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New York Times, Friday, January 8, 1971

1-Across : The ___ Kid

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { F J K Q U W Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,818
Across
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The ___ Kid : CISCO
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Unpretentious : MODEST
12
French money : CENTIME
14
More unruffled : SERENER
15
Star in Scorpio : ANTARES
16
Apprentice : TRAINEE
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Rural crossing : STILE
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Pamphlet : TRACT
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Soul: Fr. : AME
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Instances : TIMES
22
More unearthly : EERIER
24
Pasha and Baba : ALIS
25
Ski lift : TBAR
26
European river : ODER
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Performed : DID
31
Rumanian city : ARAD
32
Nature goddess : CYBELE
34
Call ___ day : ITA
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Comfort : CONSOLE
37
Herb's predecessor : CAL
38
Rejected : VETOED
40
___ even keel : ONAN
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Soprano Stignani : EBE
42
Field : AREA
43
Uniform : EVEN
44
Hamper : CLOG
45
River in Conn. : THAMES
48
Greek island : THERA
49
College degrees : BAS
52
Manifest : OVERT
53
City in Afghanistan : HERAT
54
Ubiquitous : ALLOVER
56
Raise : ELEVATE
58
Hash house : BEANERY
59
Reprinted illegally : PIRATED
60
Specialist : EXPERT
61
Crossed out : DELED
Down
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Small metric unit : CENTILITER
2
Frighten : INTIMIDATE
3
Becomes old-hat : STALES
4
Waxy finishes : CIRES
5
Cockney residence : OME
6
___ beaucoup : MERCI
7
Speechify : ORATE
8
Agnus ___ : DEI
9
Sicilian city : ENNA
10
Appear : SEEM
11
Bring to bay : TREE
12
Norma's big aria : CASTADIVA
13
Spanish Stephen : ESTEBAN
14
Belle or Ringo : STARR
19
Peruses : READSOVER
23
Plunder : ROB
25
Trampled : TROD
27
Slow down : DECELERATE
28
Gave details : ELABORATED
29
Banished : RELEGATED
31
Red Baron, for one : ACE
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Sib : CLAN
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Longing : YEN
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Ballroom favorite : ONESTEP
39
Cereal plant : OAT
43
Abrasive stuff : EMERY
44
Entry at Longchamp : CHEVAL
46
Hang suspended : HOVER
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Ward off : AVERT
48
"I warned you!" : THERE
49
Zaharias : BABE
50
Man's nickname : ALEX
51
Insult : SLAP
55
___ and all : ONE
57
Cover : LID

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 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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