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New York Times, Thursday, January 23, 1969

25-Across : Chemical substance.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,103
Across
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Whit. : IOTA
5
Pasteboard. : CARD
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Social group. : CASTE
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Tiff. : SPAT
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Oft-quoted Persian. : OMAR
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Hollywood memento. : OSCAR
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English philosopher. : MILL
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Sea-story writer. : DANA
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Type of rock. : SHALE
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Intuition. : SECONDSIGHT
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Feature of "Arabian Nights." : ROC
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Painting medium. : OILS
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Chemical substance. : REAGENT
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Dishevel. : TOUSLE
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Shout of greeting. : HALLO
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Concur. : AGREE
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Shoe part. : LACE
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Where Provo is. : UTAH
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___ majesty. : LESE
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Bird. : RAVEN
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Type of rubber. : PARA
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Raw-boned. : LEAN
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Ill-fated date. : IDES
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Calumny. : LIBEL
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Exhaust. : DRAIN
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Handbook. : MANUAL
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Throb. : PULSATE
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Tibetan beasts. : YAKS
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Chemical suffix. : ANE
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Speak cattily. : PASSAREMARK
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Diving duck. : SCAUP
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Half-and-half ingredient. : MILK
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Algerian port. : ORAN
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Cup: Fr. : TASSE
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Aleutian island. : ATTU
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Flier. : KITE
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First woman M.P. : ASTOR
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Tide. : NEAP
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Otherwise. : ELSE
Down
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Theories. : ISMS
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English painter. : OPIE
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Powdery substance. : TALC
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Undecided. : ATLOOSEENDS
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Pamper. : CODDLE
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Gather. : AMASS
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Hindu title. : RANI
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Hot-rod contests. : DRAGRACES
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Pertaining to ribs. : COSTAL
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Rowan tree. : ASH
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Produce (with "up"). : SCARE
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Eagle feature. : TALON
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At attention. : ERECT
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Abukir's river. : NILE
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Traubel. : HELEN
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Vanish. : GOUPINSMOKE
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Like Alcindor. : TALL
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Molding. : OGEE
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Bear. : URSA
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Port. : HAVEN
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Attentive escort. : LADIESMAN
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Interdiction. : TABU
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Zone. : AREA
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Nordhoff co-author. : HALL
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Gaucho item. : RIATA
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Deep-red pigment. : LAKE
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Front-door fixture. : RAPPER
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Retailer's concern. : MARKUP
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Italian dish. : PASTA
47
Last Mohican. : UNCAS
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Minimal. : LEAST
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W. W. II conference site. : YALTA
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Locale. : SITE
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Seed part. : ARIL
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Word of disgust. : RATS
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Halfback's vulnerable spot. : KNEE
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Servicemen's friend. : USO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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