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New York Times, Wednesday, October 3, 1973

2-Down : Lively tune

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,817
Across
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Pitcher's mound : SLAB
5
Like some sports fans : RABID
10
Sluggers' life blood : HITS
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Symbol of Maine : PINE
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Dodge : ELUDE
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Monster : OGRE
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Can. province : ALTA
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Flat surfaces : PANES
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Foreign particle in wool : MOIT
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Two-thirds of a double-play combo : TINKERTOEVERS
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Smile joyously : BEAM
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Capek play : RUR
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"It's great to be young and ___" : AGIANT
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Despised : DETESTED
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Deadens : DULLS
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Chess turns : MOVES
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Common verb : ARE
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Indigo : ANIL
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Flogged : CANED
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Sound of a sleek engine : PURR
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School org. : PTA
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Tiresome ones : BORES
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M.V.P. award, for instance : HONOR
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See 20 Across : TOCHANCE
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Cold and stormy : WINTRY
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Mel : OTT
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British title: Abbr. : BART
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Of importance : CONSEQUENTIAL
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Humerus, for one : BONE
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Billow : SURGE
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Kind of collar : FLEA
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In a casual way : IDLY
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Cobb, for one : TIGER
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Ball team's goal : FLAG
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"___ of wine and roses" : DAYS
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Words on proofs : STETS
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Bobby Burns word : SYNE
Down
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Town in Belgium : SPA
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Lively tune : LILT
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Opposed : ANTI
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Cause of diamond rhubarbs : BEANBALL
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Echo : REPEAT
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View with ___ : ALARM
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Batting maneuver : BUNT
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Thought: Prefix : IDEO
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Abandoned : DESERTED
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Aaron specialties : HOMERS
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Russian name : IGOR
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Immortal Speaker : TRIS
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Tennis unit : SET
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Golfer Venturi et al. : KENS
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Sights, as from the Eiffel Tower : VUES
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Adjust : ADAPT
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Give the ___ (rev up) : GUNTO
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Of a pelvic bone : ILIAC
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Recipient : DONEE
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Twi-night game times : EVES
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Ridicule : TAUNT
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Wild throw, for instance : ERROR
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Town in New Hampshire : DERRY
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Grape refuse : MARC
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Struggles : CONTESTS
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High church officials : PONTIFFS
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Dugout items : BATS
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Trumpeter Al : HIRT
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Sweethearts : HONEYS
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Famous baseball brothers : WANERS
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Sire : BEGET
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Musical passage : CODA
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Without others : ONLY
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Resign : QUIT
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Press upon : URGE
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Friend : ALLY
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Sparse : LEAN
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Make an offer : BID
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It creeps up on one : AGE

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