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New York Times, Tuesday, November 11, 1969

6-Down : Continent: Fr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { G J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,395
Across
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Latin pronoun. : HAEC
5
Chalcedony. : SARD
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Art style. : DADA
13
Multitude. : HORDE
14
One who takes advantage. : USER
15
Gaelic land. : ERIN
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Up to. : UNTIL
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"Rio ___." : RITA
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Coin. : CENT
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Damp: Fr. : MOITE
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Bore. : PERFORATE
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Garment man. : PRESSER
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Salt tree. : ATLE
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Hardship. : TRIAL
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Columbus's point of departure. : PALOS
31
Where salaams come from. : THEWAIST
35
Near. : BESIDE
36
Section of brain. : AULA
37
Spooky. : EERIE
39
Smooth. : EVEN
40
Towheads. : BLONDS
42
Attacking forces. : INVADERS
44
Famous jockey. : SANDE
45
Holy: Lat. : SACER
46
Jewish month. : ELUL
48
Intestinal ailment. : ILEITIS
53
Scolds. : HARRIDANS
57
Stage whisper. : ASIDE
58
Off-Broadway acting award. : OBIE
59
Thought: Prefix. : IDEO
60
Fields's partner. : WEBER
61
Fashion name. : DIOR
62
Approach. : NEAR
63
Zodiac sign. : ARIES
64
Scenery. : SETS
65
Superlative endings. : ESTS
66
Some votes. : YEAS
Down
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Bridge card. : HONOR
2
Shaw. : ARTIE
3
Revises. : EDITS
4
Relative of the piano. : CELESTA
5
Birthday-party word. : SURPRISE
6
Continent: Fr. : ASIE
7
Posterior. : RETRAL
8
Sketch. : DRAFT
9
Waned. : DECREASED
10
Expanse. : AREA
11
Force. : DINT
12
Stake. : ANTE
13
Over the ___. : HUMP
21
Wine flask. : OLPE
23
Midwest Indians. : ERIES
26
Roman courtyards. : ATRIA
28
Dwell. : LIVE
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___-Neisse Line. : ODER
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Capital V.I.P.'s: Abbr. : SENS
31
Flaps. : TABS
32
Dance. : HULA
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College in N. C. : ELON
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Odysseus and others. : WANDERERS
35
Oblique angle. : BEVEL
38
Teeth. : INCISORS
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Food shop, for short. : DELI
43
Passage. : AREAWAY
45
Valleys, in England. : SLADES
47
City in northeast Italy. : UDINE
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River in France. : ISERE
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Shinbone. : TIBIA
51
Notions: Fr. : IDEES
52
Indian weights. : SERS
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Scuttles. : HODS
54
Rose's friend. : ABIE
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Vivid display. : RIOT
56
Undiluted. : NEAT

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

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