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New York Times, Monday, June 23, 1969

10-Down : Piece of china.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 17.9
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,254
Across
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Site of the Quirinal. : ROME
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Moroccan port. : RABAT
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Turnpike feature. : TOLL
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Seed coat. : ARIL
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Girl's name. : ADELA
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Indian. : ERIE
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Certain worker. : JACKOFALLTRADES
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According to. : ALA
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Up and ___. : ATIT
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Images. : ICONS
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Customer. : USER
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Waiter's offering. : MENU
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Intent one. : STARER
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Bonanza. : JACKPOT
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Instruments. : HORNS
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Pacific naval base of W. W. II. : MANUS
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Shred. : RAG
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Intimidates. : AWES
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Buddhist shrines. : TOPES
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Night spot. : CAFE
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Longing. : YEN
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Divas' highlights. : ARIAS
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Barbecue spot. : PATIO
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Jack-o'-___. : LANTERN
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Breakfast dish. : CEREAL
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Small: Suffix. : ETTE
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German's your. : IHRE
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Fiber plant. : ABACA
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Electrical hookup. : GRID
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Some railroads. : ELS
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Indian turnip. : JACKINTHEPULPIT
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Pay up. : ANTE
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Shiraz resident. : IRANI
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O'Casey milieu. : EIRE
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Interpret. : READ
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"Phalarope" author. : PATEN
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Part of a Sammy Davis title. : ICAN
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Eastern title. : RAJA
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Exam. : ORAL
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Isinglass. : MICA
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Leather. : ELK
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Jack ___ (roof piece). : RAFTER
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Robin ___. : ADAIR
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Haberdashery item. : BELT
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That's ___. : ALL
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Do fancywork. : TAT
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Piece of china. : TEACUP
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Church calendar. : ORDO
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Mortgage. : LIEN
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Between little and least. : LESS
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Havens. : OASES
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Sports places. : RINKS
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Containers. : URNS
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Lion features. : MANES
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Old shields. : ECUS
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Deacon's vehicle. : SHAY
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Symbol of defeat. : TOWEL
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Colosseum area. : ARENA
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Black lacquer. : JAPAN
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Sound off. : ORATE
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Haitian rum. : TAFIA
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Watered silk. : MOIRE
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Earth science: Abbr. : GEOL
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Allowance for waste. : TRET
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Protection. : CARE
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Biblical warrior. : ATTAI
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Hidden away. : PERDU
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Long-___ turtle. : NECKED
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Pay one's share. : CHIPIN
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Dunne. : IRENE
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Gates ___. : AJAR
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Harmful agent. : BANE
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Proceedings. : ACTA
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Mountain pass. : GHAT
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On a grand scale. : EPIC
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Signore's money. : LIRA
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British gun. : STEN
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Small drink. : NIP
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Musical syllable. : TRA
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Garland. : LEI

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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