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New York Times, Wednesday, June 3, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 37.7
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,599
Across
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Ecce ___ : HOMO
5
Follower of Joel : AMOS
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McNamara's outfit : BAND
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Dark : EBON
14
Soft or no : SOAP
15
Borer : AUGER
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Laugh, in Lyons : RIRE
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Modernize : STREAMLINE
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Handicapper's choice : BESTBET
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Interminable : AGELONG
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Vessel : EWER
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Related : AKIN
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Family member : SIS
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Confront : ACCOST
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Awaits judgment : PENDS
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Old card game : LOO
30
Sawfish snout : SERRA
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Stringed instrument : SITAR
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Manner : MODE
38
17th-century theology : DEISM
40
Star or cat : POLE
41
Bit of time : SPELL
43
Handbill : FLYER
45
On the ___ : LAM
46
Prefix for a parent : MATRI
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Uno or dos : NUMERO
50
"Shropshire ___" : LAD
53
Gifts for men : TIES
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Jewish month : ADAR
55
Aeschylus character : ORESTES
57
Beckett play : ENDGAME
60
Civil War figure : COPPERHEAD
62
Summer pest : GNAT
63
French love : AMOUR
64
Existence: Lat. : ESSE
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Numerical prefix : OCTO
66
Like George Apley : LATE
67
Animals : DEER
68
Adolescent : TEEN
Down
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Plant : HERB
2
Theater award : OBIE
3
Dots and dashes : MORSECODE
4
Shoe-buckling words : ONETWO
5
Stated : ASSERTED
6
Abolitionist leader : MOTT
7
Put one's ___ in : OAR
8
Phenomenon of the 1920's : SPEAKEASY
9
Moose or Run : BULL
10
Exchange fees : AGIOS
11
Italian socialist : NENNI
12
Leavings : DREGS
15
Makes additions : AMENDS
18
Opposed; cowpoke style : AGIN
20
Good Queen ___ : BESS
23
First words of "The Wasteland" : APRILIS
25
Charity : ALMS
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Kind of store : COOP
28
Taste : SIP
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Stimulated : REFRESHED
33
Leeway : TOLERANCE
34
Winged : ALAR
35
San ___ : REMO
37
Tree : ELM
39
Greek playwright : MENANDER
42
Near the end : LATTER
44
Former S.D.S. leader : RUDD
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Row : TIER
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Insect larva : MAGGOT
50
Parochial : LOCAL
51
Flowers' forte : AROMA
52
Railway place : DEPOT
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Gush forth: Var. : SPUE
57
Relax : EASE
58
Ship officer : MATE
59
British school : ETON
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Compass direction : ESE

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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