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New York Times, Thursday, June 19, 1969

2-Down : Vanity case.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 26.0
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,250
Across
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Order to a broker. : SELL
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Droops. : SAGS
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Adduce. : CITE
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Plains Indian. : OTOE
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Dickens villain. : HEEP
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Showiness. : GLARE
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Distinctive quality. : AURA
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Hokkaido indigene. : AINU
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Hotheaded one. : RAGER
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Pakistan language. : URDU
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Before twa. : ANE
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Adorns in a way. : BEGEMS
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Daredevil. : STUNTMAN
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Silly tricks. : APERY
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Spirited. : BEANY
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Grape. : UVA
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Basks. : SUNS
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Center of activity. : HEART
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De ___. : TROP
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Anger. : IRE
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Fervors. : ZEALS
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___ eleison. : KYRIE
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FCC's concern. : NETWORKS
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Musicians of a sort. : PIPERS
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Treasury employe: Abbr. : IRO
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Spurt. : GUSH
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Retrench. : PULLINONESHORNS
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Completely. : INALL
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Course. : PATH
56
Exclamation. : OHOH
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Major or minor. : CANIS
58
Unicorn fish. : UNIE
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Infamous fiddler. : NERO
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Swiss painter. : KLEE
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Do the floors. : SAND
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Ditto. : SAME
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Take wing. : SOAR
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Vanity case. : ETUI
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Foresaken. : LORN
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Little ___. : LEAGUERS
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Fragments. : SHARDS
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Vowel lineup. : AEIOU
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Abrupt flexure. : GENU
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Related, as a tale. : SPUN
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Wine. : CLARET
10
Cassio's slanderer. : IAGO
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Very: Fr. : TRES
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Unearthly. : EERY
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Frequent babysitter. : GRANNY
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Host. : ARMY
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Dismay. : DAUNT
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River valley. : BASIN
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Pattern to be traced. : EPURE
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Civetlike animal. : GENET
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Zoo attraction. : SEALS
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Blacktops. : TARS
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Diving bird. : MURRE
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Weight system: Abbr. : AVOIR
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Scruffs. : NAPES
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Toucan's feature. : BEAK
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Wader. : HERON
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Storms. : TYPHOONS
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Cape polecats. : ZORILS
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Father of Saul. : KISH
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Mays. : WILLIE
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Urged on. : PUSHED
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Arrive. : GETIN
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Tool. : PICK
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Single. : UNAL
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Air or sea route. : LANE
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Musical work. : OPUS
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Dog in "Peter Pan." : NANA
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Mother of Zeus. : RHEA
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Model. : NORM
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Brogan. : SHOE

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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