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New York Times, Thursday, April 3, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 20.3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,173
Across
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English school. : ETON
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Naggish one. : SHREW
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Rights and lefts. : JABS
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Bean. : LIMA
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Trifle with. : TEASE
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Incite. : ABET
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River of Bolivia. : BENI
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What to do with four aces. : RAISE
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Christmas trio. : MAGI
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Onassis. : ARISTOTLE
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Nut. : PECAN
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Mountain ramble. : HIKE
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Bruiting. : NOISING
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Stumblebum. : OAF
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Made the first play. : LED
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Brusque. : CURT
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Hang loosely. : DRAPE
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A kind of ad. : PERSONAL
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Preposition. : ONTO
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Cloud nine. : BLISS
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Roused. : WOKE
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Curb. : RESTRAIN
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Variety of ink. : INDIA
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Stopper. : CORK
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___ 'em. : SIC
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Book ___. : END
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Dangerous mine gas. : METHANE
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Fall forecast. : COOL
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Propelled in a way. : OARED
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Dryad. : WOODNYMPH
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Actor Beerbohm. : TREE
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Headdress. : TIARA
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Untypical. : RARE
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Greek letters. : ETAS
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Ledger entry. : ASSET
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Catch-all abbreviation. : ETAL
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Gold vein. : LODE
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Rhythm, British style. : METRE
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Ground corn. : SAMP
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Italian island. : ELBA
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Shoelace, for one. : TIER
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All: Prefix. : OMNI
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Former film actor. : NAISH
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Crawl or trudgen. : STROKE
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Vehement. : HEATED
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Wading bird. : RAIL
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Perfumes. : ESSENCES
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Little. : WEE
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Early American. : JAMESTOWN
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Counting devices. : ABACI
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Originated. : BEGAN
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Pain sharply. : STING
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Floor material. : TILE
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Muslim divines. : PIRS
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Common possessive. : OURS
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Fragrance. : ODOR
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English composer. : ARNE
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Pianist Waller. : FATS
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Food with a milk base. : POTCHEESE
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Fasten. : PIN
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Protuberance. : NODE
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Allied. : AKIN
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Symbol of heaviness. : LEAD
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Farm structure. : BARN
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Moreover. : LIKEWISE
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Way. : ROAD
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Sacred image. : ICON
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Maker of points. : SCORER
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An acid salt. : IODATE
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Stopover spot. : MOTEL
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An ___ the ground. : EARTO
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Tire part. : TREAD
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Ancient instruments. : LYRES
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Kiln. : OAST
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First name in spying. : MATA
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Hyde Park sight. : PRAM
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Lend a hand. : HELP
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Cap. : TAM

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2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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