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New York Times, Saturday, May 17, 1969

5-Down : Austrian river.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 28, Avg Word Len: 5.32, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,217
Across
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Steak tartare, for one. : RAWMEAT
8
Personnel manager. : STAFFER
15
Intensify. : ENHANCE
16
Taint. : POLLUTE
17
Like some sardines. : SKINNEDANDBONED
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Jungfrau, for one. : ALP
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English gun. : STEN
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Lumberjacks. : SAWERS
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Slangy replies. : YEPS
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Detroit product. : AUTO
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Indian weight. : SER
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U.S. literary initials. : EAP
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Combined: Var. : MIXT
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Hindu deity. : RAMA
34
Canyons. : GORGES
37
Encounter. : MEET
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Slack. : LAX
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Ad agency instruction for printing. : INSERTIONNOTICE
43
Author Deighton. : LEN
44
Mountain pool. : TARN
45
Rotated. : TURNED
46
" ... play a part, and mine ___ one." : ASAD
48
Gershwin heroine. : BESS
50
Flap. : TAB
51
Pre-Penn Central initials. : PRR
53
Accomplishes. : DOES
55
Army meal. : MESS
58
Money in Madras. : RUPEES
61
Bauxite and fool's gold. : ORES
63
Electronic initials. : RCA
64
Jet age merchant of sorts. : USEDPLANEDEALER
67
German chemist, 1884-1949. : BERGIUS
68
Approaching. : NEARING
69
Early ascetics. : ESSENES
70
Furs. : ERMINES
Down
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Iterate. : RESAY
2
Leg joint. : ANKLE
3
Upstarts. : WHIPPERSNAPPERS
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Isle of ___. : MAN
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Austrian river. : ENNS
6
Vinegars. : ACETA
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___ laudamus. : TEDEUM
8
Laboratory sample: Abbr. : SPN
9
Ivy clumps. : TODS
10
Spanish duke and family. : ALBAS
11
Bloom. : FLOWER
12
Book by 43 Across. : FUNERALINBERLIN
13
Spanish poet's sky. : ETER
14
Port and vermilion. : REDS
18
Indian storm current. : ANTIMONSOON
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Western plant. : SAGE
25
Draft animals. : OXEN
28
Sassy. : PERT
30
Camper's home. : TENT
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Ceremonial staff. : MACE
33
Dismissed: Slang. : AXED
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River to the Colorado. : GILA
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Singles. : ONES
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Pierce. : STAB
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Racetrack figure. : TOUT
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Angered. : IRED
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Streetcar. : TRAM
47
Sprinkle with flour. : DREDGE
49
Placid. : SERENE
52
Fasten again. : REPIN
54
Passover festival. : SEDER
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Play part. : SCENE
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Marionette family. : SARGS
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Gullible one. : RUBE
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Consumes. : USES
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Swing around. : SLUE
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Stitching edge. : SEAM
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Beast. : ASS
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"Exodus" hero. : ARI

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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