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New York Times, Wednesday, December 31, 1969

51-Across : Work units.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,445
Across
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Exactly. : SPANG
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French friends. : AMIS
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Speed. : WING
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Boat. : CANOE
15
Fluff. : LINT
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Put ___ writing. : ITIN
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Musical group. : OCTET
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Sorts. : ILKS
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Space org. : NASA
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Pilots' delight. : TAILWINDS
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Austrian psychologist. : ADLER
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___ with (support). : SIDE
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Uproar. : TURMOIL
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Follower: Suffix. : ITE
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Man's nickname. : NED
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Hawaiian royalty. : ALII
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Pooped. : TIRED
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Apparatus for hoisting. : WINDLASS
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Lamb. : ELIA
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Crockery. : CHINA
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Hawaii event. : LUAU
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Humans: Ger. : MENSCHEN
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Army N.C.O.'s. : TSGTS
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Tea source. : THEA
45
Greek letter. : TAU
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Ross, for one. : SEA
48
Blower of value to some. : ILLWIND
51
Work units. : ERGS
53
___ loft. : CHOIR
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Rumble-seat hazards. : WINDBURNS
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Mountain lake. : TARN
60
Tend. : MIND
61
Constellation. : ORION
62
Worn. : USED
63
Poker term. : ANTE
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Lizard. : AGAMA
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Lip. : SASS
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Perfume. : ODOR
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Cable: Abbr. : TELEG
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Burns, for one. : SCOT
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Rodent. : PACA
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Against. : ANTI
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Carols. : NOELS
5
___ of (learn). : GETWIND
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Brought into adjustment. : ALINED
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Like a spring day. : MILD
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Old newsman's trademark. : INKSTAIN
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Thoroughfares: Abbr. : STS
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Dutch sights. : WINDMILLS
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Of a European country. : ITALO
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U.S. Japanese. : NISEI
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Contort. : GNARL
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Chemical suffix. : IDE
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Sere. : ARID
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Arm bone. : ULNA
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Entry. : ITEM
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Flooring. : TILE
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Island country. : ERIN
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Certain blowers. : EASTWINDS
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Get. : WIN
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Months: Abbr. : AUGS
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Fill. : SATE
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Biblical city. : SUSA
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Snow goose. : CHEN
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Pilots' bane. : HEADWIND
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Variety of pine. : CHIR
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Harbor sight. : TUGBOAT
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Railroad car. : TENDER
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Overzealous one: Suffix. : ARD
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Metrical stress. : ICTUS
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Tibet's capital. : LHASA
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Traditional learnings. : LORES
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Billow. : SURGE
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Preposition. : INTO
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Iranian coin. : RIAL
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Greek province. : NOME
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Tear. : SNAG
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Chinese leader. : MAO

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

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