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New York Times, Wednesday, October 9, 1968

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 52.7
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,997
Across
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Incline. : RAMP
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Sound. : PUGET
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Eating place. : CAFE
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Concert selection. : ARIA
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Spenser's name for Ireland. : IRENA
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Building yard. : AREA
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Dark cloud. : PALL
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Honesty. : CANDIDNESS
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Band instruments. : TROMBONES
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Latin phrase, usually abbreviated. : IDEST
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King Arthur's foster father. : ECTOR
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Wings: Fr. : AILES
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Dumas character. : DANTES
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Plowed land: Sp. : ARADA
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Put one's foot ___. : INIT
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Word with up or down. : CLOSE
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Son of 23 Across. : KAY
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Dancing, singing, et al. : ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Soap ingredient. : LYE
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Astound. : AMAZE
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Not at all. : NONE
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Greek letter. : SIGMA
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Agent. : FACTOR
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Hammer. : GAVEL
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Straggle. : TRAIL
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Pointed arch. : OGIVE
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Familiar sounds. : DIALTONES
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Dock section. : WATERFRONT
58
Room, in Acapulco. : SALA
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Muezzin's call to prayer. : AZAN
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Door part. : HINGE
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State: Fr. : ETAT
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Scandinavian name. : NELS
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Goose genus. : ANSER
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Major-___. : DOMO
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Engrossed. : RAPT
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Sandarac tree. : ARAR
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One of the Cyclades: It. name. : MILO
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South Carolina's symbol. : PALMETTO
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Thread loops. : PICOTS
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The heavens: Prefix. : URANO
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Some statements. : GENERALIZATIONS
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Fades out. : ENDS
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Asian people. : TAI
10
City in Crete. : CANDIA
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Whirling. : AREEL
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Heraldic band. : FESSE
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Bridge players. : EASTS
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Headpiece. : DIADEM
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Engineering degree. : BCE
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Circular device. : DIAL
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Noun suffix. : ANCY
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Agreeable. : NICE
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Sweetbrier. : ROSE
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Wood. : ASH
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Quahog. : CLAM
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Granny, for one. : KNOT
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Abbreviation in physics. : ATNO
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Belgian river. : YSER
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American writer. : MAILER
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Cabinet member: Abbr. : PMG
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Contained. : ENCLOSED
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Cards. : SEVENS
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Hesitate. : FALTER
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River island. : AIT
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English daisy. : GOWAN
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Staring. : AGAZE
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Essential. : VITAL
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Grazing ground. : RANGE
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Albanian river. : DRIN
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Alliance of states. : NATO
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Ancient Asian country. : ELAM
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Premier of Japan. : SATO
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Initials of 1934. : FHA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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