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New York Times, Tuesday, August 7, 1973

57-Across : Religious group: Fr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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C
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,760
Across
1
Egyptian Christian : COPT
5
Tony : POSH
9
Grouse : CARP
13
Auk genus : ALLE
14
"___ face!" : ABOUT
16
Cooking aid : OLEO
17
Garden pest : PLANTLOUSE
19
Undiluted : NEAT
20
Hobby's relative : PASTIME
21
Horse ropes : HALTERS
23
Alice or Tim : TINY
24
Fast mover in an office : RUMOR
25
Coeur d'___ : ALENE
27
Game involving one leg : HOPSCOTCH
31
Arctic sea menace : BERG
32
Apron part : BIB
33
City near Fresno : TULARE
34
Blackbird : ANI
35
Sound qualities : TIMBRES
37
Teachers' org. : NEA
38
Revival-meeting target : SINNER
40
Head part : EAR
41
On a par with, in France : EGAL
42
Casey Jones, etc. : ENGINEERS
44
Turkish standards : ALEMS
45
Wall piers : ANTAS
46
Mimic : APER
47
Bundles of twigs, in England : FAGGOTS
50
Stipulation : PROVISO
53
Olive genus : OLEA
54
Wedding members : ATTENDANTS
56
Jewish month : ADAR
57
Religious group: Fr. : SECTE
58
Sets up the ball : TEES
59
"Zhivago" name : LARA
60
Artifice : RUSE
61
This, in Spain : ESTA
Down
1
Creator of Li'l Abner : CAPP
2
Spanish jar : OLLA
3
Wall job : PLASTERING
4
"We're ___ tonight on the old ... " : TENTING
5
Prosperous : PALMY
6
Reed instrument : OBOE
7
Old French coin : SOU
8
Become quiet : HUSHUP
9
Dominate : CONTROL
10
Sheltered : ALEE
11
Bring up : REAR
12
Places for antes : POTS
15
Man of the road : TEAMSTER
18
Prong : TINE
22
Place : LOCUS
24
Mr. Hood et al. : ROBBERS
25
Degrade : ABASE
26
Red Square figure : LENIN
27
Pronoun : HIM
28
Florida exports : TANGERINES
29
Cold or vanishing : CREAM
30
Makes well : HEALS
32
Clerical caps : BIRETTAS
35
Japanese title : TENNO
36
Headland : RAS
39
Erie-Ontario link : NIAGARA
41
Promote : ELEVATE
43
Spring date : EASTER
44
Footless animal : APOD
46
Indian buffalo : ARNEE
47
Colt : FOAL
48
Robert or Frances : ALDA
49
Equipment : GEAR
50
Teachers' ___ : PETS
51
Word on a proof : STET
52
Greek mountain : OSSA
55
Fort Worth campus : TCU

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2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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