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New York Times, Thursday, July 10, 1969

5-Across : ___-cake.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,271
Across
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"Salesman" star. : COBB
5
___-cake. : PATA
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Fortification. : REDAN
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Indigo. : ANIL
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River to the Elbe. : EGER
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Ancient magistrate. : EDILE
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Finding a spot for. : SITUATING
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Certain ball teams. : FIVES
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Immutable. : ETERNAL
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Aristotle's three ___ of drama. : UNITIES
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France's Corse, for one. : ILE
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Female et al. : SEXES
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Stops up. : CLOGS
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Mendel's subject. : HEREDITY
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Greek goddesses. : HORAE
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Famous medical brothers. : MAYOS
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Border: Lat. : ORA
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Assists. : AIDS
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Baits. : LURES
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Monogram part: Abbr. : INIT
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Danish coin. : ORE
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Despised. : HATED
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Schedule. : SLATE
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Sneaky ones. : SERPENTS
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18 on most courses. : HOLES
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Pair. : BRACE
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Doctors' org. : AMA
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Rescue. : DELIVER
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Kind of tribe. : NOMADIC
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Mideasterner. : IRANI
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Journey. : ITINERATE
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Chop. : MINCE
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Appoint. : NAME
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Louder: Music abbr. : CRES
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Ridge of gravel. : ESKER
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Dull color. : GRAY
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Couturier's concern. : HEMS
Down
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Condition. : CASE
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Step ___. : ONIT
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Snack. : BITE
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Smear. : BLUR
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Corolla part. : PETAL
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Nimble. : AGILE
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Number. : TEN
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Keenly observant. : ARGUSEYED
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Makes adjustments. : REFIXES
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Worked on papers. : EDITED
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Departmental. : DIVISIONAL
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Nautical term. : ALEE
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Cape. : NESS
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Cordial flavoring. : ANISE
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Tyrants. : NEROS
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Confusion. : CHAOS
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River in France. : LOIRE
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Catalogue accompaniment. : ORDERBLANK
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Road sign. : GAS
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Small animals. : HARES
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Stale. : TRITE
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Constitutional Convention figure. : YATES
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Speaking indistinctly. : MUTTERING
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Old weapon. : LANCE
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Workers' group: Abbr. : ILO
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___ than air. : HEAVIER
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Chagrin. : SHAME
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Monarch. : PRINCE
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Soul. : ANIMA
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Marks, reals, etc. : MONEY
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Coin. : DIME
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Goddess of discord. : ERIS
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Chief. : ARCH
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Presume. : DARE
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Thing. : ITEM
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Luck: Irish. : CESS
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Seafarer. : TAR

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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