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New York Times, Wednesday, February 24, 1971

14-Across : "We'll tak ___ o' kindness ... "

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,865
Across
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Does housework : MOPS
5
Burst of energy : BANG
9
Prepares gifts : WRAPS
14
"We'll tak ___ o' kindness ... " : ACUP
15
Asian sea : ARAL
16
Emulator : RIVAL
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Question closely : CATECHIZE
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Express an idea : OPINE
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Light blue : ALICE
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Identified : DIAGNOSED
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Newspaper item : WANTAD
25
Hosiery mishaps : SNAGS
26
Prefixes meaning inner : ESOS
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Reaches : GETSTO
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Discover by diligence : FERRETOUT
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Warehouse : DEPOT
38
Australian native, for short : ABO
39
Jackrabbits : HARES
41
Jackie's spouse : ARI
42
___ up (appears) : CROPS
45
Determines exactly : PINPOINTS
48
Adds up : TOTALS
50
Rag, for one : DOLL
51
___ Peak : PIKES
54
Converse in a way : TALKAT
58
Was nosy : PRIEDINTO
62
Famed Finnish runner : NURMI
63
Bizarre : OUTRE
64
Makes tentative inquiries : SOUNDSOUT
66
Chemical compound : ESTER
67
Major, or Minor : URSA
68
First word of Mass. motto : ENSE
69
Ballistic missiles : THORS
70
___ out (supplements) : EKES
71
Rural highway hazard : DEER
Down
1
Parrot : MACAW
2
Florida city : OCALA
3
Deposit : PUTIN
4
Phantom : SPECTER
5
Scrooge word : BAH
6
Like the Gobi : ARID
7
Hitler and others : NAZIS
8
Gather : GLEAN
9
Maligned : WRONGED
10
Counterstroke : RIPOSTE
11
Girl's name : AVIS
12
Breaded: Fr. : PANE
13
Coaster : SLED
18
Stop : CEASE
22
One-liner : GAG
24
"The lady ___ protest too much" : DOTH
27
Soft ___ : SOAP
29
Bridge : SPAN
30
Wrongful act : TORT
31
U.S. inventor : OTIS
32
Truth : FACT
33
Spanish river : EBRO
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Fountainhead : ROOT
35
Swiss canton : URI
36
Watch over : TEND
40
Sully : SPOT
43
Decorator : PAPERER
44
Baseball pitches : SLIDERS
46
Warner of Chan films : OLAND
47
Treated unjustly : ILLUSED
49
___ lift : SKI
52
Result : ENSUE
53
Wading bird : STORK
55
Danish coin : KRONE
56
Charm : AMUSE
57
Strength of a solution : TITER
58
Sandburg : POET
59
Carry the football : RUSH
60
Give ___ (scold) : ITTO
61
English river : OUSE
65
Pensacola site: Abbr. : NAS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later.

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