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New York Times, Monday, July 21, 1969

44-Down : Before, in Paris.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,282
Across
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Numerical prefix. : OCTA
5
Soviet sea. : ARAL
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Over. : ATOP
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Pertinent: Latin. : ADREM
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A kind of dive. : NOSE
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Gary Cooper word. : NOPE
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Fun in Soho. : BEERANDSKITTLES
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Mouthful of sorts. : CUD
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___ the mark. : TOES
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River in Argentina. : SALADO
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Hard hitters. : SMITERS
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Unmixed. : PURE
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Sound, usually dull. : THUD
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Landing field. : AIRDROME
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Ornamentation. : DECOR
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Hornless cow. : MULEY
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Mideast initials. : UAR
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A caliph. : OMAR
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Fully satisfied. : SATED
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Site of W. W. II battle. : STLO
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Me, in Munich. : MIR
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Goads. : SPURS
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Persian sprites. : PERIS
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Unmodern. : OLDSTYLE
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Olive genus. : OLEA
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Uses crooked dice. : COGS
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Nemesis. : AVENGER
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Beset. : ASSAIL
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Eye section. : UVEA
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___ Claire. : EAU
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Weather words. : RAINCATSANDDOGS
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Make money. : MINT
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Bird of ballet. : SWAN
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Rejoice. : EXULT
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Nervous. : EDGY
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Subdued. : SOFT
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Slope. : RISE
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Old music hall. : ODEUM
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Modern money. : CREDITCARD
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Sloping lawn: Abbr. : TER
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Dilettante. : AMATEUR
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Home of the Incas. : ANDES
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Antarctic sea. : ROSS
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First man, in Nordic myth. : ASK
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Unhurried. : LEISURED
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Horn. : ANTLER
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Weight of India. : TOLA
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Unclosed, to poets. : OPED
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Philippine money. : PESO
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Fundamentals. : ABCS
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French direction. : NORD
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Dilatory. : TARDY
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U. S. missile. : THOR
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Oodles. : PILES
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Other: Fr. : AUTRE
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"Arrows of ___ fortune." : OUTRAGEOUS
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African republic. : MALI
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Cupid. : EROS
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Major ___. : DOMO
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Man's name. : EMIL
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Uses roughly. : MAULS
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Lookout's instrument. : SPYGLASS
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Understood. : SEEN
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Impassive. : STOIC
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Anyone who advocates. : PLEADER
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Meager. : SCANTY
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Kitchen item. : OVEN
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Before, in Paris. : AVANT
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Golf score. : EAGLE
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Color. : RUST
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French weapon. : ARME
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Aforementioned. : SAID
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Confess: Slang. : SING
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Defense unit: Abbr. : USAF
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"___ if by sea." : TWO
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Sixth-century date. : DXI

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2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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