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New York Times, Saturday, August 30, 1969

12-Down : Borneo sea Dyak.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,322
Across
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After Cicero's "O." : TEMPORA
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Kind of bridge. : AUCTION
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Thinks productively. : IDEATES
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Crumbly. : FRIABLE
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Plant disease. : SMUT
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Disappeared. : GONE
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Foch and others. : NINAS
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Be speedy. : RUN
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Rood. : CROSS
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Exultant song. : PAEAN
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Old swimming hole. : POND
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Small shark. : TOPE
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As a friend: Fr. : ENAMI
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Ours, in Paris. : ANOUS
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Bean. : SOY
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Electronic brain. : DIGITALCOMPUTER
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Games in a sweep. : ALL
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Novelist Glasgow. : ELLEN
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Flavorsome herb. : ANISE
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Look of sorts. : LEER
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Uppity habits. : AIRS
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Critical military times. : DDAYS
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American geologic period. : ERIAN
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View. : SEE
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Take to the ice. : SKATE
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Distant: Prefix. : TELE
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Cold, cold sea. : ROSS
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Thoughtlessness. : INCONSIDERATION
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Undrinkable cocktail. : MOLOTOV
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City in Cyprus. : NICOSIA
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Had a midnight snack. : ATELATE
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Diamond city. : ANTWERP
Down
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Nervous movements. : TICS
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Esau. : EDOM
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Waiter's offering. : MENU
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Deli treat. : PASTRAMI
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Giant among Giants. : OTT
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Rule. : REIGN
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Concerning. : ASTO
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Hot times in summer. : AFTERNOONS
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Swiss canton. : URI
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Twigs for grafting. : CIONS
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Celtic lord. : TANIST
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Borneo sea Dyak. : IBAN
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Spanish jar. : OLLA
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Monster loch. : NESS
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Insouciant. : UNCONCERNED
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Weld together. : UNITE
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African timber tree. : ODUM
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Piano part. : PEDAL
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Like an old crone. : ANILE
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Nester on crags. : EAGLE
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Giving temporary relief. : PALLIATIVE
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Port of old Rome. : OSTIA
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Lyric expression. : POESY
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Journeys in court circuit. : EYRES
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Black suit. : SPADE
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Kirghiz range. : ALAI
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Menace for sunbathers. : UNDERTOW
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Adapt for new devices. : RETOOL
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___ car. : RENTA
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Canarylike bird. : SERIN
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Igneous rock. : SIMA
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Granny or square. : KNOT
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Philippine hardwood. : ACLE
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Siberian river. : LENA
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Compiegne's river. : OISE
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Evening: Fr. : SOIR
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Sudden break. : SNAP
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Drunkard. : SOT
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Behave. : ACT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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