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New York Times, Tuesday, June 4, 1968

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 17.2
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,870
Across
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Imp of a kind. : BRAT
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Thirty days. : APRIL
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Sugary extract. : MALT
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Wedding day item. : RICE
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Old chum. : CRONY
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Nowhere near. : AFAR
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Following closing time. : AFTERHOURS
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Info. : DOPE
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Diamond gear. : GLOVE
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Put to work. : USE
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Canary's cousin. : SERIN
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Under-the-stars solo. : SERENADE
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Least bit. : MEREST
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Sargasso Sea spawner. : EEL
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Cretan king. : MINOS
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Irving hero. : RIP
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Comfy. : WARMASTOAST
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Dripping. : ASOP
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Governing group. : BOARD
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Prop for an emcee. : MIKE
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Product tryouts. : FREESAMPLES
43
New Jersey fort. : DIX
44
Good card. : TRUMP
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Helping hand. : AID
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Vital fluid. : PLASMA
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Muse of eloquence. : CALLIOPE
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Stratagems. : RUSES
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Vote for. : YES
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Washed. : LAVED
57
Drama section. : ACTI
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Bartender's mixture. : VODKASLING
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Fastened. : TIED
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Thin as ___. : ARAIL
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Whenever. : ONCE
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Pinnae. : EARS
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Sea birds. : TERNS
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Letters. : GEES
Down
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Talks, in a way. : BRAGS
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Browning. : RIFLE
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Treader of the boards. : ACTOR
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Household letters. : TEEVEE
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German exclamation. : ACH
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Spirited. : PROUD
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Stir. : ROUSE
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With regard to. : INRE
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Ghent's river. : LYS
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Cleared the way. : MADEROOM
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Mentioned earlier. : AFORESAID
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___ lazuli. : LAPIS
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River of England. : TRENT
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Make better in spirit. : RENEW
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Caused to go. : SENT
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Coastal state. : ALABAMA
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Card term. : MISDEAL
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Crumbly soil. : MARL
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Historic air group. : RAF
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Levantine land: Abbr. : ISR
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Rhymester. : POETASTER
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Gambol. : ROMP
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Traveler's aid. : MAP
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Indulge in a sport. : SKI
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Western nickname. : TEX
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Meteors appearing about Aug. 11th. : PERSEIDS
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Arithmetic. : SUMS
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Window parts. : SILLS
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Conversation. : DIALOG
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Talk, in a way. : PRATE
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Opera role. : LUCIA
49
Wood. : CEDAR
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Invite. : ASKIN
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Sheeplike. : OVINE
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British coins. : PENCE
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Moves slowly. : EDGES
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Formerly (with "of"). : YORE
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Tub. : VAT
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Than: Ger. : ALS

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