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New York Times, Thursday, October 19, 1972

54-Down : Salutations

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
1
R
2
A
3
M
4
J
5
E
6
T
7
B
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B
9
S
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S
11
R
12
A
13
A
R
E
O
L
E
14
A
U
R
A
15
H
E
N
16
D
I
A
L
E
R
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T
R
I
M
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M
I
N
G
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S
O
M
E
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M
O
R
E
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E
R
N
E
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E
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C
U
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I
T
I
N
S
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U
N
T
E
R
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L
O
R
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D
28
E
T
C
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G
R
I
S
T
S
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S
L
E
E
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P
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R
E
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D
I
G
S
34
A
S
S
U
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M
E
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E
L
E
C
37
T
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S
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C
R
I
S
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I
S
41
S
U
I
T
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E
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S
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T
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A
R
E
D
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N
I
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D
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S
T
A
Y
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E
E
R
I
E
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A
C
R
E
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S
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T
R
E
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T
R
I
B
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A
L
I
E
N
A
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T
E
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O
B
S
E
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R
V
E
S
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O
V
E
R
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O
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N
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F
I
E
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P
E
R
E
63
T
E
L
E
D
U
64
F
A
N
65
I
S
T
66
E
R
O
D
E
S
© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,468
Across
1
Type of plane engine : RAMJET
7
Air-rifle fodder : BBS
10
Spanish Mrs. : SRA
13
Small space : AREOLE
14
Subtle quality : AURA
15
Barnyard dweller : HEN
16
Phone user : DIALER
17
Sound defeat : TRIMMING
19
What Oliver wanted : SOMEMORE
21
Sea bird : ERNE
22
Coin for Louis XIV : ECU
24
Salesmen's routes: Abbr. : ITINS
25
___ den Linden : UNTER
26
British M.P. : LORD
28
Common Latin abbr. : ETC
29
Grains for grinding : GRISTS
30
Dormancy : SLEEP
32
Scoops out again : REDIGS
34
Pretend : ASSUME
36
Chooses : ELECTS
39
Turning point : CRISIS
41
Parlor, bedroom and bath : SUITE
43
Gawked : STARED
46
Pheasant nest: Var. : NID
48
Delay : STAY
49
Causing goose pimples : EERIE
50
Land : ACRES
52
Three, in Salerno : TRE
53
Chicago paper, for short : TRIB
54
Turn away : ALIENATE
56
Notes : OBSERVES
58
Put one ___ (flimflam) : OVERON
61
Shame! : FIE
62
Marquette : PERE
63
Javanese skunk : TELEDU
64
Strike out : FAN
65
Doer: Suffix : IST
66
Undermines : ERODES
Down
1
Nuclear unit : RAD
2
Hero of "Exodus" : ARI
3
Uses a yardstick : MEASURES
4
Philippine island : JOLO
5
Perfume resin : ELEMI
6
Cylindrical : TERETE
7
Dentists' drills : BURRS
8
Cheese : BRIE
9
Actor Jaffe : SAM
10
Polo and dress : SHIRTS
11
Curdling agent : RENNET
12
Inflames : ANGERS
14
Immediately : ATONCE
18
Crescent : MENISCUS
20
Bishops' caps : MITRES
22
Trains to the Loop : ELS
23
Soft drink : COLA
25
Eggs on : URGES
27
Portray : DESCRIBE
29
Hodges or Blas : GIL
31
Soap : PUREE
33
Thirst : DESIRE
35
One of the Easts : MID
37
Got the giggles : TITTERED
38
Common newspaper name : STAR
40
Carve : INCISE
42
Look at : EYE
43
Depart : SETOFF
44
Chemical powder : TERBIA
45
Up and about : ARISEN
47
Stand for : DENOTE
50
On one's toes : ALERT
51
Thrifty one : SAVER
54
Salutations : AVES
55
End: Prefix : TELO
57
Campus in Troy, N. Y. : RPI
59
Lyric poem : ODE
60
Greek letters : NUS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 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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