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New York Times, Friday, January 5, 1973

27-Down : Peak

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,546
Across
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Encourage : ABET
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Wooden stake : SPILE
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King of Norway : OLAF
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Pyramid : TOMB
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Spanish jars : OLLAS
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Frost : RIME
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City on the Tevere : ROMA
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Distresses : PAINS
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Nigerian people : IBOS
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Steel beams : IBARS
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Oven meals : TVDINNERS
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Hang around : LOITER
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Concur : AGREE
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Children's author : AAMILNE
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Fusses : ADOS
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Irritated : CHAFED
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Stamps : DIES
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Cap : TAM
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Sahl : MORT
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Florida city : OCALA
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River of France : AUDE
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Center : EYE
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Cannon sound : BOOM
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Certain Peter : RABBIT
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Dry: Prefix : XERO
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War vessels : PTBOATS
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Met fare : OPERA
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"___ first cast a stone" : LETHIM
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Thiamine : VITAMINBI
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Air rifle : BBGUN
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Theater sign : EXIT
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Tenant's concern : LEASE
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Schiaparelli : ELSA
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Ceremony : RITE
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Authority on sayings of Mohammed : ISNAD
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Dakota Indians : REES
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Grain : SEED
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Relatives or orgs. : ASSNS
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Spanish muralist : SERT
Down
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Italian town : ATRI
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Dunce : BOOB
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Austen novel : EMMA
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Conveyance for skiers : TBARLIFT
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Bribe : SOP
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River to the Missouri : PLATTE
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"How can ___ without thee?" : ILIVE
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Corncrake : LANDRAIL
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They, in Italy : ESSI
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Gaskets : ORINGS
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Book, to Cicero : LIBER
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Con ___ : AMORE
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Heraldic band : FESSE
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Flatfish : SOLE
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Ancient shrine : NAOS
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Kind of swimming pool : INDOOR
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Peak : ACME
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Sailor's call : AHOY
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___ nostrum : MARE
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Scarcity : DEARTH
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Animal mother : DAM
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Helicon : TUBA
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Entrance : ADIT
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N.Y. team : METS
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Self-possession : COOLNESS
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Enola Gay et al. : ABOMBERS
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Glow : BEAM
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Jewish month : ABIB
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Like some films : XRATED
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Barley water : PTISAN
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Shots beyond the target : OVERS
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Elf : PIXIE
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Eaglestone : ETITE
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Israeli's Abba et al. : EBANS
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Pelvic bones : ILIA
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Merriment : GLEE
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Consumer : USER
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U.S. cartoonist : NAST
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City-desk men: Abbr. : EDS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 6 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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