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New York Times, Monday, October 19, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 28.8
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,737
Across
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Loyal : FAST
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Vote to accept : ADOPT
10
Swimmers' milieu : TANK
14
Khayyám : OMAR
15
Roman dictator : SULLA
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Lizard : GILA
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Cross as ___ : ABEAR
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German nyet : NEIN
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Cede : GRANT
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Pea soup : LONDONFOG
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H. H. Munro : SAKI
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Ago: Scot. : SYNE
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Ointment ingredient : CALAMINE
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Australian, for one : CRAWL
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Of the ear : OTIC
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Actor Howard : LESLIE
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___ Veneto : VIA
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Common contraction : DONT
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Part of a wedding gown : TRAIN
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Part of S.A.R. : SONS
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Direction : ENE
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Undertake : ASSUME
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Sheep : EWES
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Meaning : SENSE
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Gulfweed : SARGASSO
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Macaws : ARAS
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Heat units: Abbr. : BTUS
54
W. W. II propagandist : TOKYOROSE
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Present : TODAY
62
Words of understanding : ISEE
63
Collect : GLEAN
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"___ But the Lonely Heart" : NONE
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Biblical name : ASER
67
Like 45 Across : OVINE
68
Sicilian peak : ETNA
69
Without: Fr. : SANS
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Present or past : TENSE
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Beloved : DEAR
Down
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Verne hero : FOGG
2
Eastern prince : AMIR
3
Spanish room : SALA
4
Negotiate : TRANSACT
5
___ rule : ASA
6
Work by Joyce : DUBLINERS
7
Spread : OLEO
8
Blueprints : PLANS
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Dilatory : TARDY
10
Hide worker : TANNER
11
Hebrew letter : ALEF
12
Hawaiian tree : NAIO
13
Honor card : KING
21
Headwear : TAM
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Formerly : ONCE
25
Caber-tossers' wear : KILTS
27
Morse and area : CODES
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In agreement : ATONE
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Fabric : LINEN
30
Namesakes of Isaac's son : ESAUS
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Confesses : AVOWS
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Grape products : WINES
34
Rope : LASSO
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Vegetables : LIMABEANS
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Powerless : INERT
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Experienced : SEASONED
44
Flying prefix : AERO
47
Writer Dorothy : SAYERS
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Kind of string : GUT
51
Slang : ARGOT
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Unravel : SOLVE
54
Spanish relatives : TIAS
55
Greek peak : OSSA
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Sharp : KEEN
57
German possessive : SEIN
59
Show fondness : DOTE
60
King Mongkut's teacher : ANNA
61
Leap, for one : YEAR
64
Wedding-account word : NEE

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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