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New York Times, Friday, October 19, 1973

37-Across : One who decorates

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,833
Across
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Small space : AREOLA
7
Aries : RAM
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Chimps : APES
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City in New Hampshire : BERLIN
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Australian bird : EMU
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Wash : LAVE
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City in Kentucky : LONDON
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Wobbled : TEETERED
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Ancient ascetic : ESSENE
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Attaching : ANNEXING
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Fire : SACK
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Pure : CHASTE
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Work area : LAB
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New Guinea port : LAE
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Kind of party : HEN
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___ lazuli : LAPIS
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Prohibit : INTERDICT
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One who decorates : ADORNER
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A knight ___ : INARMOR
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Gambling game : ODDMANOUT
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Chilly : NIPPY
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N. Y. subway : IRT
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Shoe lining : PAC
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Enzyme: Suffix : ASE
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Repast : DINNER
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Wrinkle, as a brow : KNIT
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Go to a new land : EMIGRATE
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City in Florida : NAPLES
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Type of towel : BATHSIZE
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Beethoven symphony : EROICA
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Taj Mahal site : AGRA
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Cloth surface : NAP
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City in Idaho : MOSCOW
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Space : ROOM
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Elders: Abbr. : SRS
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City in Georgia : ATHENS
Down
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Adept : ABLE
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Early trucks : REOS
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Sea birds : ERNS
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Ye ___ Shoppe : OLDE
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V.I.P.'s : LIONS
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Strengthen : ANNEAL
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Captured anew : RETAKEN
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Sobeit : AMEN
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Bavarian city, to Germans : MUENCHEN
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City in Virginia : ALEXANDRIA
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City in Texas : PARIS
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Occasion : EVENT
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Marsh plant : SEDGE
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City in Iran : TEHERAN
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City in Illinois : CAIRO
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Actor Alan : LADD
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Peas in ___ : APOD
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City in Alabama : BIRMINGHAM
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Asian language : LAO
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Trappers : SNARERS
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Giant : TITAN
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Mischievous ones : IMPS
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Overcome problems : COPE
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Have a go at : TRY
38
Gets on board : ENTRAINS
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Maintenance costs : UPKEEPS
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One of the arts : CINEMA
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Prohibit : DEBAR
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Insect form : IMAGO
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Explosive : NITRO
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Mystic card : TAROT
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Tyrant: Var. : TZAR
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Elegant : POSH
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Vermin : LICE
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College course: Abbr. : ECON
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Adages : SAWS

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