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New York Times, Tuesday, August 12, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.57, Missing: { F J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 14.0
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,304
Across
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Jumble. : HASH
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Identifies. : NAMES
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Ness. : LOCH
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Kind of horn. : ALTO
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Fanfare. : ECLAT
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Fit. : ABLE
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Underground phenomenon. : STALAGMITE
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Debauchee. : ROUE
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Apologue. : PARABLE
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Entangled. : SNARLED
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Bishopric. : SEE
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View halloo. : CRY
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Chatter: Colloq. : GAB
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School study: Abbr. : SCI
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German article. : EIN
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Item to talk through. : HAT
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Land: Lat. : AGER
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Cave dweller. : TROGLODYTE
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Impulse. : URGE
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Group: Abbr. : ORG
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Once ___ ... : UPON
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Bull's-eye. : DEADCENTER
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Share for Mother Hubbard's dog. : NONE
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Still. : YET
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Some. : ANY
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Canapé item. : ROE
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Clique. : SET
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___ lamp. : ARC
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Action: Suffix. : URE
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Milton elegy. : LYCIDAS
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Coruscated. : GLINTED
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Old oath. : EGAD
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Cave sight. : STALACTITE
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Type of painting. : NUDE
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Paved the way for. : EASED
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Bounce. : ELAN
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Bagnold. : ENID
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Old Chinese money. : SYCEE
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Musical sign. : REST
Down
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Latch device. : HASP
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Province of Can. : ALTA
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Dog or North. : STAR
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Latin Americans' shouts. : HOLAS
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Failure. : NEGLECT
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Zenith. : ACME
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11th-century date. : MLI
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Gnaws. : EATS
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Kind of design. : STENCIL
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Man's nickname. : LARRY
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Greek coin. : OBOL
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Evidence. : CLUE
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Attend to. : HEED
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Lincoln et al. : ABES
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Cartoonist. : ARNO
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Loud. : GAUDY
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Concur. : AGREE
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Biblical word. : BEGAT
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Type of writing. : IRONY
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Moth. : EGGER
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Injections: Colloq. : HYPOS
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In harmony. : ATONE
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Belief. : TENET
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Snoopy's Baron. : RED
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Fragment. : ORT
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Color. : DUN
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Ace. : CARD
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Envelops. : ENCASES
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Series of rapid tones. : ROULADE
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Portman. : ERIC
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Supported. : AIDED
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Sign on a door. : ENTER
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Unaspirated. : LENE
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Anti-sub weapon. : YGUN
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Moslem judge. : CADI
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Stop. : STAY
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Song. : GLEE
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High silk hat. : TILE
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Greek letters. : ETAS
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Dimple. : DENT
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Military group: Abbr. : ASC

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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