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New York Times, Saturday, February 3, 1973

13-Down : Adjective suffix

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 98, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
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C
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R
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,575
Across
1
Struggle : COPE
5
Overly particular one : FUSSBUDGET
15
Native of Mecca : ARAB
16
Embitter : EXACERBATE
17
Glazier's concern : PANE
18
Righteously ethical : MORALISTIC
19
Anatomical passages : ITERS
21
Ecstatic states : RAPTS
22
German cry : ACH
23
Stagger : TOTTER
25
Annoying : PESKY
27
Act of: Suffix : URE
28
Netherlands sight : DIKE
30
On ___ with : APAR
34
Diamond ___ : LIL
35
Dispatch boats : AVISOS
38
Pests : LICE
39
Horizontal : ACLINAL
41
Kind of owl : SCREECH
43
Luzon volcano : TAAL
44
Abhor : LOATHE
46
___ laughing : DIE
47
Or ___ : ELSE
48
Arikaras : REES
49
Oklahoma city : ADA
50
Mine passage : SHAFT
54
More nimble : DEFTER
56
Envoy: Abbr. : AMB
59
L.I. community : ISLIP
61
Birds : WRENS
62
Certain firefighters : VOLUNTEERS
65
Greek gulf : ARTA
66
Operating-room process : ANESTHESIA
67
Russian river : URAL
68
One who fixes piecework pay : RATESETTER
69
Convention-goers: Abbr. : DELS
Down
1
Surrender : CAPITULATE
2
Given to speechifying : ORATORICAL
3
Slim cigars : PANETELLAS
4
German statesman : EBERT
5
Gender: Abbr. : FEM
6
Roman wife : UXOR
7
Mexican shawls : SARAPES
8
Artist's subject : SCAPE
9
Sam Brownes : BELTS
10
Scottish brownie of folklore : URISK
11
Certain bonds: Abbr. : DBS
12
Shark : GATA
13
Adjective suffix : ETIC
14
Georgia ___ : TECH
20
Town on the Meuse : SEDAN
24
Competitor : RIVAL
26
Ivy League campus : YALE
29
Pusher's quantity : KILO
31
Second lodging : PIEDATERRE
32
Chance : ACCIDENTAL
33
Chores for actors : REHEARSALS
36
Bone: Prefix : OSTE
37
Timetable: Abbr. : SCHED
40
___ du Salut : ILES
42
Mend : RESEW
45
Most bohemian : ARTIEST
51
Reminders : HINTS
52
___ crow flies : ASTHE
53
Swift : FLEET
55
Imposter : FRAUD
56
Caucasian language : AVAR
57
___ Lisa : MONA
58
Fruit decay : BLET
60
Invited: Fr. : PRIE
63
Exploit : USE
64
Men's org. : SAR

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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