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New York Times, Friday, September 13, 1968

9-Down : Capacity of a merchant ship: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,971
Across
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Porcelain from Germany. : MEISSEN
8
Settled. : STAID
13
City in SW California. : SANTAANA
14
Like some owls. : HORNED
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Astonishes. : ASTOUNDS
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Catapult of anc. warfare. : ONAGER
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Noun suffix. : ISE
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Citizen of Vientiane. : LAOTIAN
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Cockney's idol. : ERO
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Turkish pound. : LIRA
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Shelley's name for himself. : ARIEL
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Small piece. : SNIP
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Shots beyond the target. : OVERS
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Unit of weight in India. : SER
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Steam bath. : SAUNA
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Tree of the Pacific Coast. : REDALDER
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Man's name. : PELEG
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Gander. : BIRD
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"___ soit ... " : HONI
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Flavorful. : SPICY
37
Noblemen. : BARONETS
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Lecture. : SPEAK
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Murmuring sound: Var. : PUR
43
Met again. : RESAT
44
Philadelphia name. : PENN
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___ incognita. : TERRA
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City in NW France. : STLO
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Tried for office. : RAN
49
Fun in the sandbox. : DIGGING
51
Hanoi name. : HOA
52
Former Spanish kingdom. : ARAGON
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Rising. : EMERGENT
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Depart on the double. : GETOUT
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Cloys. : SATIATES
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Letter opener. : DEARS
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Broke. : SNAPPED
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Bulky and heavy. : MASSIVE
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Engaged in. : ENTERED
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Japanese name. : ITO
4
King of Israel. : SAUL
5
Capital of Yemen. : SANAA
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Signed. : ENDORSED
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More unpleasant. : NASTIER
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Shallow. : SHOAL
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Capacity of a merchant ship: Abbr. : TONN
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The Altar. : ARA
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Stage role. : INGENUE
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Maker of famous harvester. : DEERING
13
Hat style. : SAILOR
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___ hint. : DROPA
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Suffix of nouns. : IER
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___ Desert of Egypt. : ARABIAN
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Briny deposits. : SALINES
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Smooth and shiny. : SLICK
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Man's title. : SENOR
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Weather word. : DRY
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By: Sp. : POR
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Name in the news. : HARRIMAN
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Caught fish, in a way. : SPEARED
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Feathered. : PENNATE
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Borough resident. : BURGESS
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Beauty lover. : ESTHETE
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Having claws. : TALONED
40
Summer ermine. : STOATS
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Roof prop in a coal mine. : SPRAG
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Pin. : PEG
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Soft colors. : TINTS
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Dutch news agency. : ANETA
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Gloomy, Scottish style. : DOUR
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Hold. : GRIP
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___ long way. : GOA
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Hiatus. : GAP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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