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New York Times, Monday, May 19, 1969

64-Across : Vipers.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,219
Across
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Small cactus. : MESCAL
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Common illness. : FLU
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Near or Far. : EAST
14
American Leaguer. : ORIOLE
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___ Palmas. : LAS
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Battleground in France. : STLO
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Famous center fielder. : WILLIEMAYS
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Linden. : TEIL
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Chateau room. : SALLE
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A coming into view. : EMERGENCE
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Donder's headwear. : ANTLER
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Do a printing chore. : RESET
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Bit. : MORSEL
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Brooklyn Dodger, affectionately. : BUM
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Hourglass part. : SAND
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___ sight. : LINEOF
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Slalom. : SKI
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Name for the Babe. : THESULTANOFSWAT
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Long time, out West. : YAR
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Skipped lunches. : DIETED
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Bothers: Colloq. : EATS
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Felt or straw. : HAT
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Wheel projection. : FLANGE
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Of the ear. : AURAL
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Pigeonholes. : DEFERS
50
Petty. : SMALLTIME
52
Philippine measure. : CAVAN
56
Cans. : TINS
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Popular adhesive. : SCOTCHTAPE
59
Storm. : RAGE
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Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
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Listed. : HEELED
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Say yes, informally. : OKAY
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Grain. : RYE
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Vipers. : ADDERS
Down
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Hay piles. : MOWS
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Silkworm. : ERIA
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Oklahoma fort. : SILL
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Kale plants. : COLLARDS
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Outlanders. : ALIENS
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Nautical word. : LEE
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Blaze. : FLAME
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Leghorn, for one. : LAYER
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Shostakovich's land. : USSR
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Respect. : ESTEEM
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Egyptian symbols. : ATENS
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Hit a ball on a certain way. : SLICE
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Window sign. : TOLET
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Dosage containing honey. : MELLITE
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Surly. : GRUFF
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___ to the judge. : TELLIT
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Sambar deer. : MAHA
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Unusual thing, in London. : ONER
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Loot: Slang. : BOODLE
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Shote's area. : STY
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___ King Cole. : NAT
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In fact: Fr. : ENEFFET
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See 28 Down. : SWAG
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A Smith. : KATE
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___ a homer! : ITS
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Former Interior Secretary. : UDALL
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Had a feeling of. : SENSATED
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Admiral of W. W. II : HALSEY
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Like an ogive. : ARCHED
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Houston player. : ASTRO
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Aleut's craft. : UMIAK
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___ bell. : RANGA
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Snobbish: Slang. : DICTY
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Overplay. : EMOTE
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Ivan or Peter. : TSAR
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Poet's valley. : VALE
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Me-tooer. : APER
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Sparks and others. : NEDS
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Rolled tea. : CHA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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