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New York Times, Saturday, October 18, 1969

44-Across : Italian river.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.57, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 99, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,371
Across
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Occurs. : COMESABOUT
11
Elec. units. : AMPS
15
Artistic leaders. : AVANTGARDE
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Polynesian loincloth. : MARO
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Makes a sudden attack. : DESCENDSON
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Seaweed product. : AGAR
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Writing fluid. : INK
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Ceremonies. : RITES
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Penalized, as for speeding. : FINED
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Wisdom: Sp. : SESO
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Italian astronomer. : DONATI
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Prefix for part of the U. K. : SCOTO
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Grass or Merry. : WIDOW
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Atlantic fish. : COD
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Cornbreads. : PONES
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Pursue studies unnecessarily. : OVERLEARN
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Sheltered. : ALEE
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Kind of cord. : RIP
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French cheese. : BRIE
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Electrical device. : CONDENSER
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Greek letters. : IOTAS
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Silkworm. : ERI
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Della. : REESE
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Wherewithal. : MEANS
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Italian river. : PAGLIA
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Ammo for Junior's pistol. : CAPS
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Norse god: Var. : OTHIN
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Skate part. : BLADE
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Latin-lesson word. : AMO
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Road hazards. : RUTS
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___ own horn. : TOOTEDONES
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Waste allowance. : TRET
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Speed up. : ACCELERATE
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Certain guns: Abbr. : SARS
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Menu items. : CASSEROLES
Down
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Moslem judge. : CADI
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Stove part. : OVEN
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Halloween gear. : MASK
4
Ref. book. : ENC
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Sound systems. : STEREOS
6
West African people. : AGNIS
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Go from ___ (deteriorate). : BADTOWORSE
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Cockney's steed. : ORSE
9
Japanese herbs. : UDOS
10
Four bells. : TEN
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Forcibly. : AMAIN
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One symbol of liberty. : MAGNACARTA
13
___ Guard of ancient Rome. : PRAETORIAN
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Squalor. : SORDIDNESS
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Hen. : FOWL
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Charger. : STEED
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Beetle. : DOR
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Milieu for astronauts. : SPACEPORTS
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Type of soprano. : COLORATURA
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Traveling troupe's routine. : ONENIGHTER
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Plants on college halls. : IVIES
29
Belittles. : DEPRECATES
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People of Niger area: Var. : EBOES
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Lynch's country. : ERIN
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Teacher's org. : NEA
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One who obstructs. : IMPEDER
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Itemizes. : LISTS
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An Astaire. : ADELE
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___ Raton. : BOCA
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Sites: Abbr. : LOCS
51
Detailed study: Abbr. : ANAL
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Distribute. : METE
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Suffixes denoting sugar. : OSES
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Between tic and toe. : TAC
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Rio de ___. : ORO

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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