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New York Times, Thursday, April 17, 1969

9-Down : Lincoln's Secretary of War.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.41, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 241 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,187
Across
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Feeler. : PALP
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Goads. : PRODS
10
Vamp of the silents. : BARA
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Nautical term. : ALEE
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Reinforce an embankment. : REVET
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Seed covering. : ARIL
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"Streetcar" role. : STAN
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Bizet work. : OPERA
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Catchy tune. : LILT
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Weed. : TARE
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Monetary. : FINANCIAL
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During passage: Lat. : INTRANSITU
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French name. : RENE
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Follower of John Wycliffe. : LOLLARD
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Fender mishaps. : SCRAPES
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Pried into. : SNOOPED
35
Reluctant. : LOATH
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Popular dance of early '60's. : TWIST
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Submerge. : IMMERSE
40
Tries over. : RETESTS
42
Son of the soil. : PEASANT
43
Wife of Cuchulainn. : EMER
44
Wash basin items. : SOAPDISHES
48
Cleansing. : DETERGING
51
Algerian seaport. : ORAN
53
River to the Moselle. : SAAR
54
Caruso, for one. : TENOR
55
Major or Minor. : URSA
56
Otherwise. : ELSE
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Sawtoothed. : EROSE
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Six: Span. : SEIS
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___ slicker. : CITY
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Sand hills: Brit. : DENES
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Feminine name. : EDNA
Down
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Over. : PAST
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Mongolian range. : ALTAI
3
Ascertain. : LEARN
4
Enters. : PENETRATES
5
Desecrate. : PROFANE
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Complains. : REPINES
7
Hot places. : OVENS
8
Jumps the track. : DERAILS
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Lincoln's Secretary of War. : STANTON
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___ h'ai. : BALI
11
Solo. : ARIA
12
Small stream. : RILL
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Height: Abbr. : ALT
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Women's skirt-like trousers. : CULOTTES
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Express differently. : REPHRASE
27
Legislative body. : LOWERHOUSE
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Egyptian sacred bull. : APIS
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Remainder. : REST
30
Insecticides. : DDTS
31
Faux pas. : SLIP
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Arrive. : COME
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Incarnation of Vishnu. : RAMA
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Made a horsy sound. : SNORTED
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Whatnot. : ETAGERE
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Rudolph's beacon. : REDNOSE
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Certain refugees. : EMIGRES
45
Western evergreen. : PINON
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Sinned. : ERRED
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Blackbuck of India. : SASIN
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Spanish painter. : DALI
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Bridge position. : EAST
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Low card. : TREY
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Space agency. : NASA
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Dry. : SEC

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