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New York Times, Friday, February 26, 1971

29-Down : Handle

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { K W }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,867
Across
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Sailor's saint : ELMO
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Paper size : DEMY
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___ system : SOLAR
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N.Y.S.E. trader : BEAR
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Slangy suffix : EROO
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Where Les Cayes is : HAITI
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Storm omen : RAINCLOUD
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Of an element : OSMIC
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Decorative brass : ORMOLU
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Individual : SELF
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Residence, in Soho : OME
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Base-hit : TEXASLEAGUER
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Gabriel, for one : RAM
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Descartes : RENE
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Olympian : ARES
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As a friend: Fr. : ENAMI
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Recipe abbr. : TSPS
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Deadlocked : TIED
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Flamboyance : PANACHE
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Port of Italy : OTRANTO
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Pother : STIR
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Sale condition : ASIS
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Tête-___ : ATETE
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Chaotic, as type : PIED
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Pinches : NIPS
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French possessive : SES
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Constitutional right : EQUALJUSTICE
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___-de-sac : CUL
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Skirt style : MINI
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Devastate : RAVAGE
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Cast : HEAVE
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Pictured as flawless : IDEALIZED
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___ space : OUTER
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Seek to find out : TEST
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___ swath : CUTA
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Nostradamus et al. : SEERS
70
Gaelic tongue : ERSE
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Mine car : TRAM
Down
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River of Spain : EBRO
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Regan's father : LEAR
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Cripple : MAIM
4
Whether ___ : ORNOT
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Ritzy : DELUXE
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Leading man, in Soho : ERO
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Desserts : MOUSSES
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Alpine air : YODEL
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Ram's-horn trumpet : SHOFAR
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Western group: Abbr. : OAS
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Airport vehicles : LIMOUSINES
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One at ___ : ATIME
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Kitchen item : RICER
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Abbé, for one : CLERIC
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Minimal : LEAST
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Feeds the kitty : ANTES
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Reach effectively : GETAT
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Capitol Hill men: Abbr. : REPS
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Art course: Abbr. : ANAT
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Handle : MANIPULATE
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Tallchief : MARIA
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Affirm : POSIT
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Diminutive ending : ETTE
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Executes : DOES
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Mecca pilgrim : HADJI
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Scapegrace : RASCAL
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One in the know : INSIDER
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Rice et al. : ELMERS
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Buccaneer : PIRATE
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Narcissus's admirer and others : ECHOS
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Evidence of S.R.O. : QUEUE
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Join : UNITE
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Throw out : EVICT
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Côte d'___ : AZUR
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Japanese clogs : GETA
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Dutch export : EDAM
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Poetry: Abbr. : VER
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Letter : ESS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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