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New York Times, Saturday, April 12, 1969

19-Across : Muse.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 16.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,182
Across
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With 26 Down, Israeli statesman. : ABBA
5
Priest's garments. : ALBS
9
Burn in a way. : SCALD
14
Flower, for short. : GLAD
15
Irish fuel. : PEAT
16
People of central India. : KAMAR
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Relatively new industry. : AEROSPACE
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Muse. : ERATO
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Sioux City gal. : SUE
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Kind of securities sale. : WASH
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Burns brightly. : BLAZES
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Glaring light. : FLARE
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Some pets. : KITTENS
26
Lily maid. : ELAINE
28
___ alive! : SAKES
29
Hail-fellow-well-met. : BACKSLAPPER
31
Bullfight cry. : OLE
34
Late writer and critic. : AGEE
35
Chill. : NIP
36
Claim. : AVER
37
Signal of approval. : NOD
38
Intend. : HAVEANEYETO
42
___ state stereo. : SOLID
43
Brings into play. : EXERTS
44
Trifling. : NOMINAL
47
Sound of silk. : SWISH
48
Soap plants. : AMOLES
49
Swallow hastily. : BOLT
50
Goal. : AIM
53
Fasten a rope. : BELAY
54
Had meaning. : MADESENSE
56
Model railroad measure. : OGAGE
57
Scandinavian name. : OLAF
58
Drinks. : ADES
59
Revealed. : BARED
60
Fog. : MIST
61
Advantages. : USES
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Turkish leaders. : AGAS
2
Cordon ___. : BLEU
3
Brazen. : BAREFACED
4
Stir. : ADO
5
Clothing. : APPAREL
6
Realty matter. : LEASE
7
Organist. : BACH
8
___ Jeanne. : STE
9
After helter. : SKELTER
10
Weight units. : CARATS
11
Astonish. : AMAZE
12
Grow less early. : LATEN
13
Refuse. : DROSS
18
Trumpeters. : SWANS
22
Boy's vehicle. : BIKE
24
Find agreeable. : LIKE
25
Greek letter. : KAPPA
26
See 1 Across. : EBAN
27
Lake: Sp. : LAGO
28
Caught sight of. : SPIED
30
Certain chorus. : ANVIL
31
Tennis strokes. : OVERHANDS
32
Baltic native. : LETT
33
Cupid. : EROS
36
Some votes. : AYES
38
Sweetened. : HONEYED
39
Oh, dear. : ALAS
40
Yippies, S.D.S. and others. : NEWLEFT
41
Auditorium signs. : EXITS
42
Fodder. : SILAGE
44
Wealthy man. : NABOB
45
The last. : OMEGA
46
Tooth. : MOLAR
47
Drinks. : SODAS
49
Pacific island. : BALI
51
Words of comprehension. : ISEE
52
Army hall. : MESS
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Household figure. : MOM
55
Cologne water. : EAU

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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