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New York Times, Monday, August 25, 1969

21-Down : Weak point.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 321 (avg 1.75)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,317
Across
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Cordage material. : HEMP
5
Cabals. : PLOTS
10
Does schoolwork. : ADDS
14
Adjective ending. : ULAR
15
Porch of Oahu. : LANAI
16
Fume. : REEK
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Departed. : GONE
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Mediterranean land. : EGYPT
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Jai ___. : ALAI
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Tobacco containers. : SNUFFBOXES
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Cribs. : BINS
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Brew. : ALE
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Worthless trifle. : FIG
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Humane org. : SPCA
27
Sits on. : SQUELCHES
33
Xanthippe. : SHREW
34
Expedite. : HURRY
35
Musical syllable. : TRA
36
Olympian. : ARES
37
River in upstate New York. : TIOGA
38
Tunisian seaport. : SFAX
39
Part of the street scene. : BUS
40
Pâtisserie item. : TORTE
41
Hesitate. : PAUSE
42
Missing ones. : ABSENTEES
44
Have sway. : RULE
45
Carney. : ART
46
Tittle. : JOT
47
Wheedles. : BEGS
49
Equivocating. : ONTHEFENCE
56
Field. : AREA
57
Oarsman. : ROWER
58
Become fixed. : ROOT
59
Fuzz. : LINT
60
Dagger's predecessor. : CLOAK
61
Italian numeral. : NOVE
62
City on the Moselle. : METZ
63
Wines and dines. : HOSTS
64
___ out. : EKES
Down
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Embraces. : HUGS
2
North Carolina college. : ELON
3
By hand: Prefix. : MANU
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Introduces. : PREFACES
5
U.S.M.A. man. : PLEBE
6
Rupanco or Puyehue. : LAGO
7
Gem stone. : ONYX
8
Record. : TAPE
9
Presides. : SITS
10
___ numeral. : ARABIC
11
Enjoyable. : DELIGHTFUL
12
Cooperstown name. : DEAN
13
Sun Valley gear. : SKIS
21
Weak point. : FLAW
24
Outfield chance. : FLY
25
Garden plant. : SHRUB
26
Salesman of a sort. : PRESSAGENT
27
Cambridge or Devon. : SHIRE
28
Cite. : QUOTE
29
Presses strongly. : URGES
30
Pitching statistic: Abbr. : ERA
31
Wipe out. : ERASE
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___-Gotha. : SAXE
33
West Indies island. : SABA
37
Add. : TOT
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Table wine. : SAUTERNE
40
Explosive. : TNT
41
Campus man. : PROF
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Synthetic. : ERSATZ
46
Yanks. : JERKS
47
Emollient. : BALM
48
Buffalo's waterfront. : ERIE
49
Musical group: Abbr. : ORCH
50
___ contendere. : NOLO
51
Braces. : TWOS
52
Calor. : HEAT
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Recess. : NOOK
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Inlet. : COVE
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Vous ___. : ETES

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

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