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New York Times, Saturday, July 26, 1969

22-Across : Kind of kick in football.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,287
Across
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Crossing sign. : STOP
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Type of lift for a winter sport. : UPSKI
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French miss: Abbr. : MLLE
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Throw. : HURL
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Out. : NOTIN
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Certain votes. : AYES
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"Cogito, ___ sum." : ERGO
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Strongholds. : FORTRESSES
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No special place. : ANYWHERE
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Kind of kick in football. : ONSIDE
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Modify. : ADAPT
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___ Plaines. : DES
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Imitator. : MIMER
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Sharp pain. : STAB
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Old word for a post. : STOB
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Newsroom man. : EDITOR
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Spatial infinity. : OLAM
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Repent. : RUE
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Certain transactions. : RESALES
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Prevailing outlook. : CLIMATE
44
Abbreviation on a business letter. : ENC
45
Treas. or Agric. : DEPT
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Wood louse. : SLATER
48
Suffix for thermo. : STAT
50
Durocher and others. : LEOS
52
Armadillos. : APARS
53
Certain carriers: Abbr. : RRS
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Character in "Ring" operas. : WOTAN
57
"Perils of Pauline," for instance. : SERIAL
60
Protein in egg whites. : LYSOZYME
65
Leading figures. : PRINCIPALS
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Eye: Fr. : OEIL
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Arrow poison. : INEE
69
Coffee ___? : ORTEA
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Maiden. : LASS
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Russian press agency. : TASS
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Wanting. : NEEDY
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Commedia dell'___. : ARTE
Down
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Stadium. : SHEA
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Left or U. : TURN
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Carousal. : ORGY
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Move strongly, with "through." : PLOW
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Hungry. : UNFED
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___ a church ... : POORAS
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Prefix for mycin : STREPTO
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Carson. : KIT
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Japanese case. : INRO
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The common people. : MASSES
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Aristophanes heroine. : LYSISTRATA
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Tune, in Scotland. : LEED
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Essential being. : ESSE
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Goal. : END
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Stassen. : HAROLD
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Mineral. : TALC
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Pools. : MERES
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A kind of card, for short. : IDENT
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Goes wrong. : MISCARRIES
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Greek letter. : ETA
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French dances. : BALS
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Exterior. : OUTER
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Drinks. : BEERS
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Dance. : REEL
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City in Italia. : MILANO
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Gush forth. : SPEW
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Driver's help. : MAP
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Tardy. : TOOLATE
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Sets of three. : TRINES
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Designed. : STYLED
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Military group: Abbr. : SAC
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Analyze. : ASSAY
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Barbecue item. : SPIT
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Girl's name. : ERNA
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Pride member. : LION
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Dreyfus defender. : ZOLA
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Leap ___. : YEAR
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Become blurred. : MIST
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In addition. : ELSE
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Nova Scotia's Grand ___. : PRE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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