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New York Times, Wednesday, April 9, 1969

21-Down : Famous friend.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,179
Across
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Like some hay. : MOWN
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Snake. : COBRA
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Centuries. : AGES
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Exchange premium. : AGIO
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Pintail ducks. : SMEES
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Migrate. : TREK
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"Recessional" word. : LEST
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Mets and Reds. : TEAMS
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French husband. : MARI
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Lukewarm. : TEPID
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Woe. : GRIEF
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Mince or humble. : PIE
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Fiascos. : CATASTROPHES
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Flower cluster. : RACEME
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Repast. : TEA
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Wing. : ALA
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___ a time. : ONEAT
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Plane-boarding staircase. : RAMP
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Kern musical (with "The"). : CATANDTHEFIDDLE
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Organic compound. : ENOL
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Flogged, in a way. : CANED
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___ clear. : ALL
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Raises the pot. : UPS
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Piece of jewelry. : LOCKET
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In an arrogant way. : DOGMATICALLY
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Metric measure. : ARE
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Presumes. : DARES
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Difficulties. : SNAGS
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Air. : MIEN
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Cleanse. : RINSE
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What's ___ for me? : INIT
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Cuban money. : PESO
71
Organic compound. : ESTER
72
Heart. : CORE
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Large number, informally. : SLEW
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Strokes in a game. : SHOTS
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Skier's quest. : SNOW
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Fountain order, for short. : MALT
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Molding. : OGEE
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Mere indication. : WISP
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Observe. : NOTICE
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Chicago time: Abbr. : CST
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Alpha's companion. : OMEGA
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Sustains. : BEARS
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Forgive. : REMIT
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Declare. : ASSERT
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Air: Abbr. : ATM
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Diagram. : GRAPH
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Weird. : EERIE
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Hits a towering fly. : SKIES
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Famous friend. : DAMON
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Rival. : FOE
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Nurse. : TEND
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Friend, out west. : PARD
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Derby, for one. : RACE
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Dog in heraldry. : ALAN
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Pompey supporter. : CATO
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Relative of et al. : ETC
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Villain's cry. : AHA
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A scholar's hour. : TEN
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Aleutian island. : ADAK
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French miss: Abbr. : MLLE
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Trapper's prize. : PELT
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Astringent. : ALUM
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Tumbled. : FELL
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Images. : IDOLS
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Stuff. : PAD
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Gazes. : STARES
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Misanthropes. : CYNICS
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Moistens. : DAMPS
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Protruding window. : ORIEL
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Graylags. : GEESE
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Type of coffee. : IRISH
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Omnibus of quotations. : CENTO
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Useful quality. : ASSET
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Shortly. : ANON
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Whirlybird, for short. : GIRO
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Mulligan. : STEW
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Immediately. : NOW
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Hesitations. : ERS

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