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New York Times, Monday, September 1, 1969

32-Down : Peninsula for tourists.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,324
Across
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More skilled. : ABLER
6
Antiaircraft fire. : FLAK
10
Safeguard: Abbr. : INS
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Pass a rope through. : REEVE
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Outing spoiler. : RAIN
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Asian palm. : NIPA
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Two-sided. : REVERSIBLE
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State of irritation: Colloq. : SNIT
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Whodunit weapon. : STILETTO
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Of a star: Prefix. : ASTERO
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Caroline island. : YAP
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Heating apparatus. : RADIATOR
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Chairman's concern. : AGENDA
29
Medicinal quantity. : DOSAGE
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Be sociable. : MIX
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Pet name. : SUGAR
33
___ hand. : LENDA
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Grampuses. : ORCS
38
Get busy. : LAYTO
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Terminals: Abbr. : STAS
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Pivots. : SLUES
43
Moving throng. : SWARM
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Elevations: Abbr. : HTS
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Asian plain. : STEPPE
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Sponsor's child. : GODSON
50
Fruit plant. : PEARTREE
52
Go amiss. : ERR
53
Blunt. : OBTUSE
54
Food in the field. : KRATIONS
59
Ancient Greek coin. : OBOL
60
Pet name. : SWEETIEPIE
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Present. : HERE
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Look after. : TEND
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Raw. : CRUDE
65
Bad: Prefix. : DYS
66
Rockingham ratios. : ODDS
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German city. : ESSEN
Down
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Incoming trains: Abbr. : ARRS
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Borsch item. : BEET
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Son of Jacob. : LEVI
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Girl's name. : EVELYN
5
Check one's prose. : REREADS
6
Material formed by fusion. : FRIT
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Swan song of a sort. : LABORDAYWEEKEND
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Trouble. : AIL
9
Massages. : KNEADS
10
Gradually. : INSTAGES
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Fraction. : NINETENTHS
12
First name in Washington. : SPIRO
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Suffix for a doer. : ATOR
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City in Minnesota. : STPAUL
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Rock formation. : SIAL
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Artery. : AORTA
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Andy's associate. : AMOS
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___ scout. : GIRL
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Apologetic. : EXCUSATORY
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Peninsula for tourists. : GASPE
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Malay chief. : DATO
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Organization: Abbr. : ASSN
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Firm regulations. : SETRULES
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Almond-flavored syrup. : ORGEAT
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Theater scenery. : SETS
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Tenon's partner: Var. : MORTICE
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Companion of chango. : PRESTO
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Hairdressing equipment. : DRIERS
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Exclamation of disdain. : POOH
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Fell gradually. : EBBED
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Cherry and ruby. : REDS
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Musical piece. : OPUS
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Group of pheasants. : NIDE
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Pictured. : SEEN
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United. : WED

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

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