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New York Times, Thursday, March 20, 1969

20-Across : Exclamation.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { W X Z }, Scrabble score: 335 (avg 1.77)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,159
Across
1
Sound. : HALE
5
Planet. : PLUTO
10
Wad of tobacco. : QUID
14
Came down. : ALIT
15
Old Greek district. : IONIA
16
Homely. : UGLY
17
Awkward spot. : HOLE
18
Fast draws. : QUICKFIRES
20
Exclamation. : AHA
21
Golf shot. : PUTT
22
Weeds, for short. : LOCOS
23
Baby garments. : SACQUES
25
Dagger. : DIRK
26
Elevator buttons. : UPS
27
Solitary. : LONESOME
31
Eastern judges. : CADIS
34
Feature of a U.S. building. : FIVESIDES
35
Guinness. : ALEC
36
Meandered. : ROVED
37
Provided. : LENT
38
House features. : BACKDOORS
40
Sidestep. : EVADE
41
Export shipping. : SEATRADE
42
Glasgow negative. : NAE
43
Of a glacial period. : RISS
44
Oil well feature. : DERRICK
48
Confine. : STINT
50
But: Fr. : MAIS
51
Greek letter. : RHO
52
Stimulating. : QUICKENING
54
Lock-up. : JAIL
55
Migrate. : TREK
56
Western farm. : RANCH
57
Ferber. : EDNA
58
Lectures: Abbr. : SERS
59
Bond and others. : SPIES
60
Gatherings of sorts. : BEES
Down
1
Sunken fences. : HAHAS
2
Greeting in Oahu. : ALOHA
3
Popular shrub. : LILAC
4
Hot time in Nice. : ETE
5
Irritates. : PIQUES
6
Clods. : LOUTS
7
Constituent. : UNIT
8
Fixation. : TIC
9
Describing some shady walks. : OAKLINED
10
Liquid of sorts. : QUICKSILVER
11
Language: Prefix. : UGRO
12
Seine features. : ILES
13
Bad: Prefix. : DYS
19
Warning cries. : FORES
21
Little animals. : PUPS
24
Some bridge holdings. : QUICKTRICKS
25
Birds in the news. : DOVES
27
Item in a librairie. : LIVRE
28
Music halls. : ODEA
29
Heal. : MEND
30
Italian family. : ESTE
31
Hacks. : CABS
32
Wings. : ALAE
33
Prefix for logue. : DECA
34
Peas, beans, etc. : FOODS
36
Kitchen appliances. : ROASTERS
39
Tea or milk. : DRINK
40
Corn on the cob. : EARS
42
Whinnies. : NEIGHS
44
Reel. : DANCE
45
Turkish decree. : IRADE
46
Ridge. : CHINE
47
Nuts. : KOLAS
48
Positive. : SURE
49
Row. : TIER
50
Prefix with skirt. : MINI
52
Measures: Abbr. : QTS
53
Fabric surface. : NAP
54
Stuart. : JEB

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

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