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New York Times, Monday, June 30, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 31.7
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,261
Across
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Menu offering. : HASH
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Century plant. : AGAVE
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In ___. : TOTO
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Asian range. : ALAI
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Authentic. : VALID
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Queued up. : AROW
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Dropping abruptly. : PLUMMETING
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Reading, for one. : GAOL
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Stationery item. : PEN
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Square footage. : AREA
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Incident. : EVENT
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Hungers. : YEARNS
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Domestic science course. : SEWING
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Corporation V.I.P., for short. : EXEC
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Refuse heaps. : MIDDENS
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Money of Turin. : LIRA
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Run out. : LAPSE
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Vote for. : AYE
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"___ was saying ... " : ASI
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Geographical feature. : RIVER
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Man's nickname. : PETE
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Optimistic. : ROSEATE
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Grammarian's abbreviation. : ETYM
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Hospital staffman. : INTERN
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Coast Guard role. : RESCUE
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Provoke. : ANGER
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Impression. : IDEA
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Common word. : AND
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Today: It. : OGGI
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Semblance. : APPEARANCE
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Evade. : SHUN
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Deride. : TAUNT
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Grammatical term. : NOUN
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Record. : TAPE
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Blank. : EMPTY
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Clears. : NETS
Down
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Blithe. : HAPPY
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Berlin avenue. : ALLEE
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Bath in Helsinki. : SAUNA
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Pronoun. : HIM
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Disinclined. : AVERSE
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Paid attendance. : GATE
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Word on a post office wall. : ALIAS
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Bistro offering. : VIN
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In a certain position. : EDGEWISE
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Stub. : TAGEND
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Soft drink. : ORANGEADE
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Street sound. : TOOT
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Bird. : OWL
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Cat. : MANX
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TV term. : VIDEO
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Gather. : REAP
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Realm. : EMPIRE
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Resourceful. : CLEVER
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U.N. vote. : NYET
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Desiccated. : SERE
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Fabulist. : LIAR
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___ many words. : INSO
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Rearing. : RAISINGUP
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Mimic. : APE
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Rattle on. : PRATE
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Well-read. : LITERATE
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Tachometer readings: Abbr. : RPMS
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Jet. : ENGINE
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Pact. : TREATY
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Time unit. : YEAR
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Caper. : NIPUP
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Birchbark. : CANOE
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Word for some gems. : UNCUT
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Elysiums. : EDENS
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Turkish leader. : AGHA
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Tooth, in Tours. : DENT
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East: Ger. : OST
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Jack of clubs. : PAM
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___ Arbor. : ANN

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

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