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New York Times, Wednesday, May 28, 1969

29-Across : Backward, in France.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,228
Across
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Serval. : FELINE
7
Tool. : CATSPAW
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Looks up to. : ADORES
15
Land area. : ACREAGE
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First-hand. : DIRECT
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Substitutes. : STANDINS
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Initials on an airport board. : ETA
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Pets. : KITTENS
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Political boss: Abbr. : LDR
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___ face red? : ISMY
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Groups. : COVEYS
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Stillness. : CALM
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Backward, in France. : ARRIERE
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Over. : ATOP
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Run a ___ ship. : TAUT
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Copies, for short. : STATS
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Small shark. : TOPE
39
Stage direction. : ENTER
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Explorer. : ERIC
42
Nymph. : OREAD
44
Beyond, old style. : THRO
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Hindu epic hero. : RAMA
46
"___ the green." : CROSSAT
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Encourage. : ABET
49
Cuts. : GASHES
52
Lake for 42 Across. : TARN
54
Exclamation. : AHA
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Become attached. : ACCRETE
58
Author of sayings. : MAO
61
English poet. : DELAMARE
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North Sea port. : OSTEND
65
Charms. : ALLURES
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Brought up. : REARED
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Kind of eyes. : DEEPSET
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Spreads. : STREWS
Down
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Vanish. : FADE
2
Revise. : EDIT
3
Girl's name. : LORA
4
Pet. : IRE
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Land strips. : NECKS
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Appraise. : ESTIMATE
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Fish for trout. : CAST
8
Entr'___. : ACTE
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Seance event. : TRANCE
10
Responsive devices. : SENSORS
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Lodging of a kind. : PAD
12
Well-coordinated. : AGILE
13
Peter's friend. : WENDY
18
Undergraduates: Abbr. : SRS
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Relatives of taskmasters. : TYRANTS
23
Call in question. : IMPEACH
25
Experienced. : VETERAN
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Roman statesman. : CATO
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One who does: Suffix. : ATOR
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Easy stride. : LOPE
30
Babe and others. : RUTHS
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Harp on. : ITERATE
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Urchin. : ARAB
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On ___. : TIME
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Word of exit. : SCAT
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Muscles. : ROTATORS
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Concoct. : DREAMUP
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Levant and others. : OSCARS
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Biblical prophet. : GAD
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___ of steam. : AHEAD
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___ à manger. : SALLE
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Place again. : RESET
56
Indian. : CREE
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Pause. : REST
58
Pool. : MERE
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Over. : ANEW
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Gambler's concern. : ODDS
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Drink. : ALE
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Pitch. : TAR

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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