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New York Times, Wednesday, November 18, 1970

71-Across : Softens

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,767
Across
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Trouble's partner : TOIL
5
Snowy and barn : OWLS
9
Guatemalan Indian : MOPAN
14
Voice : ALTO
15
Relative of groovy : NEAT
16
Set straight : ALINE
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Tells whoppers : LIES
18
Maxwell : ELSA
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Changes habits : WEANS
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Double-take words : COMETOTHINKOFIT
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Aunt or uncle: Abbr. : REL
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Vox populi, vox ___ : DEI
25
Place for a certain light : CROSSING
30
Fish hawk : OSPREY
35
___ Gatos : LOS
36
Lithe : SVELT
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Firm : HOUSE
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Entrance : ADIT
41
Sewing packets : ETUIS
43
Thin Man's dog : ASTA
44
"As I ___" : SEEIT
46
Oozes : SEEPS
48
Hindu weight : SER
49
Entranceway : PORTAL
51
Slobberers : DROOLERS
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Born, in France : NEE
55
___ spree : ONA
56
Words of a grammatical skeptic : WHOSKIDDINGWHOM
65
Chronicler of Poker Flat : HARTE
66
Pull a boner : GOOF
67
Dress part : YOKE
68
Asian V.I.P. : AMEER
69
Poker term : ANTE
70
Vent : EMIT
71
Softens : MELTS
72
Use the library : READ
73
Dakota Indians : REES
Down
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Soft mineral : TALC
2
Conglomeration : OLIO
3
Collector's ___ : ITEM
4
Traditional weepers : LOSERS
5
Martini ingredient : ONEOLIVE
6
Shoe part : WELT
7
Whip : LASH
8
Sober : STAID
9
Sentimental : MAWKISH
10
Table item : OLEO
11
Late chanteuse : PIAF
12
Years, for Caesar : ANNI
13
Kind of egg : NEST
21
Fictional girl : TESS
22
___-Nazi : NEO
25
Hug : CLASP
26
Western show : RODEO
27
Willow : OSIER
28
N.Y. five : NETS
29
Pasted : GLUED
31
Kentucky grass : POA
32
Charlotte ___ : RUSSE
33
Compound : ESTER
34
Time periods : YEARS
37
Row : TIER
40
Small bird : TIT
42
Pampered : SPOONFED
45
Vessels : TANKERS
47
"___ of India" : SONG
50
Welcoming wreath : LEI
52
Perry Mason : LAWYER
54
First name in U.S. fiction : EDGAR
56
Comic-strip sound : WHAM
57
Harness unit : HAME
58
Russian city : OREL
59
Printing word : STET
60
Finished : DONE
61
Greek letter : IOTA
62
Kind of plate : HOME
63
Dust Bowl migrant : OKIE
64
N.Y. nine : METS

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