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New York Times, Saturday, August 5, 1967

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 9.6
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,566
Across
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Military signal. : TAPS
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Entertainers of a sort. : MCS
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French measure. : GRAMME
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Inter ___. : ALIA
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Villain's exclamation. : AHA
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Peep shows. : RAREES
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With 21, 36, 48 and 54 Across, quote from Georges de Buffon. : GENIUSIS
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Pineapples: Sp. : ANANAS
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Jardiniere. : URN
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See 17 Across. : NOTHINGBUTA
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Shoes. : STEPINS
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Relatives of eclogues. : ODES
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Periods. : DOTS
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Jim-dandy. : ONER
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Jersey, for one. : COW
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Tea box. : CADDY
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Fleur-de-lis. : IRIS
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One of an American trio. : BLUE
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Relative of a bassoon. : OBOE
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See 17 Across. : GREAT
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Come in second. : LOSE
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Hay lofts. : MOWS
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Equine color. : ROAN
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Looked over: Slang. : CASED
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Have. : OWN
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Catch. : LAND
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Facility. : EASE
44
Compos mentis. : SANE
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Ruler. : EMPEROR
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See 17 Across. : APTITUDEFOR
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Suffix in chemistry. : ANE
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Political bloc. : CARTEL
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See 17 Across. : PATIENCE
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Type of vacation. : CRUISE
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Inhabitant of: Suffix. : ITE
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Venerable. : AGED
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Gardenia and others. : SCENTS
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These: Fr. : CES
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Parties. : TEAS
Down
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River of Iberian Peninsula. : TAGUS
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Warning sound. : ALERT
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Restrained, in a way. : PINNEDDOWN
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Capuchin monkey. : SAI
5
Stonecutters. : MASONS
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Vouchers. : CHITS
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Ribbon. : SASH
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Most majestic. : GRANDEST
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Forest warden. : RANGER
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Men of the Near East. : ARABS
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Chef's choice. : MENU
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Essence. : MEAT
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She: It. : ESSA
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Concord. : UNITY
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___ Sea. : IONIAN
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Footlike parts: Suffix. : PODES
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Nymph. : OREAD
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Short distance. : CLOSERANGE
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River of Sussex. : OUSE
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Dandelion. : WEED
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Perry. : COMO
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Take ___. : ABOW
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Smoothed (out). : IRONED
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Worldly-wise. : BLASE
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Particles. : GRANULES
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Site of the Blue Grotto. : CAPRI
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Most recent. : LATEST
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Performs, in a way. : EMOTES
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Type of protest. : SITIN
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New Hebrides island. : EFATE
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___ day. : ONCEA
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Orchestral instruments. : REEDS
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Bookkeeper's abbreviation. : ACCS
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Monceau, for one. : PARC
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Constant. : TRUE
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Heroic. : EPIC
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Emulate Jack Sprat. : EAT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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