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New York Times, Saturday, November 1, 1969

25-Down : Word for the real thing.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,385
Across
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Does Shakespeare. : EMOTES
7
Cassini. : OLEG
11
Buddy. : PAL
14
African Republic. : SOMALI
15
Part of the street scene. : TAXI
16
One, in Italy. : UNO
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Filched: Slang. : SWIPED
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In the first place. : IMPRIMIS
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Former President of Haiti. : ESTIME
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Pod. : SEEDCASE
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Part: Abbr. : SECT
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Literary monogram. : RLS
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Compositions: Abbr. : MSS
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Read the script for a documentary. : NARRATE
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Numbers man: Abbr. : CPA
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Compels. : CONSTRAINS
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Hog's relative. : BOAR
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Oversatisfies. : CLOYS
38
Dyer's vessel. : VAT
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Pack animal. : BURRO
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Egg: Lat. : OVUM
41
"The Education of ___." : HENRYADAMS
43
Moreover. : YET
44
Like some peanuts. : SALTIER
45
Port of Huon Gulf. : LAE
46
Tramp:Slang. : BUM
47
Planet. : MARS
49
Biblical criminal. : BARABBAS
54
Used the gavel. : RAPPED
58
"___ to be my own." : ONEALONE
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Low-water mark: Fr. : ETIAGE
60
More of the same. : AND
61
Grafted: Her. : ENTE
62
2,000 pounds. : NETTON
63
Bronx landmark. : ZOO
64
Hardwood tree. : TEAK
65
Showy in attire. : DRESSY
Down
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Common Latin verb. : ESSE
2
Farm storage places. : MOWS
3
Leave out. : OMIT
4
Floor or table cover. : TAPIS
5
Rudiments. : ELEMENTS
6
Cocktail. : SIDECAR
7
Actor Skinner. : OTIS
8
Like some excuses. : LAME
9
Topnotchers. : EXPERTS
10
Encircle. : GIRDLE
11
Large cat. : PUMA
12
Cuckoos. : ANIS
13
Forfeit. : LOSE
19
Skill: Suffix. : ICS
23
See the world. : TRAVEL
25
Word for the real thing. : MCCOY
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Unravel. : SOLVE
27
Tapir's pride. : SNOUT
29
Gay. : RIANT
30
One of Belfast's counties. : ANTRIM
31
Yellowish-red. : CORAL
32
Suburb of Cleveland. : PARMA
33
Gertrude Stein words. : AROSE
35
Musical work: Abbr. : SYM
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Immature thing. : BUD
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One who purchases state office. : BARRATER
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It's good for flavoring beans. : HAMBONE
42
Time for annual reports. : YEAREND
44
Rent out. : SUBLET
46
Pastoral sound. : BAA
48
Grudge. : SPITE
49
Ruth's husband. : BOAZ
50
___ mundi. : ANNO
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Change décor. : REDO
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Pilaster. : ANTA
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Hide's companion. : SEEK
55
Butter units. : PATS
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Selves. : EGOS
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Withhold from. : DENY

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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