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New York Times, Wednesday, November 12, 1969

5-Across : The real ___.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 29.9
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,396
Across
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Underground group. : CELL
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The real ___. : MCCOY
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Over, in Germany. : UBER
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Name for Athena. : ALEA
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"Mighty lak' ___." : AROSE
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Transient star. : NOVA
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Pole, for one. : SLAV
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Sources. : ROOTS
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" ... whose name was ___ in water." : WRIT
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Turn yellow. : TAKETOONESHEELS
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Recess. : NOOK
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Adjective suffix. : IAL
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Depress. : SADDEN
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Sky blue. : CERULEAN
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Wandered. : ERRED
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Roadside place. : MOTEL
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Word before down or low. : LIE
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Storyteller. : LIAR
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Two tablespoonfuls. : OUNCE
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Go piggyback. : RIDE
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A queen's way out. : ASP
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Building recesses. : APSES
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Parceled out. : METED
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Unobservant. : HEEDLESS
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Broadway fare. : COMEDY
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Celtic name. : IAN
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Exposed. : BARE
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Redeye, for one. : SNAKEBITEREMEDY
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Plant. : WORT
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Shade of green. : OLIVE
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Color for Alice. : BLUE
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Building pier. : ANTA
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Earthenware jars. : OLLAS
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Dash. : ELAN
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Outdo. : BEST
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Wails. : KEENS
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Cincinnati players. : REDS
Down
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Playbill listing. : CAST
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Fitzgerald. : ELLA
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Slip out, as news. : LEAK
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Scent. : LAVENDER
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Shade of red. : MAROON
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Bend. : CROOK
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Ringtailed animal. : COON
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Bone: Prefix. : OSTE
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Emphatic affirmative. : YESSIREE
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Ailing. : UNWELL
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Drill. : BORE
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Sinister. : EVIL
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Betrayers. : RATS
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Nailed obliquely. : TOED
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Cart. : HAUL
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Biblical term. : SELAH
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Begin. : ARISE
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Arrange in folds. : DRAPE
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Pine-tree products. : CONES
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Extras: Abbr. : ETCS
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Cream. : ELITE
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Helped. : AIDED
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Destitute. : NEEDY
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Disarrange. : MUSS
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Something easily understood. : OPENBOOK
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Convey greetings. : REMEMBER
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Wings. : ALAE
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Additional. : MORE
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Harsh unilateral settlement. : DIKTAT
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Pet. : CARESS
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Former British Laborite. : BEVAN
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Mop. : SWAB
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___ of your business. : NONE
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Field of study. : ARTS
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That: Lat. : ILLE
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Drainage pipe. : TILE
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She, in Paris. : ELLE
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Pair. : DUAD
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Urges. : YENS

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

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