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New York Times, Saturday, August 2, 1969

38-Down : Eye makeup in the East.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,294
Across
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Exclamation. : GOSH
5
Yarn. : WEFT
9
Locks up. : JAILS
14
Entr'___. : ACTE
15
Clamor. : ROAR
16
Develop. : ENSUE
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Misdoubt. : FEAR
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Hex. : INDIANSIGN
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Ultra. : FAROUT
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Being, in France. : ETRE
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Arranged. : SET
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Mechanical device. : ENGINE
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River of England. : OUSE
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Grade B friends. : ACQUAINTANCES
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La ___, Bolivia. : PAZ
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Competent. : UPTO
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Hole ___. : INONE
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Resembling. : ALIKE
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Stir. : ADO
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Assuage. : SALVE
42
Skid Row types. : WINOS
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Where Basra is. : IRAQ
45
Impaired: Prefix. : DYS
46
Summer evening sights. : LIGHTNINGBUGS
50
Social V.I.P. : LION
51
Adolescents. : YOUTHS
54
Depot: Abbr. : STA
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Whether ___. : ORNO
59
"Yes, ___!" : SIRREE
60
Menu item. : HAMANDEGGS
63
Fowler. : GENE
64
Magnetic tape coating. : OXIDE
65
Robt. ___. : ELEE
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Intersperse. : LARD
67
Smartened, with "up." : WISED
68
Certain voters: Abbr. : DEMS
69
Tortoise. : EMYS
Down
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Boo-boo. : GAFFE
2
Pacific. : OCEAN
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Daydreaming. : STARGAZING
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Epic. : HEROIC
5
Describe in a way. : WRITEUP
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Long time. : EON
7
Achromatize. : FADE
8
Newt or eft. : TRITON
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Indescribable thing. : JENESAISQUOI
10
Solution: Abbr. : ANS
11
Egyptian goddess. : ISIS
12
Alpine sled. : LUGE
13
Consigned. : SENT
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In ___. : ARUT
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Fully accepted. : UNQUESTIONED
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Formerly Castrogiovanni. : ENNA
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___ loss. : ATA
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Antiseptic. : IODIN
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___ Guards. : COLDSTREAM
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A sin. : ENVY
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Views. : SEES
33
Machine part. : PAWL
34
Et ___. : ALII
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Eye makeup in the East. : KOHL
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Assn. : ORG
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Depths. : ABYSSES
47
Department of France. : NORD
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Words for a friend. : INNEED
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Sound like a brook. : GURGLE
52
American patriot. : HENRY
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Bird food. : SEEDS
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Entertainment. : SHOW
55
Part of the street scene. : TAXI
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Pals, in Paree. : AMIS
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Amorous look. : OGLE
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Soft drink. : ADE
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Precious stone. : GEM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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