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New York Times, Monday, February 17, 1969

28-Down : Rainbow: Prefix.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,128
Across
1
Latvian. : BALT
5
Edged. : SHARP
10
Town near Amsterdam. : EDAM
14
Government agency. : USIA
15
Earnest. : EAGER
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Gallic name. : RENE
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Western park. : ZION
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Winglike. : ALATE
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Part of a litter. : RUNT
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Part of 4 Down. : ZANZIBAR
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Breaks off. : CEASES
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Ones: Scot. : ANES
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Kind of farmer. : DIRT
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Display. : EVINCE
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"The ___ Sixpence." : MOONAND
32
Genoese admiral. : DORIA
33
Magazine: Fr. : REVUE
34
Swerve. : YAW
36
Hip bones. : ILIA
37
Gloves, in a way. : MATES
38
Spoiler. : BANE
39
Man's nickname. : TED
40
Stay near. : HOVER
41
Agreements. : PACTS
42
More meaty. : SOLIDER
44
Slate. : TICKET
45
Certain times. : EVES
46
A friar. : TUCK
47
Housewife's concern. : PRICES
50
Beaten. : THRASHED
54
Cheer. : ROOT
55
Number. : THREE
57
Slick. : OILY
58
Voice. : ALTO
59
French river. : LOIRE
60
Berg. : FLOE
61
Part of a decade. : YEAR
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Arabian state. : YEMEN
63
Caring. : FOND
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Activity. : BUZZ
2
Map area. : ASIA
3
Famous one. : LION
4
African nation. : TANZANIA
5
Navy man. : SEABEE
6
Asian pines. : HALAS
7
Gelling agent. : AGAR
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Emeritus: Abbr. : RET
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Overnice. : PRECIOUS
10
Corrigenda. : ERRATA
11
God: Lat. : DEUS
12
Girl's name. : ANNE
13
Baseball team. : METS
21
Indian. : INCA
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Bird. : ERNE
25
City in Kent. : DOVER
26
Cut (with out). : EDIT
27
Rodents. : VOLES
28
Rainbow: Prefix. : IRIDO
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Measure. : METER
30
Town on Hudson. : NYACK
31
Alighieri. : DANTE
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Carries on. : RAVES
35
U.S. novelist. : WEST
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On a low key. : MODESTLY
38
Retreats. : BACKSOFF
40
Busy place. : HIVE
41
Type size. : PICA
43
Reader in a church. : LECTOR
44
Dish. : TUREEN
46
Common adverb. : THERE
47
Petition. : PRAY
48
Part. : ROLE
49
Greek letter. : IOTA
50
Decorate. : TRIM
51
Hawaiian city. : HILO
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Biblical judge. : ELON
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Processed, in a way. : DYED
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Implement. : HOE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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