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New York Times, Saturday, April 5, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 45.2
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,175
Across
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Biblical book. : ACTS
5
Uncouth ones. : BOORS
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Machine part. : GEAR
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Mountain pass. : GHAT
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Asian land. : INDIA
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Assam silkworm. : ERIA
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Detain. : TAKEINTOCUSTODY
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U.S. violinist. : STERN
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Alcoves. : RECESSES
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Hazard. : PERIL
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Game animal. : DEER
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Angelico. : FRA
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Caucho trees. : ULES
30
Football kick. : SPIRAL
34
Atmosphere. : AER
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Location. : SITE
36
Hand over. : CEDE
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Willy-nilly. : CATCHASCATCHCAN
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___ eye. : EVIL
43
Biblical pronoun. : THOU
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Free from. : RID
45
Strip. : DENUDE
48
Nautical man. : SALT
49
Hesitant sounds. : ERS
50
Irish hill. : TARA
52
___ fuse. : BLOWA
54
Showing response. : REACTIVE
58
Of destiny. : FATAL
61
Like Pearl White's friends. : INTHENICKOFTIME
64
Meadow mouse. : VOLE
65
Lab liquid. : GACID
66
Uniform. : EVEN
67
Farm animals. : EWES
68
Upright. : ONEND
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Support. : REST
Down
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Middlemen: Abbr. : AGTS
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Gossip. : CHAT
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Enter. : TAKEPARTIN
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Cubic meter. : STERE
5
Container. : BIN
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Ottawa's prov. : ONT
7
Reputation. : ODOR
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Style of potatoes. : RICED
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Barbecue items. : SAUCES
10
Fattens, in a way. : GETSRICH
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Greek god. : EROS
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Sidekick. : AIDE
13
X and beta. : RAYS
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Influx. : INRUSH
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Small spring. : SEEP
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Hipbones. : ILIA
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Permits. : LETS
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Defied. : FACED
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Plunder, old style. : REAVE
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Denominations. : SECTS
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Restoring. : RECREATIVE
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"Robin ___." : ADAIR
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Provides, as aid. : LENDS
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Grasps. : CLUTCHES
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Melville captain. : AHAB
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Fee. : TOLL
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Interrupt. : CUTOFF
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Tropical fruit. : DATE
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___ brath. : ERINGO
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Of birds. : AVIAN
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A kind of polo. : WATER
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Cleave. : RIVE
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Plenty, to Omar. : ENOW
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Tamarisk salt tree. : ATLE
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Behold! : ECCE
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City in Iowa. : AMES
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Spring period. : LENT
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Relatives. : KIN
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Roulette bet. : ODD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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