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New York Times, Tuesday, February 23, 1971

60-Down : Poet Walter ___ Mare

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J K Q V W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,864
Across
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Scornful word : BAH
4
Stay : STOP
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Weight units : CARATS
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Service club : USO
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Oahu attraction : HULA
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___ cracker : ANIMAL
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Item for Perry Mason : RETAINER
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Calder art form : MOBILE
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Amo, veni, ubi, etc. : LATIN
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Many times : OFTEN
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___-given : GOD
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Land measures : ARES
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Scoreboard trio : OOO
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___ of guns : SONS
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Brilliant : GEM
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Sets in motion : STARTSUP
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Street peddler : ARAB
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Salamander : EFT
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Posts : MAILS
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Imposing : TALLINTHESADDLE
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Move quietly : STEAL
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Direction : ENE
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Italian island : ELBA
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Described : DEPICTED
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Timetable abbr. : EST
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Limits : PALE
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Bustle : ADO
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Garage worker: Abbr. : MECH
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Wine: Prefix : ENO
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Stigma : CLOUD
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Light cigar : CLARO
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Get hold of : CORRAL
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Stood : REMAINED
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Danish port : ODENSE
69
Bridge bid : SLAM
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Arabic letter : DAD
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Could tell, in a way : SENSED
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Lawman of West : EARP
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Campus org. : SDS
Down
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Ives : BURL
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Confused : ASEA
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After "chili today," in weather joke : HOTTAMALE
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Excels : SHINES
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Wine measure : TUN
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Spread : OLEO
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About as expected : PARFORTHECOURSE
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Dramatic bits : CAMEOS
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Later : ANON
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Umbrella part : RIB
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Friend : AMIGO
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Claw : TALON
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Go-devils : SLEDS
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Strain : AIR
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Drink, as of rum : TOT
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British gun : STEN
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Card : SPADE
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Channels : GATS
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Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Mat. time : AFT
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Desert lizard of the U. S. : UMA
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Grass unit : BLADE
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What the devil finds work for : IDLEHANDS
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Law degrees : LLBS
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Hot ___ : SEAT
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Area in the Seine : ILE
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Insect study: Abbr. : ENT
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Look : SEEM
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Cloyed : PALLED
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Witness-box response : IDO
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Depart in haste : DECAMP
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Texas river : PECOS
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Battery pole : ANODE
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Italian star : LOREN
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Roman 151 : CLI
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Objective, for one : CASE
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Poet Walter ___ Mare : DELA
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Interpret : READ
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Tote-board data : ODDS
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Hosp. people : RNS
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After Feb. : MAR

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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