPEEDS
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Payments for services. : STIPENDS
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Harangue. : ORATE
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Small paving stone. : SETT
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Frat badge. : PIN
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Matrix. : MOLD
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Motive. : REASON
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Somewhat: Suffix. : ISH
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Golfing name. : SNEAD
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Australian wild dog. : DINGO
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Lump of earth. : CLOD
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King Arthur's foster father. : ECTOR
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Cafe au ___. : LAIT
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Roofed with slabs. : TILED
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Adjusts to pitch. : TUNES
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Of: Suffix. : IVE
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Items for stage supers. : SPEARS
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Shed. : MOLT
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Was in the van. : LED
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Esteemed. : DEAR
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Small ducks. : TEALS
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Kind of auto. : ROADSTER
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Historic Syrian city. : ALEPPO
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100-eyed giant of myth. : ARGUS
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Old-style furniture fabric. : HORSEHAIR
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Beauty or charm. : GRACE
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Department of France. : AUDE
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Summit. : ACME
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Boats of a kind. : ARKS
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Suffix with hot or cold. : NESS
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Quantity of 4 Down. : REAM
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Youths. : LADS
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On a slant. : ALOP
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Desk feature. : PIGEONHOLE
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Bond. : PAPER
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U.S. long-range rocket. : REDSTONE
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Experienced. : OLD
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"___ Well ... " : ALLS
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Athletic events. : MEETS
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Voted to accept. : ADOPTED
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Carpenter's joint. : DOVETAIL
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Stravinsky ballet. : AGON
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Had possession of. : HELD
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Danger signal. : SOS
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Name of two Presidents. : ADAMS
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Comparative suffix. : IER
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Choose. : ELECT
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Ancient people of Britain. : PICTS
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Long Island resort. : ISLIP
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Fact. : DATUM
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Slow rate of speed. : SNAILSPACE
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Pointed arch. : OGIVE
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Made memo of. : NOTED
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"I ___ choose to run." : DONOT
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Gone goose. : DEADDUCK
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Lets go. : RELEASES
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Skimmers or shirtwaists. : DRESSES
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Hackneyed. : STALE
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Was in session. : SAT
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Old-time Broadway star. : REHAN
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Composer of light opera. : LEHAR
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Piece of music. : RAG
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Odd: Scot. : ORRA
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Gelatin from seaweed. : AGAR
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Rounder. : ROUE
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Arizona Indian : PIMA
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Town near Utah Lake. : OREM
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Highways: Abbr. : RDS

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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