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New York Times, Tuesday, August 19, 1969

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 24.5
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,311
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Mail. : ARMOR
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Prefix for potent. : OMNI
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Elm. : TREE
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Sycophant. : TOADY
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Picnic spoiler. : RAIN
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Sounded. : RANG
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Inclines, as a mast. : RAKES
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Alms box. : ARCA
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Preposition. : UNTO
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Scottish uncles. : EMES
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Stimulates to activity. : INNERVATES
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Letter. : ESS
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U.S. playwright. : INGE
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___ soldier. : TIN
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Relatives. : AUNTS
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Hairdressers, at times. : TINTERS
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Modify. : TEMPER
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Covenant. : PACT
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River islet. : AIT
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Part of et al. : ALII
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Japanese port. : OTARU
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Goddess in Wagner's "Ring." : ERDA
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Wool: Pref. : LAN
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Verify. : AVER
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Recent. : LATTER
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Recited in a way. : INTONED
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Equal. : MATCH
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Oslo resident: Abbr. : NOR
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Speck. : MOTE
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How: Lat. : QUA
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Morning shout at camp. : RISENSHINE
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Scoreboard statistics. : RUNS
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Settled. : ALIT
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Bit. : IOTA
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Thumbs through a book. : LEAFS
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Voice. : ALTO
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Undid, poetically. : OPED
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Former actor Jack. : OAKIE
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Common verb. : BEEN
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Elliot. : NESS
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Small barracudas. : SPETS
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Up ___. : ATREE
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Ranges. : ROAMS
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Hits the jackpot. : MAKESAMINT
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Literary works. : ODES
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Certain carriers: Abbr. : RYS
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Zoo animals. : ORANGS
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River in France. : MARNE
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Precise. : NICE
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Tongue-tied. : INARTICULATE
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School problem. : TRUANT
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Declaim. : RANT
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Grafted, in heraldry. : ENTE
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Selves. : EGOS
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Withdrawal into oneself. : INTROVERSION
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Card game like bridge. : VINT
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Chemical ending. : INE
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News service initials. : UPI
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Pitch. : TAR
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Upheaval. : EARTHQUAKE
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Joy ___. : RIDE
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___ pupil. : STAR
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Anklebones. : TALI
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Enthusiasm. : ELAN
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Equality. : PAR
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Man's nickname. : TED
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Common abbreviation. : ETC
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After a while. : ANON
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Used up. : ATE
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Capacity of some trucks. : ONETON
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Simple organisms. : MONADS
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Tiny creatures. : MITES
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Improper. : UNFIT
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African foxes. : ASSES
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Austrian statesman. : RAAB
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That: Lat. : ILLE
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Locale. : SITE
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Confidence. : HOPE
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Garner. : REAP
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The: Sp. : LOS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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