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New York Times, Monday, August 11, 1969

39-Across : Wood-smoothing machines.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,303
Across
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Hebrew measure. : OMER
5
Certain talk. : SLANG
10
Analyze poetry. : SCAN
14
Info. : DOPE
15
Estate. : MANOR
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Sea bird. : ERNE
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Of a verse form. : ODIC
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Long-distance riders. : ASTRONAUTS
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Source of help. : RECOURSE
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Triangular insert. : GUSSET
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Signify. : INTEND
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Child. : TOT
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One kind of seat. : AISLE
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A job of sorts. : SNOW
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Reputation. : NAME
34
Bowsprit angle. : STEEVE
36
Bedouin. : ARAB
38
Presidential nickname. : CAL
39
Wood-smoothing machines. : SANDERS
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Church stipend. : PREBEND
43
Wing. : ALA
44
Night: Prefix. : NOCT
46
Gratify. : PLEASE
47
Legend. : MYTH
49
Loose garment. : SARI
51
___ sanctum. : INNER
52
Boat accessory. : OAR
54
Port on Firth of Tay. : DUNDEE
56
Warren's successor. : BURGER
59
Traffic court problem. : SCOFFLAW
63
Part of the throat. : EPIGLOTTIS
65
Greek letter. : IOTA
66
Relative of etc. : ETAL
67
Mountain crest. : ARETE
68
Waste allowance. : TRET
69
Thespian's goal. : ROLE
70
Amusement park attractions. : RIDES
71
Delighted: Slang. : SENT
Down
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Hint. : ODOR
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Fashion. : MODE
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Impressively great. : EPIC
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Shrank back. : RECOILED
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Fashionable. : SMART
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Young ones. : LASSES
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Rabbit ears. : ANTENNA
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Direction: Abbr. : NOR
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Rum and water. : GROG
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Spring. : SEASON
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Shrimp or crab. : CRUSTACEAN
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Stake. : ANTE
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Retreat. : NEST
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Printer's measure. : NUT
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Erose. : UNEVEN
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Hamlet. : DORP
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Shillong's state. : ASSAM
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NATO member. : ITALY
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___ courtesy. : SENATORIAL
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Twist. : WARP
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Minister's residence. : MANSE
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Churchman. : ELDER
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Greek god. : EROS
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Persuasion. : BELIEF
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Tropical fish. : SCAD
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Charity functions. : BENEFITS
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Confided in. : TRUSTED
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Wrangle. : HAGGLE
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Stir up. : INCITE
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Bro. or sis. : REL
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Certain allotments. : DOSES
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Beverage. : BEER
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Until. : UPTO
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Zoo sound. : ROAR
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Knowledge. : LORE
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Solar disk. : ATEN
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Scottish inventor. : WATT
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Numerical prefix. : TRI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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