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New York Times, Monday, October 25, 1971

8-Down : Beach to which the wind blows

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,108
Across
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Examine : AUDIT
6
Enclosure : PALE
10
Extinguish : DAMP
14
Silly : INANE
15
Southwest wind : AFER
16
Russian mountains : URAL
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Wagon bar : SINGLETREE
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___ Morgana : FATA
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Witch : HAG
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Roman gods : LARES
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Frequently : OFTEN
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Solar disk : ATEN
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Mold again : RESHAPE
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Fuss : ROW
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Closet accessories : SHOETREES
33
Star students : GAZERS
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King: Fr. : ROI
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Basketball org. : NBA
38
Wearing away : ERODING
40
Puts into Morse : ENCODES
42
___ Remo : SAN
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Besides : TOO
44
Hoarders : SAVERS
45
Child's aerie : TREEHOUSE
49
___ Fail (Irish stone) : LIA
50
Stormy ___ : PETRELS
52
Year in life of Justinian I : DVII
55
Council : SYNOD
58
Family members : MAMAS
60
Calif. fort : ORD
61
Certain year : LEAP
62
Genealogy : FAMILYTREE
64
To be, in France : ETRE
65
Standout : ONER
66
Tuscany city : SIENA
67
Broad : WIDE
68
___ May Oliver : EDNA
69
Log-hauling sleds : TODES
Down
1
Mohammed's wife : AISHA
2
Eastern churchman : UNIAT
3
Place to stay away from : DANGERZONE
4
Common word suffix : ING
5
Relate : TELL
6
Shepherds: Fr. : PATRES
7
Again : AFRESH
8
Beach to which the wind blows : LEESHORE
9
Poetic word : ERE
10
Kind of golfer : DUFFER
11
Smell ___ : ARAT
12
Chess win : MATE
13
Outline : PLAN
18
Attention : EAR
22
___ illusion : OPTICAL
24
Voted against : NOED
26
Time periods : AEONS
28
Squirmed : WRITHED
30
Undertook : ENDEAVORED
31
Hebrew ancestor : EBER
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Lip : SASS
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Exploit : GEST
34
Sandarac tree : ARAR
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Snub : SNOOT
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Glutton : GOURMAND
41
Roman poet : OVID
46
Narrative poem : EPOPEE
47
Tars : SEAMEN
48
Upstate N. Y. city : ELMIRA
51
___ soda : SAL
53
Peace goddess : IRENE
54
Views : IDEAS
55
Great number : SLEW
56
Abominable Snowman : YETI
57
Ointment : NARD
59
Method: Abbr. : SYST
62
Hostile one : FOE
63
Uncle, in Spain : TIO

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