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New York Times, Friday, August 8, 1969

24-Across : Beau ___.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,300
Across
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Spanish lute. : LAUD
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"And while ye may, go ___." : MARRY
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Proceed. : PASS
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Mountain in Thessaly. : OSSA
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Pyrenees peak. : ANETO
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Overlook. : OMIT
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Capital of the Ukraine. : KIEV
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Agitator. : INCENDIARY
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Badge. : INSIGNIA
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Rich altar hanging: Var. : DOSSEL
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Dried orchid tubers. : SALEP
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Beau ___. : GESTE
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Long way. : FARCRY
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Entries. : ITEMS
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Oriental name. : ABOU
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Small aperture, in botany. : STOMA
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Myrna. : LOY
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Tumult. : TEMPESTUOUSNESS
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Pitching statistics: Abbr. : ERA
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Relieve : SPELL
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Look in a way. : OGLE
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___ Flow. : SCAPA
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Examiner. : CENSOR
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Game of chance. : LOTTO
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City in Chile. : TALCA
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Beached. : ASHORE
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"And ___ when I saw him ... " : ILAUGHED
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Unit of infantry soldiers. : PARATROOPS
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Leak. : OOZE
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"What have ___ to show for it?" : IGOT
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Namesakes of a queen. : ANNES
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Teutonic deity. : NORN
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TV feature. : NEWS
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Impertinent. : SASSY
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Ending with gyro or thermo. : STAT
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Norse god. : LOKI
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Hindu month. : ASIN
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Purposes. : USES
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Goal in a certain game. : DAVISCUP
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For the most part. : MAINLY
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Orphan girl. : ANNIE
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Summaries. : RECAPITULATIONS
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Road map abbreviation. : RTE
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Over there, to poets. : YOND
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Balances. : POISES
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Pile up. : AMASS
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River to the Danube. : SIRET
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Distinction. : STYLE
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Tenets. : DOGMAS
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Civil War initials. : GAR
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Clotho. : FATE
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But: Ger. : ABER
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City on the Tevere. : ROMA
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Utensil. : TOOL
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Nonflying bird. : EMU
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Word with one or two. : STEP
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Dietrich feature. : LEGS
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Capital city. : OSLO
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Belgian river. : YSER
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Armed guard. : ESCORT
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Bath, for one. : SPA
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Plane figures. : NONAGONS
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Ermines. : STOATS
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Posh. : CLASSY
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Medieval shield. : ECU
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Coat trimming. : LAPIN
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Siouan language. : OSAGE
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Coverlet. : THROW
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Mountains in France. : ALPES
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Time periods. : ERAS
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Stadium sound. : HOOT
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Old Testament book. : EZRA
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Depression. : DENT
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___ shoestring. : ONA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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