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New York Times, Wednesday, August 27, 1969

63-Across : Strip off.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,319
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Himalayan goats. : TAHRS
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Captain of the Pequod. : AHAB
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Ancient Syria. : ARAM
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City on the Missouri. : OMAHA
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St. Philip ___. : NERI
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Sun hat. : TOPI
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___ the mill. : RUNOF
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South American. : URUGUAYAN
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California fort. : ORD
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Instigates. : FOMENTS
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Function. : ACT
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S. A. Indian. : CARIB
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Gardeners' implements. : DIBBLES
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Yellowish-pink. : TEAROSE
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Cuchulainn's wife. : EMER
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U. S. spacecraft. : MARINER
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Ones versed in law. : LEGISTS
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Italian city. : ESTE
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Brake part. : SHOE
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Birds. : NESTERS
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End of the ball game. : LASTOUT
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Performing group. : TRIO
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Curls. : INTORTS
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Cruet item. : VINEGAR
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Marsh bird. : STILT
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Exclamation. : OHO
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Veteran. : OLDSTER
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Lose no time. : HIE
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Middle-Easterner. : LEVANTINE
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Beginnings. : ROOTS
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Celt. : GAEL
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"___, you noblest English!" : ONON
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Strip off. : UNRIP
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"___ virumque cano ... " : ARMA
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Implants. : SOWS
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Heartsease. : PANSY
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Arena figure. : TORO
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Border river of Asia. : AMUR
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Vendors' wagons. : HANDCARTS
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Greek letter. : RHO
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Crocus. : SAFFRON
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"The world is so full of ___ of things ... " : ANUMBER
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___ goes! : HERE
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Novel by Kenneth Roberts. : ARUNDEL
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Top banana's milieu. : BIGTIME
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Suffix in zoology. : ATA
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A kind of welcome. : ROYAL
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Swiftly. : APACE
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Makes money. : MINTS
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Turkic people: Var. : USBEG
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River to the Seine. : OISE
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Short song. : ARIETTE
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English port. : BRISTOL
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U. S. agents. : TMEN
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Naturalness. : EASE
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English breed of cattle. : SHORTHORN
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All, in Paris. : TOUT
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Stage designs. : SETS
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Unit of work. : ERGON
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Marts. : RIALTOS
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In music, a mute. : SORDINO
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Attends. : LISTENS
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___ meridiem. : ANTE
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Nautical rope. : STIRRUP
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River to the Caspian Sea. : VOLGA
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"___ you calling me." : IHEAR
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Nine: Lat. : NOVEM
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English novelist and scientist. : SNOW
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Like ___. : ITIS
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Discover. : ESPY
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Wing. : ALA
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People of Tierra del Fuego. : ONA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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