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New York Times, Tuesday, February 6, 1968

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 57.9
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,751
Across
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Block letters. : ABCD
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Marble: Dial. : MIB
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Make ___ for oneself. : ANAME
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Laugh. : HAHA
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Polish name for the Oder. : ODRA
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Honor. : MEDAL
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African people N of Lake Albert. : ALUR
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ILGWU specialty. : NEEDLEWORK
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Some troupers. : BARNSTORMERS
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___ Flow. : SCAPA
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___ the Apostles. : ACTSOF
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Moving quickly. : HYING
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Molasses. : TREACLE
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Aries. : RAM
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Piece of French pastry. : TARTE
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Korean name. : RHEE
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God of love. : EROS
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Direction. : NORTH
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Amphibian. : TOAD
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Meum et ___ (mine and thine): Lat. : TUUM
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Moving in a circular path. : GYRAL
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Partners of offs. : ONS
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Baseball plays. : ASSISTS
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Of a region. : AREAL
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City section. : GHETTO
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Deer. : BAMBI
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Kind of survey. : HOUSETOHOUSE
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"___, burning bright ... " : TIGERTIGER
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It, in Italy. : ESSO
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"___ say." : IDARE
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Piece of office furniture. : FILE
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Auxiliary verb. : BEEN
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"The Bells of St. ___." : MARYS
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Turf. : SOD
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In present condition. : ASIS
Down
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Melville character. : AHAB
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Ruby spinel. : BALAS
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Proverbial pauper. : CHURCHMOUSE
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Dickens hero. : DARNAY
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Man from Missoula. : MONTANAN
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Idea: Prefix. : IDEO
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___ Fox. : BRER
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Punish by imposing a fine. : AMERCE
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Kind of second chance. : NEWSTART
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Stir. : ADO
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Spoil. : MAR
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Shoeleather. : ELK
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Navy man: Abbr. : ADM
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Regan's father. : LEAR
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Point of land. : SPIT
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Part of the street scene. : SCHOOLBUSES
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New York city. : OLEAN
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Ministers to. : FEEDS
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Strong drinks. : GROGS
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Aquarium fish. : TETRA
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Label again. : RETAG
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In ___ (hurrying). : ARUSH
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Put to the test. : TRY
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Type of workshop. : SMITHERY
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Sheltered. : HARBORED
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Name meaning gazelle. : LEAH
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Provisions. : STORES
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___ de suite. : TOUT
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One-celled animal. : AMOEBA
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Certain Japanese. : ISSEI
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Wife of Thor. : SIF
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Sponsorship. : EGIS
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End: Prefix. : TELO
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Eternities. : EONS
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Dickens role. : TIM
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Peak of Crete. : IDA
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Fish. : GAR

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

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