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New York Times, Wednesday, November 26, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 27.4
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,410
Across
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Certain stores. : COOPS
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Part of Einstein equation. : MASS
10
Certain words: Abbr. : ADVS
14
Available. : ONTAP
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Gardner. : ERLE
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Senior event. : PROM
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Dance of W. W. I era. : TURKEYTROT
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Golden advice. : RULE
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Barnacle Bill. : SAILOR
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Horn: Fr. : TROMPE
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Swing around. : SLUE
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Cuts blubber. : FLENSES
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Total. : UTTER
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Favorite fowl part for some. : BREAST
28
Word with bill or tail. : BROAD
29
___ Sisters of "Macbeth." : WEIRD
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Mental ratings: Abbr. : IQS
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Draw. : LIMN
34
Talks. : CHATS
35
Rabbit's tail. : SCUT
36
Appraisal: Abbr. : EST
37
Polite coughs. : AHEMS
38
White wine. : TOKAY
39
Some berths. : UPPERS
41
Pie part. : CRUST
42
Add to the poker pot. : RERAISE
44
Name for a dog. : SHEP
45
Sock. : ANKLET
46
Thump. : PUMMEL
49
Bit of news. : ITEM
50
Veterans Day. : NOVEMBERII
54
"___ Little Tenderness." : TRYA
55
Eye part. : UVEA
56
Nigerian capital. : LAGOS
57
Storm Country girl. : TESS
58
Row. : TIER
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Jackets. : ETONS
Down
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Bed for a pad. : COT
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Responsibility. : ONUS
3
Spanish adjective. : OTRA
4
Moslem land. : PAKISTAN
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Relieved. : SPELLED
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Unit of length. : METRE
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Opposite of lv. : ARR
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Traffic sign. : SLO
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Pilgrims and others. : SETTLERS
10
Greens areas. : APRONS
11
See 27 Across. : DRUMSTICKS
12
Secretary of Transportation. : VOLPE
13
Pintail ducks. : SMEES
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Pronoun. : YOUR
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What to do if the TV conks out. : READ
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Glassmaking ingredients. : FRITS
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"Topaz" author. : URIS
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Male birds. : TOMTURKEYS
27
Lasers. : BEAMS
28
Wheat: Fr. : BLE
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Reporter's question. : WHERE
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Four: Abbr. : QUAT
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Enclosure. : STY
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Kind of dressing. : CHESTNUT
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Wings and necks, often. : SOUPMEAT
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" ... baked in ___." : APIE
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Shake. : TREMBLE
40
Las ___. : PALMAS
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Ground bait. : CHUM
42
Singer John. : RAITT
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___ nous. : ENTRE
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Old weapon. : SPEAR
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Hence. : ERGO
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Leo. : LION
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Egg: Prefix. : OVI
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Neckline. : VEE
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Publication: Abbr. : ISS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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