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New York Times, Saturday, October 18, 1969

59-Across : Certain guns: Abbr.

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
1
Occurs. : COMESABOUT
11
Elec. units. : AMPS
15
Artistic leaders. : AVANTGARDE
16
Polynesian loincloth. : MARO
17
Makes a sudden attack. : DESCENDSON
18
Seaweed product. : AGAR
19
Writing fluid. : INK
20
Ceremonies. : RITES
21
Penalized, as for speeding. : FINED
22
Wisdom: Sp. : SESO
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Italian astronomer. : DONATI
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Prefix for part of the U. K. : SCOTO
27
Grass or Merry. : WIDOW
30
Atlantic fish. : COD
31
Cornbreads. : PONES
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Pursue studies unnecessarily. : OVERLEARN
34
Sheltered. : ALEE
35
Kind of cord. : RIP
36
French cheese. : BRIE
37
Electrical device. : CONDENSER
40
Greek letters. : IOTAS
41
Silkworm. : ERI
42
Della. : REESE
43
Wherewithal. : MEANS
44
Italian river. : PAGLIA
46
Ammo for Junior's pistol. : CAPS
48
Norse god: Var. : OTHIN
49
Skate part. : BLADE
51
Latin-lesson word. : AMO
54
Road hazards. : RUTS
55
___ own horn. : TOOTEDONES
57
Waste allowance. : TRET
58
Speed up. : ACCELERATE
59
Certain guns: Abbr. : SARS
60
Menu items. : CASSEROLES
Down
1
Moslem judge. : CADI
2
Stove part. : OVEN
3
Halloween gear. : MASK
4
Ref. book. : ENC
5
Sound systems. : STEREOS
6
West African people. : AGNIS
7
Go from ___ (deteriorate). : BADTOWORSE
8
Cockney's steed. : ORSE
9
Japanese herbs. : UDOS
10
Four bells. : TEN
11
Forcibly. : AMAIN
12
One symbol of liberty. : MAGNACARTA
13
___ Guard of ancient Rome. : PRAETORIAN
14
Squalor. : SORDIDNESS
21
Hen. : FOWL
22
Charger. : STEED
23
Beetle. : DOR
24
Milieu for astronauts. : SPACEPORTS
25
Type of soprano. : COLORATURA
26
Traveling troupe's routine. : ONENIGHTER
28
Plants on college halls. : IVIES
29
Belittles. : DEPRECATES
33
People of Niger area: Var. : EBOES
38
Lynch's country. : ERIN
39
Teacher's org. : NEA
40
One who obstructs. : IMPEDER
45
Itemizes. : LISTS
47
An Astaire. : ADELE
49
___ Raton. : BOCA
50
Sites: Abbr. : LOCS
51
Detailed study: Abbr. : ANAL
52
Distribute. : METE
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Suffixes denoting sugar. : OSES
55
Between tic and toe. : TAC
56
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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