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New York Times, Thursday, August 28, 1969

19-Down : An encore of sorts.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 40.0
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,320
Across
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Slip. : LAPSE
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Draped garment. : SARI
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Genitive or ablative. : CASE
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Florida city. : OCALA
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Consumer. : USER
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West of Sask. : ALTA
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Tyrants. : NEROS
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Robt. E. Lee, for one. : RIVERBOAT
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Odds and ends. : ETCETERAS
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Gladden. : ELATE
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Equitable. : EVEN
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Frank. : WIENER
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Cocktail. : ROBROY
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Devotee. : FAN
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Happened. : BECAME
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Casino game. : BACCARAT
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Opening lines, for short. : INTRO
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No point, in tennis. : LET
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Greeting. : ALOHA
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Evening sight. : MOONRISE
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Long-missing jurist. : CRATER
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Assent. : NOD
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Transportation for Holmes. : HANSOM
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Wrench. : SPRAIN
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Drink flavor. : COLA
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Adjust. : ALIGN
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Munchausen's forte. : TALLTALES
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Circus area. : MENAGERIE
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Incongruity. : IRONY
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Woody fiber. : BAST
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French husband. : MARI
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Dress material. : ORLON
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Fits to ___. : ATEE
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Between once and a. : UPON
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___ pros. : NOLLE
Down
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Word for a Ranger. : LONE
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Prefix for an acid. : ACET
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Paris area. : PARC
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Blackthorn. : SLOE
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Time to put on finery. : EASTERMORNING
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Carriage. : SURREY
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Type of flu. : ASIAN
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Accelerates, for short. : REVS
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Choler. : IRE
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Mooring line. : CABLE
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Float ___. : ALOAN
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Assert. : STATE
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Peter or Jack Sprat. : EATER
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An encore of sorts. : REINCARNATION
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Cry of revelry. : EVOE
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World War II corps. : WAC
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Nevada city. : RENO
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Eight: Lat. : OCTO
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Storage place. : BARN
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Superfluity. : FAT
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Barbados native. : BIM
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Occasional bonnet occupant. : BEE
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Too bad! : ALAS
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Prefix for gravure. : ROTO
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Attention-getting word. : AHEM
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Seafarer. : TAR
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Psychedelic drug. : LSD
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Noun suffix. : ION
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Summon. : CALL
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___ one. : HOLEIN
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Card game. : SAMBA
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Fold. : PLEAT
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Hair tint. : RINSE
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Type size. : AGATE
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African city. : CAIRO
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Snare. : TRAP
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Gaelic exclamation. : ARRO
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Take it easy. : LOLL
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Chemical compound. : ENOL
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Since, in Scotland. : SYNE
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Large bird. : EMU

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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