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New York Times, Monday, June 23, 1969

27-Down : Symbol of defeat.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,254
Across
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Site of the Quirinal. : ROME
5
Moroccan port. : RABAT
10
Turnpike feature. : TOLL
14
Seed coat. : ARIL
15
Girl's name. : ADELA
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Indian. : ERIE
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Certain worker. : JACKOFALLTRADES
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According to. : ALA
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Up and ___. : ATIT
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Images. : ICONS
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Customer. : USER
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Waiter's offering. : MENU
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Intent one. : STARER
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Bonanza. : JACKPOT
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Instruments. : HORNS
33
Pacific naval base of W. W. II. : MANUS
34
Shred. : RAG
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Intimidates. : AWES
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Buddhist shrines. : TOPES
38
Night spot. : CAFE
39
Longing. : YEN
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Divas' highlights. : ARIAS
41
Barbecue spot. : PATIO
42
Jack-o'-___. : LANTERN
44
Breakfast dish. : CEREAL
45
Small: Suffix. : ETTE
46
German's your. : IHRE
47
Fiber plant. : ABACA
50
Electrical hookup. : GRID
51
Some railroads. : ELS
54
Indian turnip. : JACKINTHEPULPIT
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Pay up. : ANTE
59
Shiraz resident. : IRANI
60
O'Casey milieu. : EIRE
61
Interpret. : READ
62
"Phalarope" author. : PATEN
63
Part of a Sammy Davis title. : ICAN
Down
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Eastern title. : RAJA
2
Exam. : ORAL
3
Isinglass. : MICA
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Leather. : ELK
5
Jack ___ (roof piece). : RAFTER
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Robin ___. : ADAIR
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Haberdashery item. : BELT
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That's ___. : ALL
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Do fancywork. : TAT
10
Piece of china. : TEACUP
11
Church calendar. : ORDO
12
Mortgage. : LIEN
13
Between little and least. : LESS
18
Havens. : OASES
19
Sports places. : RINKS
23
Containers. : URNS
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Lion features. : MANES
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Old shields. : ECUS
26
Deacon's vehicle. : SHAY
27
Symbol of defeat. : TOWEL
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Colosseum area. : ARENA
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Black lacquer. : JAPAN
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Sound off. : ORATE
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Haitian rum. : TAFIA
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Watered silk. : MOIRE
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Earth science: Abbr. : GEOL
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Allowance for waste. : TRET
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Protection. : CARE
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Biblical warrior. : ATTAI
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Hidden away. : PERDU
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Long-___ turtle. : NECKED
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Pay one's share. : CHIPIN
46
Dunne. : IRENE
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Gates ___. : AJAR
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Harmful agent. : BANE
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Proceedings. : ACTA
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Mountain pass. : GHAT
51
On a grand scale. : EPIC
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Signore's money. : LIRA
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British gun. : STEN
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Small drink. : NIP
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Musical syllable. : TRA
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Garland. : LEI

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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