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New York Times, Tuesday, April 15, 1969

20-Across : Branch.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,185
Across
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Came down. : ALIT
5
Baseball term. : ATBAT
10
Fruit. : PEAR
14
Function. : ROLE
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Family member. : NIECE
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Semicircular recess. : APSE
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Impudence. : GALL
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Tips. : GRATUITIES
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Branch. : OFFSHOOT
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Protective device on a shoe. : TOECAP
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Bikini, for one. : ATOLL
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Word with Pro or Super. : BOWL
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Former tourist mecca. : HAVANA
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Famous painting. : MONALISA
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Venerate. : ADORE
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A people of Sonora. : SERI
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Grandparental. : AVAL
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Predatory fish. : GAR
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Tonality. : SONANCE
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___ Faithful. : OLD
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Like some cheese. : AGED
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Johnnycake. : PONE
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Elan. : VERVE
44
Attack warning. : REDALERT
46
Arizona sight. : CANYON
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Hume contemporary. : KANT
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Of a Hindu culture. : VEDIC
49
Track and tie. : ASCOTS
52
Phrase of daring. : HEREGOES
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Pennsylvania Ave. building. : WHITEHOUSE
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A horse. : MARE
58
A Chaplin. : OONA
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Mrs. Hobby. : OVETA
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Part of SEATO. : ASIA
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Sediment. : LEES
62
Of a foot. : PODAL
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Prow. : STEM
Down
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Southern constellation. : ARGO
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Dillydally. : LOAF
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Ugly. : ILLFAVORED
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Communications satellite. : TELSTAR
5
African country. : ANGOLA
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Innsbruck's province. : TIROL
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Throb. : BEAT
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Statute. : ACT
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German. : TEUTONIC
10
Kneecap. : PATELLA
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Iliad, for example. : EPIC
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Cruising. : ASEA
13
Defendant in a suit: Abbr. : RESP
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Midwest state. : IOWA
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Sharpening devices. : HONES
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Endured. : BORNE
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Ishmael's mother. : HAGAR
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Saying. : ADAGE
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Signified. : MEANT
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West African area. : IVORYCOAST
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Burst of gunfire. : SALVO
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Famous Pilgrim. : ALDEN
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Drink of redeye. : SNORT
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Labor term. : OPENSHOP
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Shirk. : EVADE
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Sioux. : DAKOTAS
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Puzzles. : ENIGMAS
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Overdue. : LATE
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Breakfast item. : CEREAL
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Wax match. : VESTA
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Military offense: Abbr. : AWOL
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Brogan. : SHOE
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Movie: Prefix. : CINE
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Having color. : HUED
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Scene of Perry victory. : ERIE
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Suture. : SEAM
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Egg: Prefix. : OVO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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