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New York Times, Thursday, February 13, 1969

5-Down : Root.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { H Q Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,124
Across
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Norse god. : LOKI
5
Certain southerner. : CAJUN
10
Starch. : SAGO
14
Name for an island. : ERIN
15
Marketplace. : AGORA
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Reward, old style. : MEED
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Guinness. : ALEC
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Word for some city areas. : UNLITTERED
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Difficulties. : REVERSALS
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Poker move. : RAISE
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Devotion. : PIETY
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Calling. : CAREER
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Desserts. : TARTS
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Barnum word. : EGRESS
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Tolerates. : BROOKS
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Sculls. : OARS
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Mrs. Sprat's choice. : FAT
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A god. : AMOR
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Beldame. : CRONE
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Bring to light. : BARE
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Aries. : RAM
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Put down. : LAID
42
Part of a tea setting. : SAUCER
44
Decanter. : CARAFE
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Trace. : GLEAM
47
Shopping area. : ARCADE
50
Oust. : EXPEL
52
Contract. : LEASE
53
Constant companions. : ALTEREGOS
57
Novelist's dream. : BESTSELLER
59
Kind of dancer. : TAXI
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Employer. : USER
61
Set aside. : STORE
62
List unit. : ITEM
63
Prefix for zoa. : MESO
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Communities. : TOWNS
65
A tide. : NEAP
Down
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Goneril's father. : LEAR
2
Heraldic border. : ORLE
3
Ukraine city. : KIEV
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Master at Cambridge. : INCEPTOR
5
Root. : CAUSE
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Akin. : AGNATE
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He's lauded in song. : JOLLYGOODFELLOW
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U.S. author. : URIS
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Mets' league. : NAT
10
Sullies. : SMEARS
11
Penthouse for birds. : AERIE
12
Honkers. : GEESE
13
Stranger. : ODDER
19
Volcanic earth. : TRASS
21
Venture. : RISK
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Ops's daughter. : CERES
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Structural shape. : TBAR
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Weapons: Lat. : ARMA
27
Space. : ROOM
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Operated. : RAN
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False alarm. : SCARE
33
Save ___. : FACE
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Vicinity. : AREA
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Semester. : TERM
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Inlet. : RIA
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News item. : BULLETIN
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Stows. : LADES
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Dyeing apparatus. : AGER
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Dictator. : CASTRO
45
Nonresident hospital aide. : EXTERN
47
Music-room item. : ALBUM
48
Peewee. : REESE
49
Looks over: Colloq. : CASES
51
French clerics. : PERES
53
Tall: Sp. : ALTO
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Get the ___. : GATE
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Sponge spicule. : OXEA
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Short for an oaf. : SIMP
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New York time. : EST

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

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