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New York Times, Thursday, December 25, 1969

44-Down : Spoilers.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,439
Across
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Tranquillity. : PEACE
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Not out of this world. : ONEARTH
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One of Santa's reindeer. : DONNER
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Like the Bethlehem scene. : PASTORAL
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Fall flowers. : ASTERS
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Well-informed. : UPTODATE
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Fabric frames, in Britain. : STENTERS
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Chooses. : ELECTS
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Damage. : HURT
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Month: Abbr. : OCT
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European dormice. : LOIRS
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Before. : ERE
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Fold of skin on cow's throat. : DEWLAP
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By birth. : NEE
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Mend again. : REDARN
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Photo lab equipment. : ENLARGER
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Great ___. : DANE
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Festive. : GALA
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Friendly disposition. : GOODWILL
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Near. : TOWARD
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Globe. : ORB
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___ to eye. : SEEEYE
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Written in a major key. : DUR
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Take as one's own. : ADOPT
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With 1, 6, 38 and 42 Across, a seasonal message. : MEN
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Nerve suffix. : GLIA
55
Arms, Las Vegas style. : LEVERS
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Fix spilled beads. : RESTRING
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Emit beams. : ERADIATE
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Short jacket. : COATEE
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Antimine device. : DETECTOR
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Unit of electricity. : AMPERE
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Plants again. : RESEEDS
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Pours. : TEEMS
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Act affectedly. : POSTURE
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Began. : ENTERED
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With regard to. : ANENT
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Document: Abbr. : CERT
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Gaelic. : ERSE
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Small work. : OPUSCLE
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Doze. : NAP
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Italian family. : ESTE
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Coral island. : ATOLL
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Western event. : RODEO
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Outlined copy. : TRACING
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Item in a hallway. : HATTREE
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Mate of 13 Across. : DASHER
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Inferior. : LESSER
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Disturbance. : ROW
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Sharp taste. : TANG
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Western fighting word. : DRAW
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Town in north Texas. : ENNIS
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Like layered soil. : PLATY
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Do arithmetic. : ADD
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Liliaceous plant. : ALOE
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Inexperienced. : RAW
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Rudimentary: Abbr. : ELEM
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Scored, in a game. : GOALED
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One who gives commands. : ORDERER
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Like a rounded leaf. : OBOVATE
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Oglers. : LEERERS
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For an action, in law. : ADLITEM
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Spoilers. : RUINERS
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Cake-trimming candy. : DRAGEE
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Compass reading. : ENE
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Footlike parts. : PEDES
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Very short time. : TRICE
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Fruit of the vine. : GRAPE
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Fill completely. : SATE
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Rude dismissal. : SCAT
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Volume. : TOME
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Wool weight unit. : TOD

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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