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New York Times, Saturday, January 9, 1971

8-Across : Fired off-target

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,819
Across
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Mt. Rainier's range : CASCADE
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Fired off-target : MISSED
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Ostensible : APPARENT
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Maid of Astolat : ELAINE
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Early period : STONEAGE
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Philippine island : TABLAS
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Part for Theda Bara : SIREN
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Ransack : RAKE
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Branches : RAMI
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Old Siamese coin : ATT
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Degraded : ABASED
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River called Ohre by Czechs : EGER
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Enthusiast : BUFF
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Divisible by two : EVEN
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Maid in "Die Fledermaus" : ADELE
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Fawn upon : ADULATE
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Tissue : TELA
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Take a bride : ELOPE
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Aunt: Fr. : TANTE
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In the pink : WELL
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Out in ___ (neglected) : THECOLD
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Northern tree : ALDER
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Italian town : ATRI
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Robert ___ : ELEE
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Womanly weapon : TEAR
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Beethoven symphony : EROICA
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Hitler's wife : EVA
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Old Irish fort : LISS
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Winery refuse : MARC
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American painter : MORAN
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Receiving visitors : ATHOME
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Autonomous : SEPARATE
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Black eye : SHINER
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Shady business man : OPERATOR
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Intricate : TANGLY
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Fur-hunting area : SEALERY
Down
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Winter melon: Var. : CASSABA
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Gift : APTITUDE
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Frolicsome : SPORTFUL
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"Mondo ___" : CANE
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Retiarius's milieu : ARENA
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Goddess: Lat. : DEA
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Impress deeply : ENGRAVE
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Apportioned : METED
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Pier union: Abbr. : ILA
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Khachaturian piece : SABREDANCE
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Fodder : SILAGE
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Tooth part : ENAMEL
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Crave : DESIRE
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Pester : TEASE
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City in Ohio : KENT
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Climbing pepper : BETEL
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"Carmen" selection : FLOWERSONG
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Winglike parts : ALAE
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Imitator : APER
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Moral value : ETHIC
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Put up with : TOLERATE
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Place for grain : ELEVATOR
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Byron poem : LARA
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Arm muscle : TRICEPS
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Clerical residence : DEANERY
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Finally : ATLAST
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Austro-Hungarian river : LEITHA
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Enter abruptly : DASHIN
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Trunk : TORSO
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Manicuring board : EMERY
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Town on the Tigris : AMARA
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Viva voce : ORAL
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Honey, in pharmacy : MEL
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___ Dee, southern river : PEE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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