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New York Times, Tuesday, January 21, 1969

40-Across : Served.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,101
Across
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Marshal's badge. : STAR
5
Urban Coalition's "Give a ___." : DAMN
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White House family. : TAFTS
14
Soda flavor. : COLA
15
Kirghiz range. : ALAI
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The Hunter. : ORION
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Part of a rallying cry. : ALLFORONE
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"Good-bye" composer. : TOSTI
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Balmoral Castle's river. : DEE
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Night watches. : VIGILS
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Hunt bargains. : SHOP
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Manner of expression. : STYLE
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West Pointers. : PLEBES
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Sigmund Romberg song. : ONEALONE
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Dickens boy. : TIM
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Neighbor of Neth. : BELG
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Four-in-hand. : TIE
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Of no difference. : ALLONE
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Served. : AVAILED
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On the loose. : ATLARGE
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Resentment. : RANCOR
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Money sent by wire: Abbr. : TMO
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Veto word. : NYET
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Upshot. : END
47
Small-time. : ONEHORSE
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Store-counter sign. : ONSALE
52
Movie accolade. : OSCAR
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Code word for "A." : ALFA
58
___ not (probably). : LIKEAS
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Poem. : ODE
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Repast. : LUNCH
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Companion of 17 Across. : ONEFORALL
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Hold dear. : ADORE
67
Convex moldings. : TORI
68
Great Barrier island. : OTEA
69
A partisan. : SIDER
70
River of myth. : STYX
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Sinewy. : WIRY
Down
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Oodles. : SCADS
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Real estate sign. : TOLET
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Byway. : ALLEY
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WW II fliers. : RAF
5
Sorghum of India. : DARI
6
Sleep like ___. : ALOG
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Clerical arm scarf. : MANIPLE
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Decorated metal work. : NIELLO
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Little one. : TOT
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Came up. : AROSE
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Fib. : FISHSTORY
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"Wizard of Oz" dog. : TOTO
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Swatch. : SNIP
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Hot from the ___. : OVEN
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Washington athlete. : SENATOR
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Reasoning. : LOGIC
27
Angelus. : BELL
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Perpetual. : ETERNAL
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Befriend. : AID
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"Picnic" author. : INGE
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Sports event. : MEET
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Divulge. : BARE
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Welsh name. : EVAN
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Sleep. : LANDOFNOD
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Bowling place. : LANES
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Blondes' promoter. : LOOS
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I love: Lat. : AMO
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Tie ___. : THEKNOT
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Writer George and others. : ELIOTS
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Mediocre. : SOSO
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Oyster product. : NACRE
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Raccoonlike animal. : COATI
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Name in psychiatry. : ADLER
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Track event. : RELAY
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Word of regret. : ALAS
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Games: Lat. : LUDI
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Uncanny. : EERY
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In ___ (troubled). : AFIX
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Pronoun. : HER
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Squabble. : ROW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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