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New York Times, Thursday, October 9, 1969

17-Across : Gets moving.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { C F J W X }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,362
Across
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Historian's milieu. : PAST
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Red Sea gulf. : AQABA
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Roadside sign. : EATS
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City near Turin. : ASTI
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___-duper. : SUPER
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Century plant. : ALOE
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Gets moving. : SHAKESALEG
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Extraordinary. : RARE
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University course. : SEMINAR
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Bursar's concern. : TUITION
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Mind-reader's faculty: Abbr. : ESP
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Umpire's cry. : OUT
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Selassie's realm: Abbr. : ETH
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Go, in France. : ALLER
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Relative of a re-run. : SEQUEL
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Coronation event. : BALL
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In good condition. : TRIM
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Humid. : MUGGY
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Virginia ___. : REEL
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Plant part. : SEPAL
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Wing-shaped. : ALAR
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Regions. : AREAS
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Prefix for ten: Var. : DEKA
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Sportscaster Rote. : KYLE
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Ancient neck chain. : TORQUE
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Theatrical form. : REVUE
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"Sturm ___ Drang." : UND
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Haunch. : HIP
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Young chap. : LAD
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Adages. : SAYINGS
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Extending over. : ASTRIDE
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Soviet sea. : AZOV
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Without one's cool. : ALLSHOOKUP
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Choler. : RAGE
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Travel plan. : ROUTE
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Liquefy. : MELT
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Tree knot. : KNAR
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Caught sight of. : SPIED
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Emmets. : ANTS
Down
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Obsolete. : PASSE
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Contents of some trays. : ASHES
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Item on a letter. : STAMP
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Kon ___. : TIKI
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Lashes into. : ASSAULTS
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Lodged. : QUARTERED
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Month: Abbr. : APL
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Ingredient of borscht. : BEET
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Debates. : ARGUES
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Ground-breaking, king size. : EARTHQUAKE
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Asian range. : ALAI
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Matador's foe. : TORO
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Noticed. : SEEN
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Chemical compound. : ENOL
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Entry on a list. : ITEM
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Trembling. : ALLAQUIVER
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More mellow. : RIPER
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Quarrelsome. : UGLY
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Equal: Fr. : EGAL
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Old instrument. : LYRE
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Spoiled child. : BRAT
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Atmosphere: Prefix. : AERO
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Malicious glance. : LEER
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Hurry. : MAKEHASTE
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Bestowed generously. : LAVISHED
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East Indian shrub. : SUNN
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Mystery writers' awards. : EDGARS
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Capable of. : UPTO
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Compare. : LIKEN
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Full-grown. : ADULT
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Gov't. branches. : DEPTS
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Shirt, in British dialect. : SARK
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Mohammedan call to prayer. : AZAN
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Hindu practice. : YOGA
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Swinish repast. : SLOP
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Relative of Napoli. : ROMA
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French pronoun. : LUI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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