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New York Times, Friday, July 25, 1969

26-Down : Mystery story character.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has duplicate clues.
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F
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L
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A
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K
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E
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L
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A
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B
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S
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C
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A
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T
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R
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D
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B
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G
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M
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O
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G
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A
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H
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O
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C
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L
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R
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B
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L
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B
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P
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W
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R
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G
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R
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K
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U
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Y
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A
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L
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O
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V
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A
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M
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D
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,286
Across
1
Fish-drying frame. : FLAKE
6
Salk's place. : LAB
9
Word for a quick exit. : SCAT
13
Postpone. : REMIT
14
Mountain in Asia Minor. : IDA
15
European coin. : BELGA
16
Loos. : ANITA
17
Mrs. Gump. : MIN
18
Kind of soup. : ONION
19
Famous first words. : INTHEBEGINNING
22
Napoleon's marshal. : NEY
23
European coin. : SOU
24
Oriental prince. : AGA
25
Double is one. : HIT
27
Psychiatric concern. : EGO
28
Mountain pass. : COL
31
Modern material. : SARAN
34
Horses of a dark reddish color. : BLOODBAYS
37
Furrows. : PLOWS
38
Possess, in Scotland. : AIN
39
Displayed temper. : RAGED
40
Convicts' work spots. : ROCKPILES
42
People who take advantage. : USERS
43
Certain vote. : YES
44
Result. : END
45
Prussian town. : EMS
46
"___ One." : ACT
47
Forest Hills move. : LOB
49
Of a calling: Abbr. : VOC
52
Sporadically. : FROMTIMETOTIME
57
Transmit in a way. : RADIO
58
Busy fellow. : ANT
59
Site of Tokyo. : HONDO
61
Point of ___. : ORDER
62
Western Indian. : UTE
63
Word in 'Wanted' circular. : ALIAS
64
Word in Einstein's equation. : MASS
65
Beetle. : DOR
66
Peter and others. : TSARS
Down
1
Religious title. : FRA
2
Noted Russian. : LENIN
3
Chemical compound. : AMINE
4
Famous aviation locale. : KITTYHAWK
5
Greenland base. : ETAH
6
Place of confinement. : LIMBO
7
Farewell. : ADIEU
8
Loud sound. : BANG
9
Medicinal plant. : SENNA
10
152. : CLII
11
Conflict, in literature. : AGON
12
Chinese dynasty. : TANG
15
Caribbean noisemaker. : BONGODRUM
20
Time zone: Abbr. : EST
21
Shakespearean character. : IAGO
26
Mystery story character. : INSPECTOR
27
Eternities. : EONS
28
U. S. composer. : CAGE
29
___ and terminer. : OYER
30
W. W. II vessels. : LSDS
31
Nimble. : SPRY
32
Bitter drug. : ALOE
33
Mythical creatures. : ROCS
34
___ eagle. : BALD
35
Golfer's concern. : LIE
36
Musical instruments. : BASSVIOLS
41
Inca sun god. : INTI
45
Central American tree. : EBO
46
Parisian friends. : AMIES
47
Musical instruction. : LENTO
48
Aquatic animal. : OTTER
50
___ vincit amor. : OMNIA
51
Tree. : CEDAR
52
Word used in subtraction. : FROM
53
___ avis. : RARA
54
Bettor's concern. : ODDS
55
Scottish plaid. : MAUD
56
For all ___. : THAT
60
Wartime agency. : OSS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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