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New York Times, Monday, December 22, 1969

31-Down : Ruler.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,436
Across
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Evens' partner. : ODDS
5
Alley sound. : MEOW
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Game fish. : CEROS
14
Kind of instrument: Abbr. : PERC
15
Spanish jar. : OLLA
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Bouquet. : AROMA
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"___ on my mind." : EVER
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Hideout. : LAIR
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Eucharistic plate. : PATEN
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Comedy pair. : ROWANANDMARTIN
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Fulfills. : ANSWERS
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20 Across plus one. : TRIO
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French pronoun. : LES
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Satisfaction, in Scottish law. : CRO
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Arabic letter. : SHIN
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Did a court job. : TRIED
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The best. : CREAM
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King of Judah. : ASA
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Singing duo. : SANDLERANDYOUNG
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Cape near Boston. : ANN
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Horned animal. : ELAND
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Antiquated. : MUSTY
43
Foolhardy. : RASH
45
Hurricane area. : EYE
46
Stone. : PIT
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Lincoln of Tarzan fame. : ELMO
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Balearic island. : MINORCA
53
Extinction duo. : DECLINEANDFALL
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Military cap. : SHAKO
57
Facsimile: Abbr. : IMIT
58
Aim. : GOAL
59
Betimes. : EARLY
60
Prefix for an Asian nation. : SINO
61
Gold: Prefix. : AURO
62
Made hep, with "up." : WISED
63
Very, in Paris. : TRES
64
Great number, informally. : SLEW
Down
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Nonproduction at 1969 Met. : OPERA
2
English county. : DEVON
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Barrymore in-laws. : DREWS
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Carelessly drawn. : SCRAWLED
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Teeth. : MOLARS
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Zestful feelings. : ELANS
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Fetid. : OLID
8
Weather forecast. : WARMTREND
9
Italian isle. : CAPRI
10
Namesakes of a Muse. : ERATOS
11
Roast: Fr. : ROTI
12
Prognostic. : OMEN
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Polish river. : SAN
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Obelisk. : NEEDLE
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"When ___ is once built ... " : AROAD
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Hoisting device. : CRANE
28
Home, in Weimar. : HAUS
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Common contraction. : ISNT
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Hungarian premier. : NAGY
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Ruler. : TSAR
32
Genus of frogs. : RANA
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Tabard and others. : INNS
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Kindergarten artist. : CRAYONIST
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"Georgia On ___." : MYMIND
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Fragrant resin. : ELEMI
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Empty. : OUTOFGAS
44
Harass, as a speaker. : HECKLE
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Western beans. : PINTOS
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Harold. : LLOYD
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State. : MAINE
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Ralph, in Paris. : RAOUL
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Irish county. : CLARE
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Concede. : ALLOW
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Midwife in India. : DHAI
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Boxes on a newspaper page. : EARS
55
Arab prince. : EMIR
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Finalize, with "up." : SEW

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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