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New York Times, Friday, December 5, 1969

67-Across : ___ accompli.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { V X Z }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,419
Across
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Conveyance of a sort. : PRAM
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Shopping place. : MART
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Chooses. : OPTS
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Hebrides island. : IONA
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Cuttlefish. : SEPIA
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Stuttgart housewife. : FRAU
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Ace, in bridge. : QUICKTRICK
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French head. : TETE
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German pronoun. : UNS
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Witch. : HAG
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Weight unit for nails. : KEG
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Word of reproach. : TUT
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Swellings. : EDEMATA
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Derisive sound. : SNORT
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Concerning. : ANENT
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Took heed. : OBEYED
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Certain horses. : MARES
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In an unfeeling manner. : SELFISHLY
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Jackie's mate. : ARI
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Typographical stroke. : SERIF
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Corrida sound. : OLE
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Nursery-rhyme specialist. : JACKSPRAT
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Asian tribesman. : TATAR
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Soluble salt. : ALKALI
47
Everglades bird. : HERON
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Cousin of delusion. : SNARE
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Cads. : ROTTERS
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German exclamation. : ACH
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Cambridge campus. : MIT
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Greek goddess. : ATE
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Status ___. : QUO
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Small drink. : DRAM
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Equivalent. : TANTAMOUNT
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Moistens. : DEWS
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Dueling pieces. : EPEES
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___ accompli. : FAIT
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Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
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Famous Socialist. : DEBS
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Small tropical dog. : ALCO
Down
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Nettle. : PIQUE
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Tourney unit. : ROUND
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Flavoring. : ANISE
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Common nickname. : MAC
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Diving duck. : MERGANSER
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Himalayan mountain. : API
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Farm sights. : RICKS
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Gone. : TAKENOFF
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Frequently, to writers. : OFT
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Words for summer day. : PRETTYHOT
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Giant armadillo. : TATU
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Fatty stuff. : SUET
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Condition. : STATE
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Genghis and others. : KHANS
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Asian desert. : GOBI
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Girl's name. : MAE
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Legal matter. : RES
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Father of Abraham. : TERAH
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Raines. : ELLA
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Fabric worker. : DYER
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Spanish belle. : MAJA
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Sea of Asia. : ARAL
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Oriental taxis. : RICKSHAWS
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Educated ones. : LITERATES
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Like a steed. : SPIRITED
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State: Abbr. : KAN
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Bridge bid. : SLAM
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Object of worship. : TOTEM
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Busy one. : ANT
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Rosters. : ROTAS
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Storage place. : ETAPE
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Peer. : EQUAL
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Having secret meaning. : RUNIC
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___ voce. : SOTTO
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Does sums. : ADDS
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American Indian. : CREE
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Periodical's needs: Abbr. : MSS
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Beak. : NEB
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Two ___ kind. : OFA

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

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