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New York Times, Saturday, October 25, 1969

12-Down : Common Latin verb.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 4 (2 double stacks), Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 30.8
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,378
Across
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Piraeus portico. : STOA
5
Greek peak. : OSSA
9
Scottish hillside. : BRAE
13
Greek region. : PINDUSMOUNTAINS
17
Alaskan area. : ALEUTIANISLANDS
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Unreliable one. : LIAR
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Bangkok man: Var. : TAI
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Look at. : EYE
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Domain. : REALM
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Time of life. : TEENS
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Social division. : CASTE
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Lowlife. : CAD
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Essential part. : GIST
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Formal procedure. : RITE
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Ocean: Abbr. : PAC
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Impressed. : BITTEN
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Mountain of Crete. : IDA
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Environment. : HABITAT
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Regret. : RUE
38
Improved. : BETTER
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Harbor craft. : TUG
41
Scraps. : BITS
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Game animal. : DEER
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Familiar word of address. : BUB
44
Greenskeeper's concern. : DIVOT
45
Borders. : EDGES
47
Cheat. : COZEN
48
R. R. stop: Abbr. : STA
51
Noun suffix. : IER
52
Corner. : TREE
53
Tropical fruit. : CAYENNECHERRIES
59
African area. : ORANGEFREESTATE
60
Go. : WEND
61
Pack. : STOW
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Plenty for 5 Down. : ENOW
Down
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Belgian resort. : SPA
2
Sesame. : TIL
3
Wallet item. : ONE
4
Flatter. : ADULATE
5
Persian poet. : OMAR
6
Dombey's favorite. : SON
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Appropriate. : SUITED
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Loops, in anatomy. : ANSAE
9
Pasture noise. : BAA
10
Russian hemp. : RINE
11
Man's nickname. : ANDY
12
Common Latin verb. : ESSE
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Of avail. : UTILE
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Anna's destination. : SIAM
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Alaskan tribal group. : TLINGIT
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Made an attack. : RAIDED
22
Fourth ___. : ESTATE
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Roman historian. : TACITUS
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Convene. : SIT
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Cheat in an exam. : CRIB
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Vehicle. : CAB
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Endeavor. : STRIVE
29
Early German. : TEUTON
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Common level. : PAR
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Sack. : BAG
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Cozy place. : NEST
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Running together. : HERDING
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Container. : TUB
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Pipe joint. : TEE
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Tunisian port. : BIZERTE
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Deprived. : BEREFT
44
Active ones. : DOERS
46
Biological factors. : GENES
47
Canadian Indian. : CREE
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Clumsy boat. : SCOW
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Weight allowance. : TARE
50
Spruce tree of Asia. : AYAN
52
Muscle. : THEW
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Conclude. : END
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___-Magnon. : CRO
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Fleming. : IAN
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W. W. II area. : ETO
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Fasten. : SEW

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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