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New York Times, Saturday, February 27, 1971

34-Down : Tropical tree

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 332 (avg 1.72)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,868
Across
1
Brown ore : PACO
5
Tooth : MOLAR
10
Genesis name : SHEM
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"Now ___ me down to sleep" : ILAY
15
Rope fiber : ABACA
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Role in a play : HERO
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Lose out : MISSTHEBUS
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Neglect : OMIT
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Useful receptacle : ASHTRAY
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City near Brisbane : IPSWICH
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Audience : EAR
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Dyes : STAINS
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Kind of telephone hookup : FOURPARTY
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Gulled : DUPED
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___ of Court : INNS
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___ alai : JAI
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Breeze : ZEPHYR
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Mae West role : LIL
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Byron work : MANFRED
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Time period : ERA
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Dough : MOOLAH
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Low-key lie : FIB
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Stern : GRIM
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Hairnet : SNOOD
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Partridge locales : PEARTREES
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Ladder-like : SCALAR
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Surface measure : ARE
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Special pitcher : CREAMER
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Tornado : TWISTER
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Tip : HINT
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Stereo devotee : AUDIOPHILE
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Nautical term : ALEE
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Belief : CREDO
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To ___ (everyone) : AMAN
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Tidy up, in Scotland : REDD
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Cut : HEWED
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Make right : MEND
Down
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Cotton fabric : PIMA
2
Muhammad and others : ALIS
3
Till contents : CASH
4
Seafood : OYSTERS
5
High Hindu : MAHARAJAH
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Mind : OBEY
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Testing place : LAB
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Keenness : ACUITY
9
Mexican dance : RASPA
10
Exposed : SHOWNUP
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New World, for one : HEMISPHERE
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Explorer : ERIC
13
Closet menace : MOTH
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Kind of door : TRAP
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___ with (favored) : SIDED
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More formal : STIFFER
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Movies : FILMS
26
Pungent bulb : ONION
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Set free : UNLOOSENED
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Fled : RAN
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Mountain nest : EYRIE
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Small amounts : DRAMS
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Tropical tree : ZEBRAWOOD
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Term of address : MADAM
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Small inlet : RIA
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Found : LOCATED
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British economist : GRESHAM
44
Set of jewelry : PARURE
45
Junket : TRIP
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Percolate : LEACH
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Scorch : CHAR
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Miff : RILE
51
Non-waiter : TIDE
52
See 51 Down : TIME
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Vitality : ELAN
54
Tear : REND
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3,000-mile radar : DEW

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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