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New York Times, Friday, February 12, 1971

48-Down : Kiss, in Cadiz

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,853
Across
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Clashing : AJAR
5
Beer or ale : BREW
9
Plum varieties : GAGES
14
Occur, as a thought : COMETOONE
16
Poplar : ABELE
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With 24 and 53 Across, quote by 40 Across : THEBALLOT
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Badger's relative : RATEL
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Atlantic cape : ANN
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Letters : VEES
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Clothes : ENDUES
22
Suffix for cash : IER
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Move in a way : CREEP
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See 17 Across : ISSTRONGERTHAN
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Achieve entry : GETIN
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Skirt panels : GORES
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Apprehend : NAB
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Composition : OPUS
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Dragged forcibly : HALED
36
Sharpen : EDGE
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Tiny one : TIM
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Flower bract : PALEA
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Stevens : INGER
40
See 17 Across : ABRAHAMLINCOLN
43
Musical sounds : LALAS
44
Scotsman's so : SAE
45
Mountain spurs : ARETES
47
Ski-slope equipment : TBAR
49
State: Abbr. : ALA
52
Low point : NADIR
53
See 17 Across : THEBULLET
55
What some stars do : EMOTE
56
___ occasion : RISETOTHE
57
Regaled in a way : WINED
58
Organic compound : ENOL
59
Merchandise : WARE
Down
1
Recorded proceedings : ACTA
2
Doe : JOHN
3
Prayer word : AMEN
4
Civil War figure : REB
5
Jacket : BOLERO
6
Hamlet, for one : ROLE
7
Adam's grandson : ENOS
8
Soaked : WET
9
Jewelry stones : GARNETS
10
Iranian town : ABADEH
11
Drive : GETUPANDGO
12
Robt. ___ : ELEE
13
Musical offerings: Abbr. : SELS
15
Pub : TAVERN
21
Went wrong : ERRED
22
"Tell it like ___" : ITIS
23
Breakfast fare : CEREAL
24
"___ Rhythm" : IGOT
25
Color : SEPIA
26
Came across : STUMBLEDON
27
African natives : NGALAS
28
Figure in Jewish folklore : GOLEM
29
Actor Conrad : NAGEL
33
European capital : BERN
35
Merry sounds : HAHAS
36
Common noun ending : ENCE
38
Decorator's color : PALERED
39
Getting nowhere : INARUT
41
Emu or ostrich : RATITE
42
Girl's name : ISABEL
45
Over : ANEW
46
Branches : RAMI
47
___ ice : THIN
48
Kiss, in Cadiz : BESO
49
Can. province : ALTA
50
Glass oven : LEHR
51
To ___ : ATEE
53
After uno and due : TRE
54
Kind of ground or blow : LOW

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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