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New York Times, Friday, April 25, 1969

45-Down : Geometrical shapes.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,195
Across
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Thin tufts. : WISPS
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Faulty. : BAD
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Fat product. : SOAP
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Hokkaido port. : OTARU
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Deep ___ well. : ASA
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Craze. : MANIA
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Make a second plan. : REMAP
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Small island. : CAY
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Sluggish. : INERT
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Long time. : MONTHOFSUNDAYS
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White cotton. : SAK
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Have this ___ (our treat). : ONEONUS
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Addresses: Abbr. : STS
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A tense: Abbr. : FUT
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French pronoun. : MOI
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Composer of "Good-bye." : TOSTI
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Distance measurers. : ODOMETERS
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Revoke. : ADEEM
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Zero. : NIL
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Stopover spot. : MOTEL
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Proofread. : CORRECTED
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Proverb. : ADAGE
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Three, in Italy. : TRE
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Kind of Asian cattle: Var. : ZOH
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___ jiffy. : INA
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Peak near Banff Park. : COLEMAN
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Slangy response. : YUP
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Old-hat female. : SECONDHANDROSE
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Expiate. : ATONE
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Group: Abbr. : ORG
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... and ___ grow on. : ONETO
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Openings. : PORES
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Parisian's one. : UNE
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Guzzling sound. : SLURP
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Persons. : ONES
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Home: Abbr. : RES
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Certain needles: Slang. : HYPOS
Down
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Venerating: Abbr. : WOR
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Particulars. : ITEMS
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South Pacific isle. : SAMOA
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Joker. : PRANKSTER
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Overseer: Abbr. : SUPT
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Breakfast item. : BACON
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___ place to hide. : ASAFE
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Time past. : DAYSOFOLD
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Rubs in a way. : SANDS
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___ penny. : ONEA
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Breezy. : AIRY
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Taps gently. : PATS
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Revolutionary soldier. : MINUTEMAN
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Exclamations. : HOS
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Word on a quarter. : UNUM
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Global divisions. : TIMEZONES
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Prefix for tarsus or phor. : META
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Western state: Abbr. : OREG
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Capri. : ISLE
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Diplomacy. : TACT
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Repute. : ODOR
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Withered. : SERE
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News time. : ONTHEHOUR
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Shaping device. : DIE
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Sale words. : TODAYONLY
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___ war. : COLD
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State: Abbr. : IND
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Geometrical shapes. : CONES
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French river. : MARNE
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Celestial beings in France. : ANGES
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Deplete. : USEUP
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Stone: Prefix. : PETRO
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Toadfish. : SAPO
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British school. : ETON
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Center. : CORE
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___ ha-Shanah. : ROSH
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Ceres' mother. : OPS

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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