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New York Times, Thursday, January 16, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { X Z }, Scrabble score: 341 (avg 1.80)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 33.9
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,096
Across
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Grass. : ALFA
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With "on" and 32 Across, honest. : THEUP
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Sleepwear, for short. : PJS
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Weevil's goal. : BOLL
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Cardiff people. : WELSH
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Covering. : WRAP
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Sunup. : BREAKOFDAY
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Expectation. : HOPE
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Range of vision. : EYESHOT
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Strained, as peas. : SIEVED
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Arabic letter. : KAF
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___ d'hotel. : MAITRE
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Official of India. : DEWAN
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Mastered. : CONQUERED
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Muscovites. : IVANS
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See 5 Across. : ANDUP
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Pasture sound. : BAA
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Receives. : GETS
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Vestige. : TRACE
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Neon, for one. : SIGN
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Noun ending. : URE
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Bake eggs. : SHIRR
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Porous rock. : SHALE
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Divination by fire. : PYROMANCY
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Becomes dim. : PALES
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Santa's vehicle. : SLEIGH
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Brynner. : YUL
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Oratorio composer. : HANDEL
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Draws from. : DERIVES
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Jai ___. : ALAI
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Compromise. : ADJUSTMENT
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Companion of Paul. : LUKE
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Unavailing. : NOUSE
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___ boy! : ATTA
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Word of disapproval. : FIE
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Office furniture. : DESKS
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Etymon. : ROOT
Down
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French cleric. : ABBE
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Australian parrot. : LORY
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Decamp. : FLEE
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Certain Eskimos. : ALASKANS
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___ a kind (pair). : TWOOF
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Weight. : HEFT
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Yore, of yore. : ELD
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G.I. initials. : USA
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Build. : PHYSIQUE
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Often said. : PROVERBIAL
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Make fun of. : JAPE
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Expedited. : SPED
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Reporter's question. : WHERE
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Eastern rulers. : KHANS
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Whoop ___. : ITUP
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Butterfly. : MONARCH
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Hue ___. : ANDCRY
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Ferret out. : DIGUP
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Without exception. : EVERY
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Moccasin, for one. : WATERSNAKE
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Solicitous. : CARING
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Golfing feat. : EAGLE
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Men from Aarhus. : DANES
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Cambodia's neighbor. : THAILAND
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Gardens near Lahore. : SHALIMAR
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"Peter Pan" pirate. : SMEE
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Finishing kick. : SPURT
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Last week's song, to a teenager. : OLDIE
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Go-aheads. : YESES
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Moiety. : HALF
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His: Fr. : ALUI
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Sundown. : DUSK
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Forbid. : VETO
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Inner: Prefix. : ENTO
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Suffix for thermo. : STAT
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Forest denizen. : DOE
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Au ___. : JUS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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