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New York Times, Monday, November 16, 1970

10-Down : Kitchen tool

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 32-Across has "Orfant," but this should be "Orphant." Left as it was.

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G
2
A
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S
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P
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F
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A
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T
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S
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O
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B
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A
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R
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B
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A
R
T
E
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A
X
I
O
M
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E
D
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E
L
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A
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B
O
R
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L
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L
O
R
R
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A
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N
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L
I
T
T
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R
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T
H
A
E
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M
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M
E
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C
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H
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A
R
O
N
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C
A
T
E
R
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I
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N
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G
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R
I
L
E
Y
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P
A
N
T
S
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N
O
R
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U
N
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E
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B
O
N
N
E
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C
A
S
A
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M
G
S
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T
A
K
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A
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T
O
L
E
T
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B
E
T
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T
A
K
E
R
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T
R
A
L
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E
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I
C
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R
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F
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E
S
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A
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C
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A
D
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A
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R
O
A
S
T
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P
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I
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G
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S
P
L
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T
P
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S
O
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P
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E
T
A
L
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T
A
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I
A
T
R
O
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R
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M
A
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A
S
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R
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X
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S
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S
H
A
D
© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,765
Across
1
Catch one's breath : GASP
5
Relative of Tubby : FATSO
10
Critical remark : BARB
14
Skill, in Italy : ARTE
15
Rule needing no proof : AXIOM
16
Adams : EDIE
17
Author linked with 49 Across : ELIA
18
Sauce : BORDELAISE
20
Quiche ___ : LORRAINE
22
Type of bug : LITTER
23
Those: Scot. : THAE
24
Same: Fr. : MEME
25
Ferryman : CHARON
28
Supplying food : CATERING
32
Orphant Annie's creator : RILEY
33
Two-___ suit : PANTS
34
Partner of neither : NOR
35
Unicorn fish : UNIE
36
French maidservant : BONNE
37
House for señores : CASA
38
Metric weights: Abbr. : MGS
39
___ powder : TAKEA
40
Realty sign : TOLET
41
Bookie : BETTAKER
43
Irish port : TRALEE
44
Decorator of sorts : ICER
45
Charges : FEES
46
Evangeline's home : ACADIA
49
Subject of famous dissertation : ROASTPIG
53
Alphabet purée, literally : SPLITPSOUP
55
And others: Lat. : ETAL
56
London gallery : TATE
57
Medicine: Prefix : IATRO
58
Incarnation of Vishnu : RAMA
59
Hebrew lyre : ASOR
60
Be : EXIST
61
Kind of roe : SHAD
Down
1
Celt : GAEL
2
Guthrie : ARLO
3
Culinary direction : STIR
4
Partridge habitat : PEARTREE
5
Politically cautious : FABIAN
6
Nerve-cell process : AXONE
7
Weary : TIRE
8
Earth : SOD
9
Menu item : OMELETTE
10
Kitchen tool : BEATER
11
Mine entrance : ADIT
12
Companion of shine : RISE
13
Rarebit ingredient : BEER
19
Treats the lawn : LIMES
21
Sea call : AHOY
24
Spiritual food : MANNA
25
Small bit : CRUMB
26
Door holder : HINGE
27
Canting, as a ship : ALIST
28
Chair repairer : CANER
29
Totally : INALL
30
"Long time ___" : NOSEE
31
Culinary direction : GRATE
33
Card game : POKER
36
Prepare dessert : BAKEAPIE
37
Sleds : COASTERS
39
Silent : TACIT
40
Word used with "chic" : TRES
42
More in order : TIDIER
43
Tempest locale : TEAPOT
45
Petits ___ : FOURS
46
Movie dog : ASTA
47
Auditors: Abbr. : CPAS
48
Choir voice : ALTO
49
Fr. menu word : ROTI
50
Egyptian god : PTAH
51
"___ Camera" : IAMA
52
Pleased : GLAD
54
Musical instrument : SAX

Answer summary:
3 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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