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New York Times, Friday, October 10, 1969

5-Across : Ems and others.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 326 (avg 1.74)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,363
Across
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Make the rounds. : TOUR
5
Ems and others. : SPAS
9
Exclamations. : AHAS
13
Seine tributary. : AUBE
14
Nautical left. : APORT
15
Argyle. : SOCK
16
Possessions. : PRIVATEPROPERTY
19
Abbreviation after a name. : ESQ
20
Ross and Kara. : SEAS
21
Food fish. : WRASSE
22
Show the way. : USHER
24
U. S. air agency. : CAA
25
Natural liquid. : JUICE
27
Built-up area. : TOWN
28
With 39 Across, old country store features. : POT
31
Czech composer. : ANTONDVORAK
34
Stadium yell. : RAH
35
Make out. : SPOT
36
Weather word. : RAINY
37
Fuel. : COKE
38
More: It. : PIU
39
See 28 Across. : BELLYSTOVES
41
Navy officer: Abbr. : ENS
42
Maid. : LASS
43
Reckon. : OPINE
44
Uncle: Scot. : EME
45
Come to a peak. : RIPEN
47
Beast. : ANIMAL
51
Casino game. : FARO
52
Merry. : GAY
55
Sweeping things. : GENERALIZATIONS
58
Concluded. : OVER
59
Capital name. : NIXON
60
Detonator. : FUSE
61
Intent look. : GAZE
62
Bambi. : DEER
63
Headliner. : STAR
Down
1
Record. : TAPE
2
Pronoun. : OURS
3
Hard to get away from. : UBIQUITOUS
4
Race an engine. : REV
5
Scuba fishing gear. : SPEAR
6
Explodes lightly. : POPS
7
Timetable abbr. : ARR
8
Certain passengers. : STOWAWAYS
9
Yachting. : ASEA
10
___ d'oeuvres. : HORS
11
Statutes. : ACTS
12
Terrier. : SKYE
14
To ___. : ATEE
17
Pale. : ASHEN
18
Bit of mischief. : PRANK
23
Man of Perth. : SCOT
24
Trite: Informal. : CORNY
25
Variegated, as yarn. : JASPE
26
Loosen. : UNPIN
27
Works hard. : TOILS
28
Withstanding test. : PROVINGOUT
29
Of a wood. : OAKEN
30
Ones at hand. : THESE
32
Morpheus' realm. : DREAMLAND
33
French dance. : VALSE
37
Overcome obstacles. : COPE
39
Dull. : BLEAR
40
Go ___. : TOPOT
45
Tonsorial gear. : RAZOR
46
Where Isfahan is. : IRAN
47
Excited. : AGOG
48
Leningrad's river. : NEVA
49
Don Juan's mother. : INEZ
50
Standing water. : MERE
51
Idée ___. : FIXE
53
Handle: Lat. : ANSA
54
River to the North Sea. : YSER
56
Famed U.N. name. : LIE
57
Suppositions. : IFS

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

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