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New York Times, Friday, January 24, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J Q V W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 27.0
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,104
Across
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Pintails. : SMEES
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Shoe part. : CLEAT
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Bookseller of a kind. : STALLMAN
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More oppressive. : HARDER
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Memorable actor. : PAULMUNI
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Novelist Thirkell. : ANGELA
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Humpty Dumpty. : EGG
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Having a thrilling sensation. : ATINGLE
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Bird's beak. : NEB
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Hayden of Arizona. : CARL
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Menu favorite. : STEAK
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Narrative. : SAGA
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Source of heat. : STEAM
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Transport systems: Abbr. : RRS
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Short spell. : SPURT
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Gaucho gear. : BOLAS
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Asian country. : KOREA
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Garments. : STOLES
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Political goal. : REFORM
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Peeled. : PARED
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African language. : BANTU
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Feels concern. : CARES
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Pronoun. : HER
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Store (away). : STASH
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Unique thing. : ONER
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Tempus ___. : FUGIT
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Normandy town. : STLO
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Name meaning grace. : ANN
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Key played with a finger. : DIGITAL
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Headgear. : TAM
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Keen-scented canine. : SETTER
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Grandpa's pride. : NAMESAKE
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Shirking responsibility. : TRUANT
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More furtive. : SNEAKIER
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Well-known college. : SMITH
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Auto trips. : SPINS
Down
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"The ___ eve ... " : STAGAT
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In spite of, old style. : MAUGRE
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House part. : ELL
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Girl's name. : ELMA
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South African statesman. : SMUTS
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Schoolroom need. : CHALK
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Sprinter's pathway. : LANE
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Work unit. : ERG
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German statesman. : ADENAUER
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Message. : TELEGRAM
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Glasses: Colloq. : SPECS
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"___ Dance." : ANITRAS
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Forty-___. : NINERS
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Moroccan capital. : RABAT
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Form of fuel. : GAS
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Important worker. : LABORER
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Young shoots. : SPROUTS
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Breakwaters. : MOLES
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Loosely woven wools used for shoddy. : SOFTS
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Went first. : LED
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Understanding. : KEN
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Wrenches. : SPANNERS
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Ancient Italian city. : TARENTUM
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New Jersey river. : RARITAN
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Sets about. : BEGINS
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Take it easy. : COAST
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Cling to. : HUG
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Arrive at. : ATTAIN
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Satisfies. : SLAKES
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Big hit. : HOMER
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Forth, for one. : FIRTH
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Makes docile. : TAMES
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Surface flaw. : DENT
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Vault. : LEAP
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Asian. : TAI
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Engage in a sport. : SKI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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