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New York Times, Thursday, December 4, 1969

69-Across : Common verb.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,418
Across
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Smack. : BUSS
5
Church fixtures. : PEWS
9
Forward. : RELAY
14
Food fish. : OPAH
15
Give abundantly. : RAIN
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Expatriate. : EXILE
17
Last word of "Mother Hubbard." : NONE
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Color. : ECRU
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Throng: It. : FOLLA
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Illicit. : UNDERTHECOUNTER
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Sonnet unit. : SESTET
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Goldsmith's Miss Hardcastle. : KATE
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Cousin of nein. : NYET
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Antitoxins. : SERUMS
32
Subside. : ABATE
36
"I had ___ when I came in." : AHAT
38
Wenner-Gren. : AXEL
39
Indian V.I.P. : RAJA
40
Russian beer. : KVASS
41
Arena animal. : TORO
42
Homeric hero. : AJAX
43
Wine: Prefix. : OENO
44
Asian antelope. : SEROW
45
Anderson. : MARIAN
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Kiesinger. : KURT
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Elicited. : DREW
51
Gnaws. : EATSON
56
Grade B treatment. : ONCEOVERLIGHTLY
61
Strengthen again. : REARM
62
Victory: Ger. : SIEG
63
Cylinder. : ROLL
64
Where the Irrawaddy flows. : BURMA
65
Ardor. : ELAN
66
Miscellany. : OLIO
67
Emulates a boring guest. : STAYS
68
National Leaguers. : REDS
69
Common verb. : BEEN
Down
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Honorarium. : BONUS
2
Ahead, as in a competition. : UPONE
3
Does floor work. : SANDS
4
Philately term. : SHEET
5
Kind of penny. : PRETTY
6
Apiece. : EACH
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Finish line. : WIRE
8
Skulked: Dial. : SNUCK
9
Show to be false. : REFUTE
10
Clear. : EXONERATE
11
Lively tune. : LILT
12
Every: Ger. : ALLE
13
Word with lunar or light. : YEAR
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Frenchman's name. : RENE
22
Kilns. : OASTS
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Roof part. : EAVE
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Show gratitude. : THANK
29
Wife, in old Rome. : UXOR
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Ocean fish. : MERO
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Traffic sign. : SLOW
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Ancient Syria. : ARAM
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___ California. : BAJA
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At variance with. : AJAR
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Stuffy business. : TAXIDERMY
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Not worth ___. : ASOU
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Russian general. : KONEV
44
Hart. : STAG
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Bouquets. : AROMAS
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Holds sway. : REIGNS
50
German river. : WESER
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Vibrate. : THROB
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Garment. : STOLE
54
Stan Laurel's friend. : OLLIE
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Fishline material. : NYLON
56
Spheres. : ORBS
57
Noun gender: Abbr. : NEUT
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Beloved, in Italy. : CARA
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Vex, familiarly. : RILE
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Example. : LEAD

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

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