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New York Times, Tuesday, November 11, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { G J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 38.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,395
Across
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Latin pronoun. : HAEC
5
Chalcedony. : SARD
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Art style. : DADA
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Multitude. : HORDE
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One who takes advantage. : USER
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Gaelic land. : ERIN
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Up to. : UNTIL
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"Rio ___." : RITA
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Coin. : CENT
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Damp: Fr. : MOITE
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Bore. : PERFORATE
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Garment man. : PRESSER
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Salt tree. : ATLE
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Hardship. : TRIAL
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Columbus's point of departure. : PALOS
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Where salaams come from. : THEWAIST
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Near. : BESIDE
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Section of brain. : AULA
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Spooky. : EERIE
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Smooth. : EVEN
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Towheads. : BLONDS
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Attacking forces. : INVADERS
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Famous jockey. : SANDE
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Holy: Lat. : SACER
46
Jewish month. : ELUL
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Intestinal ailment. : ILEITIS
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Scolds. : HARRIDANS
57
Stage whisper. : ASIDE
58
Off-Broadway acting award. : OBIE
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Thought: Prefix. : IDEO
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Fields's partner. : WEBER
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Fashion name. : DIOR
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Approach. : NEAR
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Zodiac sign. : ARIES
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Scenery. : SETS
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Superlative endings. : ESTS
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Some votes. : YEAS
Down
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Bridge card. : HONOR
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Shaw. : ARTIE
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Revises. : EDITS
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Relative of the piano. : CELESTA
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Birthday-party word. : SURPRISE
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Continent: Fr. : ASIE
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Posterior. : RETRAL
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Sketch. : DRAFT
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Waned. : DECREASED
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Expanse. : AREA
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Force. : DINT
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Stake. : ANTE
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Over the ___. : HUMP
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Wine flask. : OLPE
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Midwest Indians. : ERIES
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Roman courtyards. : ATRIA
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Dwell. : LIVE
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___-Neisse Line. : ODER
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Capital V.I.P.'s: Abbr. : SENS
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Flaps. : TABS
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Dance. : HULA
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College in N. C. : ELON
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Odysseus and others. : WANDERERS
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Oblique angle. : BEVEL
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Teeth. : INCISORS
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Food shop, for short. : DELI
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Passage. : AREAWAY
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Valleys, in England. : SLADES
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City in northeast Italy. : UDINE
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River in France. : ISERE
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Shinbone. : TIBIA
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Notions: Fr. : IDEES
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Indian weights. : SERS
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Scuttles. : HODS
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Rose's friend. : ABIE
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Vivid display. : RIOT
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Undiluted. : NEAT

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

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