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New York Times, Saturday, January 23, 1971

43-Down : Soaks, as flax

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,833
Across
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Do a slow burn : SEETHE
7
Smart : CHIC
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Traffic component : CAB
14
Total : ALLOUT
15
Island off Scotland : IONA
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Musical based on Uris book : ARI
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Ersatz-brain study : CYBERNETICS
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Encore! : BIS
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Cottonwood : ALAMO
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Finally : ATLAST
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Gator's cousin : CROC
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Sediment : SILT
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Fisherman : EELER
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Oriental nanas : AYAHS
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Eleven or nine : TEAM
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Healthy: Sp. : SANO
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Restraining rope : TETHER
36
Bevel : SLANT
38
Specifies : ASSIGNS
40
Jimmy : CROWBAR
44
Fountain orders : SODAS
46
Addison's friend : STEELE
47
Event, in Spain : ACTO
50
Saratoga et al. : SPAS
52
Musical key : AFLAT
53
Uneasy headwear : CROWN
55
Bede : ADAM
57
U.S. inventor : OTIS
58
Minted : COINED
60
Sad : DREAR
62
Hooter : OWL
63
Milk proteins : CASEINOGENS
68
Arikara : REE
69
Secret group : KLAN
70
Restless : UNEASY
71
Insecticide : DDT
72
___ up (completes) : SEWS
73
Hassles : SETTOS
Down
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Western Indian : SAC
2
English cathedral city : ELY
3
Jujube shrub : ELB
4
Fair distribution : TOEACHHISOWN
5
Toss : HURL
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Spirit lamps : ETNAS
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Old dulcimers : CITOLES
8
___ polloi : HOI
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"Child of the sun" : INCA
10
Social division : CASTE
11
Occult doctrine : CABALA
12
Not down : ARISEN
13
Café : BISTRO
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Discharge : EMIT
22
Part of Kipling's plea : LESTWEFORGET
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Against: Prefix : CATA
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Gypsy men : RYES
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Grain : OATS
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Chalky mineral : TALC
30
Utah flower : SEGO
32
Red planet : MARS
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Boxing periods: Abbr. : RNDS
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Mark: Lat. : NOTA
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Grape juice : SAPA
41
Zone : BELT
42
Jai ___ : ALAI
43
Soaks, as flax : RETS
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Depresses : SADDENS
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Agreement : ACCORD
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Boasted : CROWED
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Grooming process : TOILET
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Loose garment : SARI
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Capes : NECKS
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Waiters' offerings : MENUS
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Valley : DALE
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Excellent : AONE
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" ... ere I ___ Elba" : SAW
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Consume : EAT
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Naval initials : NSO
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Part of CBS: Abbr. : SYS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 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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