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New York Times, Saturday, November 8, 1969

46-Down : Helpers: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,392
Across
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Sudden pain. : STAB
5
Inflexibility. : RIGOR
10
Pro ___. : TEM
13
Pretense. : POSE
14
Two hearts that beat ___. : ASONE
15
Siamese. : THAI
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Kind of exam. : ORAL
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Nun. : CLOISTRESS
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Ontario man. : CANADIAN
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Investigates. : PROBES
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Author of 35 Down. : KHAYYAM
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Italian sculptor. : LEONI
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Adjective suffix. : IAL
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Casino game. : BACCARAT
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Palm leaf. : FROND
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Maxim. : MOTTO
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Forging device. : DIE
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Yearn. : LONG
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Begets. : SIRES
35
Go for a spin. : RIDE
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Bar member: Abbr. : ATT
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Top notcher. : AONER
38
Melts. : FUSES
39
Eastern prophet. : MOHAMMED
41
Chatter. : GAB
42
Indians. : ERIES
43
Missouri city. : SEDALIA
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Least. : FEWEST
49
Darius and subjects. : PERSIANS
50
Relative radiation power. : EMISSIVITY
52
Brynner and others. : YULS
53
Camping item. : TENT
54
Tropical fruit. : MANGO
55
Smell ___. : ARAT
56
Work unit. : ERG
57
Mount of Africa. : ELGON
58
Shooting marbles. : TAWS
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Well-known doctor. : SPOCK
2
Body of Jewish law. : TORAH
3
Yoga posture. : ASANA
4
Making fast, on a ship. : BELAYING
5
Of ethnic groups. : RACIAL
6
Eastern religion. : ISLAM
7
Hired thug. : GOON
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Soviet city. : ONI
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Esteems. : RESPECTS
10
With 30 Down, words by Omar. : THEBIRDIS
11
Facilitate. : EASE
12
Overlook. : MISS
15
Whitish mineral. : TRONA
18
English lawn game. : TROCO
20
Half a tetrad. : DYAD
23
Subsequently. : LATER
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Wearied. : BORED
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Staff man. : AIDE
27
Golfing areas. : TEES
28
Deception. : FLAM
29
Pictorial section, for short. : ROTO
30
See 10 Down. : ONTHEWING
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Explosives. : MINES
34
Former. : SOMETIME
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Famous quatrains. : RUBAIYAT
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Faulty. : AMISS
38
Current rages. : FADS
40
Take ___ (relax). : AREST
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Monster slain by Hercules. : GERYON
43
Starting words, after "ready." : SETGO
44
Author Hobson. : LAURA
45
Family member. : INLAW
46
Helpers: Abbr. : ASSTS
47
Gay party. : FETE
48
Cuchulainn's wife. : EMER
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Metallic sound. : PING
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Kind of lace. : VAL

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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