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New York Times, Monday, July 14, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 21.0
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,275
Across
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Old riverboat figure. : GAMBLER
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Word for agency such as Port Authority. : BISTATE
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Anthem by Samuel F. Smith. : AMERICA
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Pierced. : IMPALED
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Ostentatious. : SPLASHY
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Girl's best friend. : DIAMOND
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Condescend. : STOOP
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Like some Britishers. : TWEEDY
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Cuts in, at a dance. : TAGS
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Jewish month. : NISAN
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Mideasterners. : ARABS
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Dupe. : CATSPAW
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Pub. : SALOON
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Have ___ at it. : AGO
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Mild expletive. : EGAD
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Barnstorms. : TROUPES
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Come to agreement. : ARRANGE
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Tale. : YARN
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Churchill symbol. : VEE
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Medieval land tenure. : SOCAGE
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Spreading machines. : TEDDERS
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Allotted. : METED
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Indignant. : IRATE
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Regions: Abbr. : TERS
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Fire-bomb ingredient. : NAPALM
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Swelling disease. : EDEMA
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U.S. space vehicles. : APOLLOS
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Island country. : IRELAND
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Sky objects. : METEORS
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Sounded, as a small bell. : TINKLED
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Ancient ascetics. : ESSENES
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Playground gear. : SEESAWS
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Tank contents. : GAS
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Elec. unit. : AMP
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Honey. : MEL
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Uncompromising. : BRASSBOUND
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Roster. : LIST
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Nymph of myth. : ECHO
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Dress material. : RAYON
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One club, for example. : BID
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Certain vaudevillians. : IMITATORS
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Generates. : SPAWNS
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Subdue. : TAME
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Lily plant. : ALOE
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Mind. : TEND
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Current. : EDDY
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12-point type. : PICA
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Savory. : TASTY
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Biblical mountain. : ARARAT
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Abundant. : GALORE
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Old writing. : SAGA
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Dunk. : SOP
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Long-run show in Paris. : PEACETALKS
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Akin. : AGNATE
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Friendly dog. : WAGGER
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Poe word. : NEVERMORE
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Certain documents. : DEEDS
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Fluids. : SERA
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Gypsy male. : ROM
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Italian family. : ESTE
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Matt. : DILLON
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Revises. : EDITS
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Single out. : NAME
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Zoo features. : APES
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Containers : POTS
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Nautical word. : ALEE
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Indian. : ERIE
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Biblical wall word. : MENE
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Draft abbreviation. : SSS
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___ king. : ALA
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Unfamiliar. : NEW
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Dental degree: Abbr. : DDS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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