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New York Times, Wednesday, January 12, 1972

1-Across : Kind of relief

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F J Q V W X Y }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,187
Across
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Kind of relief : COMIC
6
Channing et al. : CAROLS
12
Source for 46 Down : CARRARA
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"We ___ Alone" : ARENOT
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A.L. players : ORIOLES
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Engraving : LINECUT
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Rest : SIT
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Lenin adversary : TSARIST
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Oklahoma city : ADA
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Specks : MOTES
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City in Brazil : BAGE
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Place for corn : CRIB
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River to Elbe : ISER
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Japanese ship word : MARU
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Type of truck : PANEL
29
White lead : CERUSE
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Hamlet's scene : ELSINORE
33
Indian millet : DARI
35
"It ___ necessarily so" : AINT
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Grating : STRIDENT
40
Fanatic : ZEALOT
44
Terre ___ : HAUTE
45
Small tip : DIME
47
Japanese monastery : TERA
48
River of France : ORNE
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Synthetic rubber : BUNA
50
Actor Toomey : REGIS
51
Greek vowel : ETA
52
English writer John : LECARRE
54
Two on the nose, e.g. : BET
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Violent behavior : RAMPAGE
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"I want to ___" : BEALONE
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Paying guest : ROOMER
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Mourns : LAMENTS
61
Trapshooting events : SKEETS
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Miss Dinsmore : ELSIE
Down
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Animal, Western style : CRITTER
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Rio de ___ : ORO
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Fountain drinks : MALTS
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Maddens : IRES
5
Melon : CASABA
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Mad emperor of Rome : CALIGULA
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Appear : ARISE
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Budget item : RENT
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Pronoun : ONE
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Peace-treaty site : LOCARNO
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Scholarly one : STUDIER
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Kind of ray : COSMIC
13
Tuneful : ARIOSE
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Set aside : TABLE
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Unusual : RARE
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Learned : ERUDITE
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98th psalm : CANTATE
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Only : MERE
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Maine sight : PINE
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Infamous marquis : SADE
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Bookbinding adhesive : SIZE
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Ads, in a way : INDUCERS
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Monmouth Park employe : SHOER
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Tempestuous ones : TARTARS
38
Go wild : RUNAMOK
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Miss Louise : TINA
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Shin : LEGBONE
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Adjust : ORIENT
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Experiences : TASTES
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Michelangelo medium : MARBLE
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Produce : BEGET
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Large quantity : REAMS
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Rich fabric : LAME
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Kind of estate : REAL
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E.A. ___ : POE
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Maui neckwear : LEI

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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