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New York Times, Thursday, November 8, 1973

47-Across : Needed: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 357 (avg 1.93)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,853
Across
1
Snapshot advice : SMILE
6
Early Asian : MEDE
10
Wrought : MADE
14
Tried : HADAT
15
Popular hue : AQUA
16
Pound : EZRA
17
"The coward does it with ___" : AKISS
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Fretful : QUERULOUS
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Pens of early days : GOOSEQUILLS
22
Italian numeral : TRE
23
Millinery item : TOQUE
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Kind of alcohol : ETHYL
26
Cuckoo : ANI
28
Catchall abbr. : ETC
30
Sine ___ non : QUA
31
East Indian tree : JACA
33
Pou ___ : STO
34
Outcome : UPSHOT
38
Grandparental : AVAL
39
Musical rates : TEMPI
41
Mall event : SALE
42
Chemical sugar : XYLOSE
44
Sea bird : ERN
45
Straw in the wind : OMEN
46
Maid or master : OLD
47
Needed: Abbr. : REQ
48
Appropriate expression, with 52 Across : MOT
49
Island off Greece : CORFU
52
See 48 Across : JUSTE
55
U. K. decoration : OBE
56
Decorative process : MARQUETERIE
62
Makes a good showing : DOESPROUD
64
Chemical compound : OXIDE
65
Sommer of films : ELKE
66
"Just as the ___ is bent ... " : TWIG
67
Landed estate : MANOR
68
Dice throw : SISE
69
Punta del ___ : ESTE
70
Kind of Saxon : ANGLO
Down
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Kind of rug : SHAG
2
Large shark : MAKO
3
Not making sense : IDIOTICAL
4
Cowboy gear : LASSO
5
Catchall abbr. : ETSEQ
6
Preliminary model : MAQUETTE
7
On a par: Prefix : EQUI
8
Two-man competition : DUEL
9
Countess's spouse : EARL
10
Torme : MEL
11
Mercury : AZOTH
12
___ Lane : DRURY
13
Atelier feature : EASEL
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Expend : USEUP
21
Sought : QUESTED
25
Italian poet : TASSO
26
Trojan War hero : AJAX
27
Defense arm : NAVY
29
One with potential : COMER
30
Five, to Caesar : QUINQUE
32
Stand-offish : ALOOF
35
Pounding on : HAMMERING
36
Dairy surrogate : OLEO
37
Camptown sight : TENT
40
Have a closed mind : PREJUDGE
43
Bearish time : SLUMP
49
Disguises the meaning : CODES
50
Agora coins : OBOLI
51
Noxious odors : REEKS
53
Small opening : STOMA
54
Waco man : TEXAN
57
Commedia dell'___ : ARTE
58
Ruckuses : ROWS
59
Leave off : QUIT
60
Subject of reverence : IDOL
61
Saarinen : EERO
63
Poker term : SEE

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 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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