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New York Times, Tuesday, May 2, 1972

29-Across : English poet Thomas

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
1
D
2
O
3
L
4
L
5
C
6
A
7
P
8
T
9
S
10
S
11
A
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D
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O
H
I
O
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O
L
E
A
N
15
T
H
O
16
R
17
R
O
M
S
18
N
A
S
T
Y
19
O
E
N
O
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P
H
A
S
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E
T
W
O
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D
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E
W
L
A
P
24
E
R
R
25
D
E
V
A
L
U
E
26
F
27
R
28
E
S
N
O
29
C
A
R
E
W
30
E
A
T
31
E
L
32
M
E
R
33
R
A
34
T
35
E
36
D
37
E
C
C
38
E
39
S
O
R
T
40
S
41
Y
O
R
E
42
L
E
H
A
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R
44
N
E
S
T
45
S
46
N
O
R
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R
O
48
S
E
S
49
O
P
50
P
O
S
E
51
E
52
C
53
O
N
O
M
Y
54
C
E
E
55
M
A
R
I
N
E
56
L
57
I
K
E
N
58
E
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S
60
S
61
E
B
O
N
62
L
63
A
U
R
A
64
P
R
O
A
65
S
A
N
G
66
L
I
N
E
D
67
A
D
A
M
68
L
O
S
69
S
L
A
D
E
70
L
A
R
S
© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,298
Across
1
"Baby ___" : DOLL
5
Officers: Abbr. : CAPTS
10
Downcast : SAD
13
One of Pittsburgh's three : OHIO
14
New York city : OLEAN
15
God of storms : THOR
17
Gypsies : ROMS
18
Unpleasant : NASTY
19
Wine: Prefix : OENO
20
Wage-price game plan : PHASETWO
22
Wattle : DEWLAP
24
Stray : ERR
25
Diminish, as the dollar : DEVALUE
26
Calif. city : FRESNO
29
English poet Thomas : CAREW
30
Roadside sign : EAT
31
Rev. Gantry : ELMER
33
Graded : RATED
37
"___ homo" : ECCE
39
Out of ___ : SORTS
41
Olden days : YORE
42
"Merry Widow" composer : LEHAR
44
Sets of tables : NESTS
46
"___ gloom of night ... " : NOR
47
Cathedral windows : ROSES
49
Defy : OPPOSE
51
Concern of 20 Across : ECONOMY
54
Letter : CEE
55
Nautical : MARINE
56
Similarity : LIKENESS
61
Dark : EBON
62
Petrarch's inspiration : LAURA
64
Malay canoe : PROA
65
"I Never ___ for My Father" : SANG
66
Furrowed : LINED
67
Economist Smith : ADAM
68
Spanish article : LOS
69
English art patron : SLADE
70
Norse first name : LARS
Down
1
Hamlet : DORP
2
Words of dismay : OHOH
3
Peruvian city : LIMA
4
Financial report items : LOSSES
5
Word with wage and price : CONTROLS
6
"There ought to be ___" : ALAW
7
Money in Acapulco : PESO
8
Make lace : TAT
9
Treasury head under H.S.T. : SNYDER
10
Airline nuisance : STOWAWAY
11
"Can make ___ of heaven ... " : AHELL
12
River of Wien : DONAU
16
Lasso : ROPE
21
Sea bird : ERNE
23
Kind of glade or green : EVER
25
Pub game : DARTS
26
Perceive : FEEL
27
America's Cup, e.g. : RACE
28
Engrave : ETCH
29
Goddess of grain : CERES
32
Marks and lire : MONEY
34
Wells's "___-Bungay" : TONO
35
God of love : EROS
36
"___ Mable" : DERE
38
Annual-report items : EARNINGS
40
Frontier structure : STOCKADE
43
Darling: Irish : ROON
45
German admiral : SPEE
48
Sniffs : SMELLS
50
Correspondent of sorts : PENPAL
51
Uncles, in Scotland : EMES
52
Plotter's group : CABAL
53
Maine city : ORONO
56
Moon goddess : LUNA
57
Incensed : IRED
58
"Rheingold" role : ERDA
59
Rise : SOAR
60
Defense missiles : SAMS
63
Suffer : AIL

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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