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New York Times, Monday, March 10, 1969

37-Down : Office V.I.P.'s.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 316 (avg 1.71)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 23.3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,149
Across
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Chatters. : GABS
5
Guatemala people. : ITZA
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Deep drink. : QUAFF
14
El Bahr. : NILE
15
Bucolic sounds. : MOOS
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Family member. : UNCLE
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Jewish month. : ADAR
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Bar offerings. : PINKLADIES
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Port of Brazil. : RECIFE
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Whitetail. : DEER
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Mil. unit. : DET
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Early Norse bards. : SKALDS
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Computer need. : DATA
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Inactive state. : SLEEP
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Slingshot ammo. : PEBBLE
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Traffic situation. : JAM
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Out of the way. : ASIDE
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Part of R.F.D. : RURAL
39
Etats ___. : UNIS
41
Roman goddess. : NOX
42
Pyramid area. : TOMB
43
Passé. : DATED
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Frets. : STEWS
48
Miniscule. : WEE
49
Extras. : OTHERS
51
Mark of honor. : CROWN
53
Temperate. : MILD
55
Least risky. : SAFEST
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Acknowledge. : OWN
60
Barkley. : VEEP
62
Puffed. : PANTED
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Tires. : WHITEWALLS
67
City south of Moscow. : TULA
68
Veranda. : LANAI
69
Stead. : LIEU
70
Man's name. : ADAM
71
Inexorable. : STERN
72
Small spring. : SEEP
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Phoenicia's capital. : TYRE
Down
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Growl. : GNAR
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Staffmen. : AIDES
3
Racetrack worker. : BLACKSMITH
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Magazine feature. : SERIAL
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Blocks. : IMPEDES
6
French pronoun. : TOI
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Soviet moonship. : ZOND
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Invited. : ASKED
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Football period. : QUARTER
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German conjunction. : UND
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Rich in silica. : ACID
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Shun. : FLEE
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Ending for song or gab. : FEST
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___ year. : LEAP
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Circus employe. : FLEA
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Protracts. : SPINS
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Touch. : ABUT
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Preoccupied state. : BROWNSTUDY
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Gown material. : LAME
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River of Germany. : ELBE
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Relative of karate. : JUDO
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Med. course. : ANAT
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Musical symbol. : DOT
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Office V.I.P.'s. : EXECS
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Feign. : SEEM
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Movie. : DRIVEIN
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Recaps. : WRAPSUP
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Chesterfield. : SOFA
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Part of a basket. : SLEW
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Tackled. : WENTAT
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Does business. : DEALS
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Tissue-like. : TELAR
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Birds. : OWLS
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Reporter's question. : WHAT
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Mets or Nats. : NINE
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Ballet position. : PLIE
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Title. : DAME
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Road surface. : TAR
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F.F.V. name. : LEE

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

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