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New York Times, Tuesday, May 20, 1969

35-Across : Incompetent.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,220
Across
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Meal, on an Italian menu. : PASTO
6
Supplicate. : PRAY
10
Spice. : MACE
14
Forcefully. : AMAIN
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___ avis. : RARA
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Writer Paton. : ALAN
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Indian title. : RANEE
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Advocate of Christian unity. : ECUMENIST
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Cleaners. : CHARWOMEN
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Wrath. : ANGER
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Lifetimes. : AGES
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St. Bernard's burden. : BRANDY
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Victimized. : PREYED
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Slippery or electric. : EEL
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Unrefined. : COARSE
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Idol's weakness. : CLAYFEET
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Incompetent. : UNFIT
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Durable wood. : OAK
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Church area. : ALTAR
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Perpetual boy. : PETERPAN
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Comic strip character. : SMITTY
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Attention. : EAR
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Greek letters. : THETAS
43
Ascended. : SCALED
47
Bock, for one. : BEER
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Corday victim. : MARAT
49
Events for Figaro and others. : MARRIAGES
54
Disqualify. : INDISPOSE
56
City problem. : CRIME
57
Spoils. : LOOT
58
Barren. : ARID
59
Rooms for Cicero. : ATRIA
60
Spooky. : EERY
61
Somewhat: Music. : POCO
62
Girls' names. : NELLS
Down
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Paris area. : PARC
2
Oriental nurse. : AMAH
3
Capital of Yemen. : SANA
4
Fastener. : TIER
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Places of no return. : ONEWAYSTREETS
6
Course for future M.D.'s. : PREMED
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Yonkers events. : RACES
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___ for one's money. : ARUN
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Southern favorite. : YAM
10
Spiritual nourishment. : MANNA
11
Adjust. : ALIGN
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Boxed. : CASED
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Vestibule. : ENTRY
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Furniture period. : EARLYAMERICAN
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Pointed arch. : OGEE
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Dante's friend, for short. : BEA
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Oval cake. : PONE
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Heyerdahl vehicle. : RAFT
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Canal. : ERIE
28
Wapiti. : ELK
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Trophy. : CUP
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Container. : CAN
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Pass quickly. : FLIT
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Girl's name. : ETTA
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Diner's sign. : EATS
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___ one's hand. : TRY
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Row. : OAR
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Hippie's home. : PAD
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Persian tiger. : SHER
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Shipworm. : TEREDO
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Eye brightener. : SMILE
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Paddleboat, in away. : CANOE
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Warmth. : ARDOR
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Nonclergy. : LAITY
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___ English. : BASIC
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Asian finch. : MORO
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Commedia dell'___. : ARTE
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Lass. : GIRL
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Man's name. : EMIL
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Red and Coral. : SEAS
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Vapid writings. : PAP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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