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New York Times, Wednesday, November 5, 1969

10-Across : Rope.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 32.3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,389
Across
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Art movement. : DADA
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Water plant. : TRAPA
10
Rope. : STAY
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Tiff. : SPAT
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Rise up. : REBEL
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Weapon: Fr. : ARME
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Associates. : COLLEAGUES
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Cuts off. : LOPS
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Asssorted. : MISCELLANEOUS
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Triumphant cry. : AHA
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Half a score. : TEN
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Part of the head. : TEMPLE
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Companion. : MATE
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Radio annoyance. : STATIC
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His: Fr. : SES
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Laomedon's son. : PRIAM
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Applies paint. : COATS
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Trappings. : PARAPHERNALIA
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More shifty. : SLIER
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Bakery items. : ROLLS
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Weekday: Abbr. : SAT
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Poetic foot. : IAMBUS
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Coalition. : BLOC
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Morsels. : CRUMBS
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Never: Ger. : NIE
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Swiss canton. : URI
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Equipage. : ACCOUTREMENTS
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Turkish liquor. : RAKI
61
Atavistic traits. : REVERSIONS
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Drinks. : ADES
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Moslem prince. : EMEER
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Gait. : TROT
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Parks. : BERT
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Kind: It. : SORTA
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Ago: Scot. : SYNE
Down
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Medal: Abbr. : DSC
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Mindanoan volcano. : APO
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Croation region. : DALMATIA
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Gudrun's husband. : ATLI
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Vestiges. : TRACES
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Ruler. : REGENT
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___ Kasim. : ABUL
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Skin. : PEEL
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German shepherd. : ALSATIAN
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Oregon city. : SALEM
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Soldiers. : TROOPS
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Hypodermic vial. : AMPULE
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Assents. : YESSES
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East: It. : EST
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Drink of the gods. : NECTAR
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Elec. unit. : AMP
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Orchestra instrument. : HARP
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Facial features. : EARS
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Sour. : ACERB
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High hill. : TOR
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California beach. : MALIBU
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Boor. : SLOB
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Money units of Mideast. : PIASTRES
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Haw's companion. : HEM
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Deceptive. : ILLUSORY
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Indonesian island group. : ALOR
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Univ. course. : SCI
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Beetle. : SCARAB
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Shopping area. : ARCADE
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Tire, with "out." : TUCKER
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Improper. : UNMEET
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Mountain chain. : SIERRA
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Humid. : MOIST
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Printing spaces. : ENS
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San ___. : REMO
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Continually. : EVER
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Small birds. : TITS
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Common prefix. : NON
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Anne or Mary: Abbr. : STE

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

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