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New York Times, Tuesday, October 14, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 40.5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,367
Across
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Matter-of-___. : FACT
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Type of farm. : TRUCK
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Mammoth, for one. : CAVE
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Eye in a way. : OGLE
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Uncanny. : EERIE
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Dash. : ELAN
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Trotsky. : LEON
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Nursemaid. : NANNY
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Makes a profit. : NETS
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Pried. : LEVERED
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Familiar name for some bills. : CNOTES
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Cheese. : EDAM
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"___ You Calling Me." : IHEAR
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Tiaras. : CORONETS
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Did winter sports. : SKATED
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Wings. : ELLS
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Whistle time. : NOON
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Moslem wise men. : ULEMA
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U. S. humorist. : ADE
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Theory on makeup of universe. : ATOMISM
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Toper. : SOT
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Tailor's concern. : SEAMS
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Smooth in phonetics. : LENE
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Feminine ending. : ETTE
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Wrap up. : ENFOLD
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Tape device. : RECORDER
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Traffic sounds. : TOOTS
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Golfer about to drive. : TEER
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Stare sullenly. : GLOWER
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Squirrel-like rodents. : DORMICE
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Barnstorm. : TOUR
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Kind of beet. : SUGAR
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Grand Duke of Muscovy. : IVAN
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Can do. : ABLE
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Coolness in danger. : NERVE
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Minister. : TEND
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Embellish. : GILD
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Tested. : TRIED
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Periods. : ERAS
Down
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Ensuing: Abbr. : FOLL
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U. S. author. : AGEE
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Expressway access. : CLOVERLEAF
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Island near Dardanelles. : TENEDOS
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City sight. : TENEMENT
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Interpret. : READ
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Coffee maker. : URN
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Saddle girth. : CINCH
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English economist. : KEYNES
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Dominant. : CENTRAL
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Out of the wind. : ALEE
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Containers. : VATS
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Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
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Functioned, as a car. : RAN
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Packing for boat seams. : OAKUM
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Compounds of like makeup. : ISOMERS
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Leave off. : CEASE
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Of former times. : OLDEN
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Hammer or axe. : TOOL
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Jobholder in Detroit. : TESTDRIVER
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Be the ham. : EMOTE
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Office device. : DATER
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Three squared. : NINE
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"___ boat to China." : ASLOW
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Divided, as a circle. : SECTORED
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Went for a spin. : MOTORED
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Recluse. : EREMITE
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Common contraction. : DOESNT
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Done, for poets. : OER
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More exact. : TRUER
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Asian desert. : GOBI
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Period of calm. : LULL
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Garraway. : DAVE
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Scene of Jesus' first miracle. : CANA
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Odds' companion. : ENDS
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Kind of dance. : TAG
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Gypsy horse. : GRI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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