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New York Times, Thursday, September 19, 1968

7-Down : Ancient Frenchman.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 341 (avg 1.88)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,977
Across
1
Laundry. : WASH
5
Notch. : JAG
8
School signals. : BELLS
13
Yearn (for). : ACHE
14
"L'___, c'est moi." : ETAT
16
Let him go out: Lat. : EXEAT
17
Numerical ending. : TEEN
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Potage du ___. : JOUR
19
Weather word. : FOGGY
20
Sedative. : TRANQUILIZER
23
Von ___ of NASA. : BRAUN
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Passé: Slang. : OLDHAT
28
Victory: Ger. : SIEG
30
Monsieur Poquelin. : MOLIERE
31
Conducted. : LED
34
Money of Warsaw. : ZLOTY
36
Wife: Lat. : UXOR
37
Corn lily. : IXIA
39
Salad days. : YOUTH
41
Magnitude. : MASS
42
Ein Berliner. : MANN
43
King Arthur's father. : UTHER
45
Balmoral's river. : DEE
46
Vociferous. : BLATANT
49
Self satisfied. : SMUG
51
Tread. : STRIDE
52
Rain forest vine. : LIANA
55
Something uncertain. : QUESTIONMARK
60
Terrifying. : AWFUL
63
Monceau, for one. : PARC
64
___ one's time. : BIDE
65
Headgear. : BERET
66
Star in Perseus. : ATIK
67
Kitchen adjunct. : OVEN
68
Ocean depths. : ABYSS
69
Want ___. : ADS
70
Imparted. : LENT
Down
1
Electrical unit. : WATT
2
Sharp. : ACERB
3
Clip. : SHEAR
4
Dyes. : HENNAS
5
In a vapid manner. : JEJUNELY
6
Thine: Fr. : ATOI
7
Ancient Frenchman. : GAUL
8
Happened. : BEFELL
9
Introduction. : EXORDIUM
10
Table part. : LEG
11
Dawdle. : LAG
12
Piggery. : STY
15
Numerical prefix. : TRI
21
Exam. : QUIZ
22
Menagerie. : ZOO
25
Half dozen. : HEXAD
26
Got up. : AROSE
27
Brief. : TERSE
29
Exit. : GOOUT
30
Fables. : MYTHS
31
Branches. : LIMBS
32
Elevate. : EXALT
33
Money of Iraq. : DINAR
35
Impatient sound. : TUT
38
Prized relics. : ANTIQUES
40
Conifers. : HEMLOCKS
44
Demolish. : RUIN
47
Grown-ups. : ADULTS
48
Born: Fr. : NEE
50
Play. : GAMBOL
53
Guileless. : NAIVE
54
Enoch ___. : ARDEN
56
Resort. : SPA
57
'Bye. : TATA
58
Garden plant. : IRID
59
Where Canterbury is. : KENT
60
Fabric. : ABA
61
Network. : WEB
62
Sauté. : FRY

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

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