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New York Times, Monday, March 3, 1969

44-Across : Offensively bold.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, 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. 7,142
Across
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Nonprofessional. : LAIC
5
Kind of steamer. : TRAMP
10
Evoke. : CALL
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Quality. : ODOR
15
Nest. : AERIE
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Spread. : OLEO
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Monkey. : TITI
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At ___. : LEAST
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Pro ___. : RATA
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Yearly report. : STATEOFTHEUNION
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Processes in a way. : TANS
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Way: Abbr. : RTE
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Dissolves. : SEVERS
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South African port. : CAPETOWN
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Then: Fr. : ALORS
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Breadwinners. : PAPAS
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Eggs. : ROE
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___ go. : LETS
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Fiend. : DEMON
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Front. : PROW
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Scottish uncle. : EME
40
Worried. : CARED
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Refrigerate. : CHILL
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Jolly. : MIRTHFUL
44
Offensively bold. : BRASSY
45
Clumsy fellow. : OAF
46
South African. : BOER
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Be formal. : STANDONCEREMONY
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Twinge. : PANG
56
Feminine name. : DIANE
57
Nichols character. : ABIE
58
___ ben Adhem. : ABOU
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Kind of tube. : INNER
60
State: Abbr. : CONN
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Adjust. : TUNE
62
Europeans. : LETTS
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Some votes. : YEAS
Down
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Divination by ___. : LOTS
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Entrance. : ADIT
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Speck. : IOTA
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Cowpoke's herd. : CRITTERS
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Parts of locks. : TALONS
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Shortens sails. : REEFS
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Smell ___. : ARAT
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___ mash. : MISH
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Darling children's teacher. : PETERPAN
10
Musical instrument. : CORNET
11
Turkish regiment. : ALAI
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Apollo's mother. : LETO
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Banking deal. : LOAN
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Spikes. : EARS
22
Indians. : UTES
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Western capital. : SALEM
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Brand of fig. : ELEMI
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Good citizen. : VOTER
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Nautical float. : CAMEL
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Footless animal. : APOD
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Early gold lace. : ORRIS
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Angora and alpaca. : WOOLS
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Afresh. : NEWLY
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Incas' home. : PERU
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Spring flower. : DAFFODIL
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Hospital section. : PHARMACY
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African lake. : CHAD
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Indian. : CREE
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Oxford part. : TONGUE
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Shipworms. : BORERS
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U.S. poet. : BENET
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Quarrel. : SPAT
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Forbidden. : TABU
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After a while. : ANON
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Mets or Braves. : NINE
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Insincere talk. : CANT
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Mitch Miller's instrument. : OBOE
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___ Leeds, O'Neill heroine. : NINA
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Oriental coins. : YENS

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