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New York Times, Friday, January 20, 1967

9-Across : Rush hour problem.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,369
Across
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Expressed joy or sorrow. : WEPT
5
Soviet space craft. : LUNA
9
Rush hour problem. : CRUSH
14
Setting-up routine. : EXERCISES
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Slow: Mus. : LENTO
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Expand. : SPREADOUT
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Gently flowing stream. : AFTON
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Potato-tomato grafting. : TOPATO
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Hunter's setup. : TRAPLINE
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Gains. : NETS
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Hunt shellfish. : CRAB
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Lodge members. : ELKS
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Extremely. : VERY
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Finger bone: Anat. : PHALANX
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Reply: Abbr. : ANS
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Frenchman. : GAUL
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Plaintiffs. : SUERS
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Putting away. : STORING
35
___ up (package instruction). : THISEND
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Sound of skepticism. : SNORT
38
Units of verse. : FEET
39
Old man: Sp. : TIO
40
Stuck fast. : ADHERED
42
Bursae. : SACS
43
River fish. : SHAD
46
Type of school: Abbr. : ELEM
47
Dress goods. : SILK
48
Clerical haircuts. : TONSURES
50
Faith. : BELIEF
52
Birdlife of a region. : ORNIS
53
Mock serenade for newlyweds. : CHARIVARI
55
Verona's river. : ADIGE
56
Spacecraft transmitting device. : TELEMETER
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Time of one's life. : TEENS
58
Ragout. : STEW
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Maroons. : REDS
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Cardinal point. : WEST
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Practitioners. : EXPONENTS
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Apiece. : PERPERSON
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Part of NATO. : TREATY
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Italian resort. : LIDO
6
Rec hall for a Pfc. : USO
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Uncommitted. : NEUTRAL
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Starry. : ASTRAL
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Burst of thunder. : CLAP
10
Knee jerks. : REFLEXES
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To the point that. : UNTIL
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Heavy artillery fire: Mil. slang. : STONK
13
Puts an edge on. : HONES
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Real swingers. : CATS
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Made self-conscious. : ABASHED
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Engine sound. : CHUG
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Anatomical duct. : VAS
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Wild cat. : PANTHER
27
Night: Fr. : NUIT
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Encircle. : GIRD
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Strike back. : RETALIATE
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Laughed, in a way. : SNICKERED
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Arrow, for one. : ROADSIGN
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Swarm. : TEEM
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Parties, British style. : DOS
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Overflowing stream. : FRESHET
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Chooses. : ELECTS
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Money. : SILVER
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Summer ermine. : STOAT
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Vast number. : HORDE
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Ethel Merman role. : ANNIE
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Ukrainian river. : SEIM
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Puts to advantage. : USES
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Steep. : BREW
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Green Mountain sights. : FIRS
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Companion of cakes. : ALE

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

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