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New York Times, Tuesday, May 6, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { C J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 249 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 30.7
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,206
Across
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Old measure. : ELL
4
Pub order. : LAGER
9
So long. : TATA
13
Israeli V.I.P. : MEIR
15
Astaire. : ADELE
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Great Asian river. : AMUR
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Chief cook. : MAMA
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Ending of some stories. : MORAL
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Hayworth. : RITA
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Go-between. : ARBITER
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Quack medicine. : NOSTRUM
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Sound. : SANE
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Information. : DATA
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Baseball scoring item. : ASSIST
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Bold. : DARING
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Aspects. : MIENS
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Bridge occupant. : STEERSMAN
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Math subj. : ALG
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Indian grave. : MOUND
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Abbreviation on reading matter. : PTO
40
Horses. : STALLIONS
43
Fresh-water fish. : BREAM
45
Middle Easterner. : SYRIAN
46
Openwork barrier. : GRILLE
47
Negatives. : NOTS
49
Vamoosed. : FLED
50
Cutter. : BANDSAW
53
Medicine chest items. : IODINES
57
Biblical man of great age. : ENOS
58
Profits. : GAINS
60
Protuberance. : NODE
61
Zola character. : NANA
62
Heating stoves. : ETNAS
63
Agents. : GMEN
64
Popular quotees. : THEY
65
Rocky. : SHALY
66
Football player. : END
Down
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___ Goldman. : EMMA
2
Shakespearean role. : LEAR
3
Projecting part. : LIMB
4
Elegy. : LAMENT
5
Worship. : ADORE
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European: Abbr. : GER
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African antelope. : ELAND
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Prepared to fire again. : RELOADED
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Intractable ones. : TARTARS
10
Eastern prince. : AMIR
11
Dance wear. : TUTU
12
Biblical land. : ARAM
14
Part of a Poitier movie title. : RAISIN
21
Soviet press agency. : TASS
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Sheriff's emblem. : STAR
26
Collect. : AMASS
27
Covered with sediment. : SILTY
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A smoke, out West. : SEGAR
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Constrain. : IMPEL
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Brazilian port. : NATAL
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Troll. : GNOME
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Northern canals, familiarly. : SOO
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Cask. : TUN
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Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
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Kennedy halves, for instance. : MINTAGES
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Fun City name. : LINDSAY
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Asian country. : LAOS
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Brought up. : BRED
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___ high. : RIDING
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Type of photo print. : GLOSSY
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Sweep of an implement. : SWATH
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Last. : FINAL
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Predilection. : BENT
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Biblical name. : ANAH
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Zero. : NONE
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Alaskan cape. : NOME
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"East of ___." : EDEN
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Word on a store order. : SEND
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___ word. : INA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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