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New York Times, Saturday, September 9, 1972

9-Across : Calif. city

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,428
Across
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Black and Coral : SEAS
5
Joke : JAPE
9
Calif. city : WASCO
14
Sly : ARCH
15
Arabian Sea gulf : ADEN
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Misbehave : ACTUP
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Retire : GOTOGRASS
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Range : SCOPE
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Ethiopian town : ADOWA
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Mention briefly : TOUCHUPON
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Decrepit : SENILE
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Ushers : SEATS
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"Curiosity Shop" character : NELL
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Texas river : NUECES
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Humble oneself : SINGSMALL
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Intrepid : BRAVE
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Fuss : ADO
39
Stringed toys : YOYOS
41
Scholar's time : TEN
42
Ostentatious displays : POMPS
45
Disparage : SELLSHORT
48
Naps : SLEEPS
50
"What ___ wants ... " : LOLA
51
Times of day : NOONS
54
Signature flourish : PARAPH
58
Fails to impress : CUTSNOICE
62
Japanese in U.S. : ISSEI
63
Strip of equipment : UNRIG
64
Humbly : CAPINHAND
66
Chair rung : STAVE
67
The Old Sod : ERIN
68
Henna: It. : ENNE
69
Paul and John : POPES
70
Take heed : RECK
71
Beams : RAYS
Down
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Tales : SAGAS
2
Wear away : ERODE
3
Follow : ACTON
4
Display : SHOWING
5
Olives' place : JAR
6
Indonesian native law : ADAT
7
Mexican coins : PESOS
8
Result : ENSUE
9
Laundry equipment : WASHTUB
10
One making charges : ACCUSER
11
Check : STOP
12
Share: Sp. : CUPO
13
Unsettled : OPEN
18
Winds : GALES
22
Receptacle : CAN
24
Tree-filled : ELMY
27
Neighbor of Cambodia : LAOS
29
Roman statesman : CATO
30
Word with green or more : EVER
31
Dispatched : SENT
32
Weakens : SAPS
33
Favorite : IDOL
34
Alaskan port : NOME
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Caustic : LYE
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Take it easy : LOLL
40
Hog food : SLOP
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Reflective : PENSIVE
44
Free-loads : SPONGES
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Annihilated : SLAIN
47
More unfeeling : HARSHER
49
___ Canals : SOO
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More pleasing : NICER
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Alarm : SCARE
55
Yoga posture : ASANA
56
Turn an honest ___ : PENNY
57
Covers up : HIDES
58
Point : CUSP
59
Golden Rule word : UNTO
60
Pitfall : TRAP
61
Impressively great : EPIC
65
Writing material : INK

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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