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New York Times, Saturday, June 27, 1970

63-Across : Aware of

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { H J Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid is asymmetric.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,623
Across
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Theater scenery : DECOR
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Fishhook part : BARB
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Menswear purchase : SUIT
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Sheeplike : OVINE
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Glacial ridges : OSAR
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If ever : ONCE
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___ organs : VITAL
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Hairdo of 18th century : TETE
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Corncrake genus : CREX
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Refined : ELEGANT
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Hillary's claim to fame : EVEREST
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Relative of etc. : ETAL
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Where Tigris meets Euphrates : IRAQ
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Give notice : APPRISE
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___ of limitations : STATUTE
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Cosmic order in Confucianism : TAO
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Self-conceit : VANITY
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Neighbor of Caledonia : EIRE
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Cotton thread : LISLE
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Mouse region : EYE
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Up and about : ASTIR
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Contra : ANTI
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Piddling : SCANTY
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O. T. teacher : ELI
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Son of a ___ : SEACOOK
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Caster : TRUNDLE
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Timber wolf : LOBO
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Chaplin favorite : OONA
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Bell rung in church : SACRING
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1927 musical : RIORITA
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Be in store for : AWAIT
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Indigo : ANIL
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Gallivant : ROAM
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Baseball play : FORCE
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Oahu cookout : LUAU
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Aware of : ONTO
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___ statesman : ELDER
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Austrian river : ENNS
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Irresolute : WEAK
Down
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Peace symbol : DOVE
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Pernicious : EVIL
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Refer to precedent : CITE
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Ancient catapult : ONAGER
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Pertinent : RELATIVE
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Core of traffic jam : BOTTLENECK
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Ibsen character : ASE
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Make the grade : RATE
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Soul of wit : BREVITY
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Xanthippe's target : SOCRATES
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Like some love : UNREQUITED
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Sherbets : ICES
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Scripture passage : TEXT
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Moonshot sponsor : NASA
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Pitching data: Abbr. : ERA
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Father of the Pleiades : ATLAS
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Common-sense advocate : PAINE
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Letter's cousin : POSTALCARD
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Earsplitting : STENTORIAN
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Warble : TRILL
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Frightening : EERIE
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Oriental nurse: Var. : IYA
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Child's candy favorite : LICORICE
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Fasting: Sp. : AYUNO
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Part of etc. : SOON
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Cressida's lover : TROILUS
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___ dictum : OBITER
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Illiberal : NARROW
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In the clear : SAFE
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Military misdemeanor : AWOL
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Tempest : GALE
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Pompeii heroine : IONE
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So long! : TATA
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Frenzied : AMOK
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Religious person : NUN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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