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New York Times, Friday, January 9, 1970

36-Down : Like the lunar surface

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { C F J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,454
Across
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Congou et al. : TEAS
5
Trail : PATH
9
Oriental chickpeas : GRAMS
14
Farm animals : OXEN
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London district : SOHO
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Twangy : NASAL
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Roadside offerings : GASOLINES
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Sicilian volcano : AETNA
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Cupid's concern, in Rome : AMORE
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Discharge : EGEST
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Football position: Abbr. : RHB
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Andretti specialty : SPEED
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Bustle : ADO
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Large reptile : BOA
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Sign of affection : KISS
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P.D.Q. : PRONTO
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Copycats : APES
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Molokai's neighbor : OAHU
39
Nail's partner : TOOTH
40
Italian actor-director : VITTORIOGASSMAN
43
Spartan magistrate : EPHOR
44
Lifeless : DULL
45
Newcastle's river : TYNE
46
Ingredient in junket : RENNET
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Word part: Abbr. : SYLL
50
Myrna : LOY
51
Common verb : ARE
53
Brawl : SETTO
57
Al Capp diminutive : LIL
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Feudal lord : LIEGE
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Essence : AROMA
62
Positive electrode : ANODE
64
Result of unwise dining : GASTRITIS
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Living theater, familiarly : LEGIT
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Run ___ : INTO
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Appetizer : PATE
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So far : ASYET
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Kind of arch : OGEE
71
"Lohengrin" bride : ELSA
Down
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Garment for the Forum : TOGA
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Students' moments of truth : EXAMS
3
Fabulist : AESOP
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Barracks sound : SNORE
5
Greek letter : PSI
6
Top-notch : AONE
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Nickname for a Cardinal team : THEGASHOUSEGANG
8
Watered : HOSED
9
Small fly : GNAT
10
Girl's name : RAE
11
Space science : ASTRONOMY
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Ship that made Northwest Passage : MANHATTAN
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Slice of stone : SLAB
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Vegetable : LEEK
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Soak : SOP
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Designer : DIOR
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Raise : BOOST
29
Expressed : SAID
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Privileges: Abbr. : RTS
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Without: Ger. : OHNE
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Affirm : AVER
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Channels of information : PIPELINES
35
Study of race origins : ETHNOLOGY
36
Like the lunar surface : STONY
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Unsightly : UGLY
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Danish coin : ORE
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"___ fair in ... " : ALLS
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Siamese : TAI
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Cordelia's father : LEAR
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District: Lat. : REGIO
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Claptrap : TRIPE
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Entire : TOTAL
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Leaves out : OMITS
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Singer's syllables : LALA
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Baltic native : LETT
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This: Sp. : ESTE
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On the deep : ASEA
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Machinist's mold : DIE
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Digit : TOE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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