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New York Times, Thursday, November 6, 1969

57-Across : Chemical prefix.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F Y }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 69, 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. 7,390
Across
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Cayuse, oater style. : HOSS
5
"Quo ___?" : VADIS
10
Recipe abbrs. : TSPS
14
Oriental name. : ABOU
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Common contraction. : ARENT
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Military acronym. : AWOL
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Potpourri. : SALMAGUNDI
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Historic German city. : JENA
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Cordial ingredient. : ANISE
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Sea gulls. : TERNS
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Outer: Prefix. : ECT
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Wield. : USE
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Pibroch producers. : BAGPIPES
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North African capital. : TRIPOLI
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Navy officer: Abbr. : ENS
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Municipality: Abbr. : BOR
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Special privileges. : PERQUISITES
40
Does a snow routine. : SKIS
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Ascend. : MOUNT
43
Part of the street scene. : TAXI
44
Lampoons. : PASQUINADES
47
Relatives. : KIN
48
Kind of roof. : HIP
49
Menu offerings. : OMELETS
51
Business section of a city. : DOWNTOWN
56
Spanish title. : SRA
57
Chemical prefix. : AZO
58
Constellation. : ORION
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Musical form. : RONDO
64
Capitol feature. : DOME
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Improper seizure. : ARROGATION
68
Pronouns. : ONES
69
Verb form. : TENSE
70
Edinburgher. : SCOT
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Directed. : SENT
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A Ford. : EDSEL
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Architect Saarinen. : EERO
Down
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___ heart (cares). : HASA
2
Seaport of Scotland. : OBAN
3
Arias, for example. : SOLI
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Recaps. : SUMSUP
5
Wanderer, for short. : VAG
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In ___. : ARUT
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Star in Cygnus. : DENEB
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Hindu rain god. : INDRA
9
Burning sensation. : STING
10
___ Mahal. : TAJ
11
Lottery. : SWEEPSTAKE
12
Puerto Rican city. : PONCE
13
Louvers. : SLATS
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Famous fabler. : AESOP
22
Goddess of hope. : SPES
25
Varnish ingredient. : ELEMI
27
Put one's foot ___. : INIT
28
See 10 Across. : TBSP
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African tallow tree. : ROKA
30
Certain Dubliners. : IRISHWOMEN
31
Golfing gear. : IRON
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Sine ___ non. : QUA
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Bring to naught. : UNDO
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Topics. : ITEMS
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Way out. : EXIT
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Sloth and envy. : SINS
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Measure of area: Abbr. : SQIN
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Able. : UPTO
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Swordfish feature. : SERRA
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Chinese philosopher. : LAOTSE
51
Fits grooves, in carpentry. : DADOS
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Fresh air. : OZONE
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Wax prolix. : ORATE
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Telegraphed. : WIRED
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Scandinavian fates. : NORNS
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Pry. : NOSE
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Mediterranean resort. : NICE
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Way in. : DOOR
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Hep. : ONTO
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Boston's time. : EST
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Colloid. : GEL

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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