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New York Times, Tuesday, October 28, 1969

63-Across : Take five.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,381
Across
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Delicate person. : WISP
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Abandon. : CEDE
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Radiant. : AGLOW
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Thought. : IDEA
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Stormy weather. : HAIL
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Chef, ranch style. : COOKY
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Mélange. : POTPOURRI
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Old French coin. : OBOLE
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Snarl. : ENTANGLE
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Does lawn work. : RAKES
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Wrap. : STOLE
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European money. : FRANCS
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Asian trees. : MAHUAS
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61-mile canal. : KIEL
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Give a ___ up. : LEG
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Imperfective. : ATELIC
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Hep. : ONTO
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Measurements. : AMOUNTS
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Carports. : LEANTOS
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German possessive. : MEIN
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Colorful trees. : ASPENS
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Horse-count for a town. : ONE
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Plateau of Andes. : PUNA
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Goes over sums. : READDS
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Like a pond on a still day. : GLASSY
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Assuaged. : EASED
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Put up. : BUILT
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Hothead. : SPITFIRE
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Pyle. : ERNIE
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Pays a visit. : LOOKSINON
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Corroded. : EATEN
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Noel. : YULE
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Take five. : REST
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Trudges. : PLODS
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Greek letters. : ETAS
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Farm animals. : EWES
Down
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Helps with the dishes. : WIPES
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"___ want to set the world ... " : IDONT
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Scuffle. : SETTO
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Of a church office. : PAPAL
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Sound in an old roundhouse. : CHUG
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British title. : EARL
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Terrible. : DIREFUL
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Wallach. : ELI
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Kind of squash. : ACORN
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Betray. : GOBACKON
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Examines. : LOOKSINTO
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___ dokle. : OKLE
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Letters. : WYES
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Kind of small venture. : ONEMAN
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Complained. : RAILED
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Mount. : ASCEND
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Perfumes. : ATTARS
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Famous prisoner of W. W. II, and others. : HESSES
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Collar. : ETON
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Forfeit. : LOSE
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Side-table décor. : LAMP
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Flightless bird. : EMEU
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Investigating. : GOINGINTO
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Going it alone. : UNALLIED
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Resources. : ASSETS
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Expends. : PAYSOUT
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Solar disks. : ATENS
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In flames. : AFIRE
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Tendon. : SINEW
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Uneven. : EROSE
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Damages slightly. : DENTS
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Horn sound. : BEEP
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Russian river. : URAL
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Negri. : POLA
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D.D.E. and others. : IKES
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Caustic. : LYE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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