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New York Times, Saturday, February 15, 1969

1-Down : Empty talk.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 21.7
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,126
Across
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Bargains, familiarly. : BUYS
5
Was off guard. : SLEPT
10
Color. : ROSE
14
Ocean fish. : OPAH
15
Bird's abode. : AERIE
16
Essayist. : ELIA
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Take a walk. : STRETCHONESLEGS
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Western country. : HONDURAS
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Showy flower. : PEONY
22
Sea god. : LER
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Apparel item. : SUIT
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Took off. : DOFFED
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Type of seat. : RINGSIDE
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Remaining. : OVER
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Asian. : INDO
35
Conjunctions. : ORS
36
Get into hot water. : PUTONESFOOTINIT
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Ivy Leaguer. : ELI
42
Of grandparents. : AVAL
43
Jackknife. : DIVE
44
Soothing. : SEDATIVE
46
Type of mining. : PLACER
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Historic waterway. : NILE
49
Region of India. : GOA
50
Irish city. : SLIGO
53
Seasonings. : POTHERBS
58
Grieve. : EATONESHEARTOUT
61
Antiquing device. : AGER
62
Wasteland tracts. : MOORS
63
Renowned novel. : NANA
64
Marsh bird. : SORA
65
Flounder. : SLOSH
66
Call it ___. : ADAY
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Empty talk. : BOSH
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Doing. : UPTO
3
Narrative. : YARN
4
Structure. : SHED
5
Kind of cow. : SACRED
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Operetta composer. : LEHAR
7
Greek god. : EROS
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Golfer's target. : PIN
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Golfer's aid. : TEE
10
Leases to another. : RELETS
11
Grocery item. : OLEO
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"Keep Off," for one. : SIGN
13
Kind of mark. : EASY
18
Bulrush. : TULE
19
Vent stopper. : SPIGOT
23
Chinese: Prefix. : SINO
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Ruin. : UNDO
25
Saps. : DOPES
26
Immature seed. : OVULE
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Not fragrant. : FETID
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Back. : FRO
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Plunder. : RIFLE
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Type style. : IONIC
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Hunt. : DRIVE
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Acid salt. : ESTER
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Member of Iroquois union. : NATION
38
Offensive. : EVIL
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Except. : SAVE
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Mountain of Crete. : IDA
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Woolen cloth. : ANGORA
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Soap ingredient. : POTASH
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Late comedian. : LAHR
49
Leavers. : GOERS
50
Waves. : SEAS
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Italian lake. : LAGO
52
Chariot route. : ITER
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Word of contempt. : PHOO
54
Vessel. : ETNA
55
Map line. : ROAD
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New Guinea town. : BUNA
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Check. : STAY
59
German river. : EMS
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Peruvian coin. : SOL

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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