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New York Times, Wednesday, August 28, 1968

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F }, Scrabble score: 331 (avg 1.76)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 28.5
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,955
Across
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Army man. : MAJOR
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Idle talk. : BLAB
10
Pound (down). : TAMP
14
City near L.A. : AZUSA
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Cavalieri of opera. : LINA
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Viva-voce. : ORAL
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Inflections. : TONES
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With: Fr. : AVEC
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Pacific islander. : MORO
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Poetic time. : EVE
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In any event. : COMEWHATMAY
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Slows down. : BRAKES
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British craft. : EBOAT
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Hazards. : PERILS
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Religious faith. : ISLAM
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Certain line. : AXIS
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Porthos's ami. : ATHOS
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Cartogram. : MAP
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Unsightly. : HIDEOUS
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Condiment. : OREGANO
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Sault ___ Marie. : STE
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Remove fedoras. : UNHAT
44
Caen's river. : ORNE
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Mexican Indian. : AZTEC
46
Shorebird. : AVOCET
48
Berlin's waterfront. : SPREE
50
Eastern title. : CALIPH
52
Spring phenomenon. : APRILSHOWER
54
Family members. : PAS
57
Who: Lat. : QUIS
58
Law of Moses. : TORA
59
Embarrass. : ABASH
61
Exhort. : URGE
62
Consequences. : ENDS
63
Relish. : GUSTO
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Org.'s cousin. : ASSN
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Serving piece. : DISH
66
In command. : ONTOP
Down
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Fellow worker. : MATE
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Sea of Russia. : AZOV
3
Star in a rite of spring. : JUNEBRIDE
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Adjective ending. : OSE
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Reprobate. : RASCAL
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Censure. : BLAME
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___ up (enjoys). : LIVESIT
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Yet again. : ANEW
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3 Down's co-star. : BACHELOR
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Drum. : TOMTOM
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Fragrance. : AROMA
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Corday's victim. : MARAT
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Gambit. : PLOY
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Marks of approval. : OKS
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Humiliate. : ABASE
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Bullish trend. : RISE
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Exclamations of disgust. : PAHS
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Way out. : EXIT
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Photo. : SHOT
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Name in tennis. : ASHE
33
Military review. : MARCHPAST
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Girl's name. : ANNE
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Creative artist. : POET
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Blackbird. : OUZEL
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Not tried. : UNTESTED
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Nonsense creature. : GOOP
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Grants. : ACCORDS
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Was up. : ARISEN
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Taproom item. : ALE
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Shrewish one. : VIRAGO
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Stimuli. : SPURS
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Bluenoses. : PRIGS
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Covered with water. : AWASH
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Popular color. : AQUA
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"___ soit ... " : HONI
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With reference. : ASTO
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Place to work. : SHOP
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Coffee break choice. : BUN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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