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New York Times, Thursday, August 14, 1969

28-Down : Captain's word.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,306
Across
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Seaver, Jones et al. : METS
5
Sampling implement. : TRIER
10
Feudal land. : FIEF
14
Big-league name. : ALOU
15
Precipitateness. : HASTE
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Spanish pot. : OLLA
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Tale. : YARN
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Issues. : EMITS
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What's left. : REST
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Emulates a bloodhound. : SNIFFS
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Indian chief. : TECUMSEH
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Money getters: Abbr. : IOUS
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___ bene. : NOTA
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French boites. : TAVERNES
31
Engage, as a lawyer. : RETAIN
35
Glassy silicas. : OPALS
36
Sticks. : GLUES
38
Army man: Abbr. : NCO
39
French direction. : NORD
40
Fountain items, in Rome. : COINS
41
Genesis name. : ENOS
42
Sea bird. : ERN
43
Desk for Picasso. : EASEL
44
Soil. : GRIME
45
___-eyed. : STARRY
47
People on pension. : RETIREES
49
Kind of school: Abbr. : ELEM
51
Poon tree. : DILO
52
Former Mexican President. : CARDENAS
56
Parking place. : GARAGE
60
Ludwig. : EMIL
61
Weeping Greek mother. : NIOBE
63
Hurried home, in baseball. : SLID
64
Daily grind. : ROTE
65
Bitter ___. : ENDER
66
Today: It. : OGGI
67
Western state: Abbr. : OREG
68
Establishes. : SEATS
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Firmly fixed. : FAST
Down
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Giant star. : MAYS
2
___ vital. : ELAN
3
Convex moldings. : TORI
4
Baseball playing area. : SUNFIELD
5
"___ Also Rises." : THESUN
6
Zodiac sign. : RAM
7
What ___? : ISIT
8
Nick ___, one-time Yankee. : ETTEN
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Revises, as music. : RESCORES
10
Book dimensions. : FORMAT
11
Islands, in France. : ILES
12
Other. : ELSE
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Name in fashion. : FATH
21
Pros. : FORS
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Western Indians. : UTES
25
Lilies. : SEGOS
27
Sounds. : TONES
28
Captain's word. : APORT
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Black Sea resort. : VARNA
30
More furtive. : SLIER
32
Orphan. : ANNIE
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Here ___. : ICOME
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Margins of some victories. : NOSES
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Lacking guidance. : UNLED
40
Peppers. : CAYENNES
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___ judgment. : ERRORSOF
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Whodunit name. : ERLE
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Colorado tributary. : GILA
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Cincinnati player. : REDLEG
48
Detroiters. : TIGERS
50
Lobster source. : MAINE
52
Game fish. : CERO
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Love: Lat. : AMOR
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Liturgy. : RITE
55
Pop. : SODA
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Seaweed. : ALGA
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Light carriages. : GIGS
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Work on papers. : EDIT
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Pari-mutuel item. : BET

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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