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New York Times, Monday, November 24, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { V X }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 15.3
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,408
Across
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City on Biscayne Bay. : MIAMI
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Music of the 20's. : JAZZ
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Fancy dance. : BALL
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Green Mountain Boy. : ALLEN
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Succulent plant. : ALOE
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Miscellany. : OLIO
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What bakers get a lift from. : YEAST
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Quality of a hot, smoky room. : CLOSENESS
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Eyes' other halves. : HOOKS
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Forehead part. : TEMPLE
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Butcher's tool. : SAW
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Feudal estate. : FIEF
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Horse, at times. : LOPER
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Parasites of a sort. : PROFITEERS
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Mix, as a salad. : TOSS
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Bacterium that uses oxygen. : AEROBE
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Advice for the paunchy. : DIET
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Putting in rows. : RANGING
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Eager. : ZEALOUS
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Ecological cycle. : SERE
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Right away. : PRONTO
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Town in Normandy. : STLO
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Part of R.I.P. : REQUIESCAT
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What Sullivan lost. : CHORD
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Ben ___ of "Treasure Island." : GUNN
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Questioning sounds. : EHS
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Avoided committing oneself. : HEDGED
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Prophet. : AUGUR
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Certain musicians. : ORGANISTS
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Bevels out. : REAMS
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Foretoken. : OMEN
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Brake part. : SHOE
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Atlantic island group. : FAROE
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Girl's name. : LORA
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Tend cattle. : HERD
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Proficient. : ADEPT
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Kind of pole. : MAY
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Seine area: Fr. : ILE
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___ mode. : ALA
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Some hose. : MESH
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Preposition. : INTO
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Gleason. : JACKIE
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Knotweed or goosefoot. : ALLSEED
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Home for some beasts. : ZOO
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Relish. : ZEST
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Witty remark. : BONMOT
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Syrian city. : ALEPPO
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Cotton threads. : LISLES
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Some weepers. : LOSERS
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Moray. : EEL
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"We must do this ___." : OFTENER
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Coast Guard girl. : SPAR
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Neighborhood. : AREA
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Exhausted. : WORN
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Form into small curls. : FRIZ
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London hazard. : FOG
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Wading bird. : IBIS
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Leaking. : SEEPING
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Vetch. : TARE
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Man's nickname. : GREG
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Spanish pronoun. : LOS
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Fairy tale word. : ONCE
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Western state. : UTAH
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Over-imbibers. : SOTS
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A belt of sorts. : EQUATOR
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Fishy institution. : SCHOOL
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Prefix for meter or stat. : THERMO
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Roomer. : LODGER
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Philosophic principles. : ORGANA
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Fresh. : UNUSED
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Cozy room. : DEN
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Table item. : DISH
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City in Turkey. : URFA
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Interpret. : READ
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Word for a ship. : SHE
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Common verb. : ARE
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Cleaning implement. : MOP
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Put in place. : SET

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2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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