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New York Times, Saturday, March 6, 1971

53-Across : Bordeaux miss: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 6-Down is as it appeared in the original but probably should have been "Mexican crabs" instead, since ARANAS means spiders in Spanish and can also refer to spider crabs. Clue probably should have ended with a question mark too, but left it as it was.

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S
2
P
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E
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W
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J
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A
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M
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B
9
A
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L
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A
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Y
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A
14
P
A
O
L
O
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O
R
I
E
N
T
R
E
D
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A
S
T
A
R
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C
A
S
S
E
R
O
L
E
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S
H
A
N
K
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B
O
N
E
S
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S
U
L
L
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U
S
I
A
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A
R
E
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S
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S
E
I
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O
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A
F
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N
U
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B
S
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T
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H
E
R
E
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E
P
E
32
R
G
N
E
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M
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I
R
E
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S
O
U
P
P
O
T
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A
D
O
R
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I
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N
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G
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M
O
S
S
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M
E
G
A
T
O
N
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T
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A
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S
S
O
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N
A
S
A
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E
M
U
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A
L
E
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R
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A
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G
E
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O
N
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E
R
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M
L
L
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E
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F
R
E
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E
F
O
R
A
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L
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L
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T
O
L
L
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R
O
A
D
S
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F
I
N
I
S
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A
R
E
A
C
O
D
E
S
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F
A
C
E
T
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M
A
R
M
A
L
A
D
E
65
S
N
E
D
© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,875
Across
1
Gush forth : SPEW
5
Creole potpourri : JAMBALAYA
14
Italian Paul : PAOLO
15
Color named for Goya : ORIENTRED
16
"___ is Born" : ASTAR
17
Baking dish : CASSEROLE
18
Source of soup stock : SHANKBONES
20
Drainage, for short : SULL
21
Gov't agency : USIA
22
Greek god : ARES
24
Six, in Italy : SEI
25
Fool : OAF
27
Fiber knots : NUBS
29
Yonder : THERE
31
Table centerpiece : EPERGNE
33
Mud : MIRE
35
Cooking utensil : SOUPPOT
36
Loving : ADORING
40
Lichen : MOSS
41
Explosive force : MEGATON
42
Italian poet : TASSO
45
Space initials : NASA
46
Flightless bird : EMU
47
Pub order : ALE
48
Fury : RAGE
51
Ace : ONER
53
Bordeaux miss: Abbr. : MLLE
55
Brawl : FREEFORALL
59
Certain highways : TOLLROADS
61
Conclusion : FINIS
62
Dialers' concerns : AREACODES
63
Part of a gem : FACET
64
Breakfast item : MARMALADE
65
Prune, in Scotland : SNED
Down
1
Dress feature : SASH
2
French chef's specialty : POTAUFEU
3
Feelings of zest : ELANS
4
Marginal economic group : WORKINGPOOR
5
Witty, in Scotland : JOCO
6
Mexican cabs : ARANAS
7
Greedy one : MISER
8
French ski resort : BESSE
9
Donkey: Fr. : ANE
10
Harbor ships: Abbr. : LTRS
11
Waken : AROUSE
12
One who shouts : YELLER
13
Penguin : ADELIE
14
___ de deux : PAS
19
Mangos of P. I. : BAUNOS
23
Certain kinds of beef orders : STROGANOFFS
25
Faroe winds : OES
26
Military address: Abbr. : APO
28
Antes : BETS
30
Greek goddess : HERA
32
Car mechanics' concerns: Abbr. : RPMS
33
Relative : MAMA
34
___ March : IDESOF
37
Repetition : ITERANCE
38
___ de plume : NOM
39
African antelope : GNU
42
Hindu gong : TAMTAM
43
Then: It. : ALLORA
44
Vendor : SELLER
45
Required : NEEDED
49
"___ and his money ... " : AFOOL
50
Step: Sp. : GRADA
52
Of a geologic period : ERIAN
54
Ancient kingdom : ELAM
56
First word of N. C. motto : ESSE
57
Prevaricated : LIED
58
Landing craft: Abbr. : LST
60
Parent org. of N.B.C. : RCA

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