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New York Times, Wednesday, May 19, 1971

16-Across : Morose

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
David Steinberg notes:

Original 26-Down clue was "Hiding place" (probably because LIAR was confused with LAIR); replaced this clue with "Perjurer" (to go along with the LIAR entry).

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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,949
Across
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Smart : STING
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Except : SAVE
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Certain mailing addresses : APOS
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Strange : EERIE
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Deuce's superior : TREY
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Morose : GLUM
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Adjust : ALIGN
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Moderate : ALLEVIATE
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Put aside again, as a bill : RESHELVED
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Abridge : ELIDE
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Trifle, in Paris : RIEN
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Beliefs : CREDOS
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Features of climbers' shoes : CLEATS
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French volcanic hill : PUY
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Corrupts : TAINTS
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Like fine lace : DELICATE
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Cremona family : AMATI
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Tote-board word : WIN
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Breakwaters : MOLES
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Tore loose : UPROOTED
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Place next to : APPOSE
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S.F. hill : NOB
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Cites : QUOTES
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English poet of 1700's : SAVAGE
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One bringing a case : SUER
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Stadium : ARENA
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South African issue : APARTHEID
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Hare-and-hounds trail : TORNPAPER
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Volcano : AETNA
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Greek peak : OSSA
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Shift : VEER
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Fireworks ingredient : NITER
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Indian tree : NEEM
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Christian Science name : EDDY
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Credit : TRUST
Down
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Brown quickly : SEAR
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Distant: Prefix : TELE
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Rainbow : IRIS
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"My end draws ___, 'tis time ... " : NIGH
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Abyss of a sort : GENERATIONGAP
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Forestalls, with "off" : STAVES
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Novelist Michael : ARLEN
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African grassland : VELD
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Private ___ : EYE
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Dexterous : AGILE
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Tartan : PLAID
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Surpass : OUTDO
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Pintail ducks : SMEES
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Certain kind of person : VERYIMPORTANT
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Wagons-___ : LITS
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___-de-sac : CUL
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Relative of corn : CAMP
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Perjurer : LIAR
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Within: Prefix : ENTO
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Quill : PEN
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Greek letter : TAU
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Performed : DID
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Egyptian : COPT
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African plant : ALOE
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Girl of fiction : TESS
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Compass reading : ESE
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Gossamer : WEB
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Shoe part : TOE
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Violinist : AUER
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Prey : QUARRY
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Squelched : SATON
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"___ by any other name ... " : AROSE
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Stanza : VERSE
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Hué area : ANNAM
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Accelerate : SPEED
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Mirrored : APED
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Golddigger's target : HEIR
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"___, Brute" : ETTU
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Suffixes meaning like : INES
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Run swiftly : DART
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Salutation : AVE

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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