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New York Times, Tuesday, February 18, 1969

13-Across : Other senders from space.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J K V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,129
Across
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Star in Virgo. : SPICA
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Animal. : BEAST
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Spatial wave senders. : QUASARS
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Other senders from space. : PULSARS
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Lie. : UNTRUTH
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Black Sea country. : ARMENIA
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Poem. : ODE
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Radio wires. : LEADINS
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Rank: Abbr. : DEG
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Metalwares. : TOLES
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Carnegie. : DALE
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Seine tributary. : OISE
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Tools. : AWLS
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Ort. : BIT
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Opinions. : TENETS
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A league. : NATIONAL
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Wrap in cloth. : CERE
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Meaning: Colloq. : HANG
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Latin abbreviation. : ETAL
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Per ___. : DIEM
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Miles. : STANDISH
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Impossible. : CANTBE
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Flat: Abbr. : APT
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Zany. : FOOL
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Widespread. : RIFE
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Leather. : CALF
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Sierra ___. : LEONE
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State: Abbr. : ALA
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Character in "Lear." : GONERIL
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Ship that picked up astronaut. : NOA
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Long Island city. : MINEOLA
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Asian animals. : ONAGERS
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Dress sizes. : PETITES
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"___, match" (tennis call). : GAMESET
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Certain murals. : SERTS
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Seasons. : SALTS
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Time of day. : SUNDOWN
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Knee part. : PATELLA
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Middle East land: Abbr. : ISR
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Plywood shapers. : CAULS
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Vissi d'___. : ARTE
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Spiky rose plant. : BURNET
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Trees. : ELMS
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Grieg character. : ASE
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More arenose. : SANDIER
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Adriatic port. : TRIESTE
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Share. : QUOTA
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Chiaroscuros. : SHADINGS
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Container. : PAIL
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Herbs. : SAGES
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Information. : DATA
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A lover of beauty. : ESTHETE
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" ... just ___ to give ... " : ONELIFE
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___ appétit. : BON
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Habitat plant. : ECAD
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Metric foot. : IAMB
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Child's game. : LEAPFROG
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Blaster's need. : TNT
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Newspapers. : DAILIES
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Spanish king's son. : INFANTE
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Fiction. : TALE
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Pronto. : SOONEST
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Balzac et al. : HONORES
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Hamper. : CRAMP
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Lycées. : ECOLES
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Minimum. : LEAST
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Duck genus. : ANAS
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Camel's cousin. : LLAMA
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Deity: Ger. : GOTT
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___ much as. : INAS
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Norse god. : EIR
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Set. : GEL

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2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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