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New York Times, Monday, April 7, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q V W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 40.0
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,177
Across
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One man, many women. : HAREM
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Assist. : ABET
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Dwell on. : HARP
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Pass over. : ELIDE
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Major or Minor. : URSA
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Field. : AREA
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Fast. : RAPID
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Quality of a honky-tonk piano. : TINNINESS
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Part of Sermon on the Mount. : BEATITUDE
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French painter. : MONET
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Volume. : TOME
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Inducing sleep. : OPIATE
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Ill humor. : SPLEEN
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Mineral. : ORE
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Pincers. : PLIERS
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___ retriever. : LABRADOR
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Orbed. : LUNAR
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Impediment. : BAR
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Stretch forward. : CRANE
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Sinbad, for one. : SEAFARER
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Authenticated. : SEALED
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Drowse. : NOD
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Minnesotan. : GOPHER
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Singing group. : SEPTET
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Gossip: Colloq. : DIRT
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Lincoln Center unit. : OPERA
49
Confirmed. : CERTIFIED
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Constant. : PERENNIAL
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City in Vermont. : BARRE
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Formerly. : ONCE
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Gudrun's spouse. : ATLI
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Light: Prefix. : LUMIN
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Cheers. : RAHS
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___ noire. : BETE
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Force, as payment. : EXACT
Down
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Aromatic plant. : HERB
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Winglike parts. : ALAE
3
River bank: Lat. : RIPA
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Do a newspaper job. : EDIT
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Winter cruise area. : MEDITERRANEAN
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Fall. : AUTUMN
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June figure. : BRIDE
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Old slave. : ESNE
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Thrash. : TAN
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Asian capital. : HANOI
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Amphitheater. : ARENA
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Put in a new place. : RESET
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Sham gem. : PASTE
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Subtle. : IMPERCEPTIBLE
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___ the mark. : TOES
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Sphere. : ORB
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Skid. : SLUE
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Sheer cloth. : PINA
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Folio. : LEAF
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Rowing equipment. : OAR
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Word of request: Abbr. : PLS
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Malay gibbon. : LAR
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Irish expletive. : ARAH
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Valley. : DALE
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Extraordinary person. : ONER
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Florid. : RED
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Garden plot. : BED
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Disintegrate. : ROT
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Classify. : SORT
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Little miss, familiarly. : GIRLIE
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Deep sleep. : SOPOR
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City in the Congo basin. : EPENA
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Precarious spot. : PERCH
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Corners. : TREES
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Treated (with "with"). : DEALT
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Adduce. : CITE
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___ pas. : FAUX
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___ la Douce. : IRMA
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Norse pioneer. : ERIC
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Fender damage. : DENT
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Apprehend: Colloq. : NAB

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

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