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New York Times, Friday, December 19, 1969

45-Across : Gay years.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 95.2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,433
Across
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Sibilant warning. : PSST
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Pertaining to Troy. : ILIAC
10
Adjust, as sails. : TRIM
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Salty word or two. : OATH
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Nautical. : NAVAL
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Aspire. : HOPE
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"___ the sea to Skye." : OVER
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Jeweled headpiece. : TIARA
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Otherwise. : ELSE
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Lover of a certain vegetable. : POPEYETHESAILOR
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Weird. : EERY
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Misdeed. : SIN
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Jack Tar. : SEAMAN
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Profoundly unhappy. : WRETCHED
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Gluck. : ALMA
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Jacob's brother : ESAU
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Cleave. : SHEAR
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Grassy plains. : LEAS
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Channel swimmer's goal. : DOVER
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Imprison. : CAGE
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Leaves undone. : OMITS
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___ majesty. : LESE
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Relatives of sts. : AVES
45
Gay years. : NINETIES
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Seasoning for fish salads. : CAPERS
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"And quiet flows the ___." : DON
50
Hebrides island. : SKYE
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"___ the sailor." : SEZBARNACLEBILL
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Name for Athena. : ALEA
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Actor Jack. : OAKIE
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Scene of Perry victory. : ERIE
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Political epithet. : LIAR
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So long. : ADIOS
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Porsena. : LARS
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Discourse. : TALK
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Condemns. : DAMNS
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Sheltered areas. : LEES
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Stern deck. : POOP
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Late entertainer Jimmy. : SAVO
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Short distance. : STEP
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Type of sailing ship. : THREEMASTEDBARK
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Confined, in wartime. : INTERNED
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Professional outsiders. : LAITY
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Biblical city. : IVAH
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Swiss river. : AARE
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Rank: Fr. : CLASSE
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Missing sound in Southey poem. : THEINCHCAPEBELL
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Sway, at sea. : ROLL
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___ facto. : IPSO
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Sea: Ger. : MEER
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Affirmative vote. : YEA
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River islands. : AITS
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Exhibit hall. : SALON
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Fragrant resin. : ELEMI
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With full force. : AMAIN
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U.S parallel of Wrens. : WAVES
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Regrets. : RUES
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___-ho. : HEAVE
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Enthusiastic. : EAGER
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Attire. : DRESS
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Flatfish. : SOLE
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Rash. : RECKLESS
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Portico. : STOA
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Encroachment. : INROAD
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Sea version of 21 Down. : AYE
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Descendant. : SCION
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Seagoer. : SALT
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Essayist. : ELIA
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Enthusiasm. : ZEAL
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Nothing, in Spain. : NADA
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Tamiroff. : AKIM
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Dies ___. : IRAE
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Italian currency. : LIRE
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Without: Suffix. : LESS

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

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