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New York Times, Friday, October 10, 1969

24-Down : Trite: Informal.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 326 (avg 1.74)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,363
Across
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Make the rounds. : TOUR
5
Ems and others. : SPAS
9
Exclamations. : AHAS
13
Seine tributary. : AUBE
14
Nautical left. : APORT
15
Argyle. : SOCK
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Possessions. : PRIVATEPROPERTY
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Abbreviation after a name. : ESQ
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Ross and Kara. : SEAS
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Food fish. : WRASSE
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Show the way. : USHER
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U. S. air agency. : CAA
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Natural liquid. : JUICE
27
Built-up area. : TOWN
28
With 39 Across, old country store features. : POT
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Czech composer. : ANTONDVORAK
34
Stadium yell. : RAH
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Make out. : SPOT
36
Weather word. : RAINY
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Fuel. : COKE
38
More: It. : PIU
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See 28 Across. : BELLYSTOVES
41
Navy officer: Abbr. : ENS
42
Maid. : LASS
43
Reckon. : OPINE
44
Uncle: Scot. : EME
45
Come to a peak. : RIPEN
47
Beast. : ANIMAL
51
Casino game. : FARO
52
Merry. : GAY
55
Sweeping things. : GENERALIZATIONS
58
Concluded. : OVER
59
Capital name. : NIXON
60
Detonator. : FUSE
61
Intent look. : GAZE
62
Bambi. : DEER
63
Headliner. : STAR
Down
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Record. : TAPE
2
Pronoun. : OURS
3
Hard to get away from. : UBIQUITOUS
4
Race an engine. : REV
5
Scuba fishing gear. : SPEAR
6
Explodes lightly. : POPS
7
Timetable abbr. : ARR
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Certain passengers. : STOWAWAYS
9
Yachting. : ASEA
10
___ d'oeuvres. : HORS
11
Statutes. : ACTS
12
Terrier. : SKYE
14
To ___. : ATEE
17
Pale. : ASHEN
18
Bit of mischief. : PRANK
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Man of Perth. : SCOT
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Trite: Informal. : CORNY
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Variegated, as yarn. : JASPE
26
Loosen. : UNPIN
27
Works hard. : TOILS
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Withstanding test. : PROVINGOUT
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Of a wood. : OAKEN
30
Ones at hand. : THESE
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Morpheus' realm. : DREAMLAND
33
French dance. : VALSE
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Overcome obstacles. : COPE
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Dull. : BLEAR
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Go ___. : TOPOT
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Tonsorial gear. : RAZOR
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Where Isfahan is. : IRAN
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Excited. : AGOG
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Leningrad's river. : NEVA
49
Don Juan's mother. : INEZ
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Standing water. : MERE
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Idée ___. : FIXE
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Handle: Lat. : ANSA
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River to the North Sea. : YSER
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Famed U.N. name. : LIE
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Suppositions. : IFS

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

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