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New York Times, Thursday, September 25, 1969

57-Across : Secretary of State, 1929–33.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 42.8
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,348
Across
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Scandinavian. : SWEDE
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Danish islands. : FAROES
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Textile workers. : PIECERS
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Too. : OVERLY
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Cleanser. : ABLUENT
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Loose coats. : RAGLANS
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State: Abbr. : DEL
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Songs. : PSALMS
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Suffix of verbs. : ESCE
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River to Caspian. : URAL
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Handles. : TREATS
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Bushy clump. : TOD
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Early Japanese. : AINUS
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German council. : RAT
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Rubbish: Slang. : TRIPE
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Cited. : ADDUCED
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Pick-me-up. : BRACER
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Word with fire or flower. : WILD
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Word of approval. : GOOD
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Small. : PETITE
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French bibliophile. : GROLIER
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Cosmetic. : ROUGE
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Literary name. : POE
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Ear parts. : LOBES
47
Yale man. : ELI
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Oriental greeting. : SALAAM
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Tender. : SORE
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In ___ (in place). : SITU
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Heavy woolen cloth. : MELTON
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Common prefix. : NON
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Secretary of State, 1929–33. : STIMSON
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Sidestepping. : EVASION
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Tasmanian port. : HOBART
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Boating event. : REGATTA
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Haughty: Colloq. : SNOOTY
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Jutlanders. : DANES
Down
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Place of exile. : SIBERIA
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Canal in Canada. : WELLAND
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French coin. : ECU
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Intense. : DEEP
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Steinbeck's middle name. : ERNST
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General arrangement. : FORMAT
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Sea call. : AVAST
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Mil. unit. : REG
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Border, in heraldry. : ORLE
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Springy. : ELASTIC
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Dropping of sounds in grammar. : SYNCOPE
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City in NE Italy. : PADUA
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Excelled. : STARRED
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Jewish festival. : SEDER
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Role. : LEAD
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Writer Emil. : LUDWIG
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Meander. : STROLL
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Trains. : SUITES
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Relatives of TV sets. : RADIOS
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Diminutive suffix. : CLE
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Halloween word. : BOO
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___ New York. : GREATER
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Importune. : PRESS
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Tools of Stone Age. : EOLITHS
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Instruction. : TUITION
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Aim. : GOAL
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Hard rubber. : EBONITE
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Becomes fixed again. : REROOTS
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Prosperity. : PLENTY
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Shrub. : SENNA
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Spiritless. : AMORT
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Made progress. : MOVED
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Boss on a shield. : UMBO
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Philippine city. : NAGA
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___ Miguel. : SAO
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___ Diego. : SAN

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