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New York Times, Friday, March 30, 1973

30-Down : Word of mouth

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,630
Across
1
Asian sheep : SHAS
5
Cowboy : ROPER
10
Perry : COMO
14
Tropical balsam : TOLU
15
Cape of Antarctica : ADARE
16
Way off : AFAR
17
Mischa or Leopold : AUER
18
Blue-jean material : DENIM
19
___ and shine : RISE
20
Title claimed by both N.Y.C. and Phila. : GRAFFITICAPITAL
23
Bikini parts : BRAS
24
Toff : NOB
25
Native of Upolu : SAMOAN
28
Work over : REDO
30
Kitty : POT
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Site of ancient Troy : TROAS
34
Fabled : LEGENDARY
36
Sikorsky : IGOR
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Diffident : TIMID
38
Russian river : URAL
39
Heavy : PONDEROUS
41
Soap plant : AMOLE
42
English cathedral town : ELY
43
Misdeeds : SINS
44
Ibsen's Hedda : GABLER
45
Viper : ASP
46
Teasdale : SARA
47
Outfielder Allen's epithet for Philadelphia : ARMPITOFAMERICA
55
Half-mask : LOUP
56
Gentle as ___ : ALAMB
57
De ___ (too much) : TROP
58
Word with speed or house : FULL
59
Twangy : NASAL
60
Caen's river : ORNE
61
Salt tree : ATLE
62
___ nous : ENTRE
63
American cartoonist : NAST
Down
1
Game animal : STAG
2
Man of the ___ : HOUR
3
Title for Athena : ALEA
4
Oahu shore gear : SURFBOARD
5
Arc of a circle : RADIAN
6
U. S. dramatist : ODETS
7
Polish title : PANI
8
Ambler : ERIC
9
Held for trial : REMANDED
10
West Indies native : CARIB
11
"Think nothing ___" : OFIT
12
Tamale ingredient : MASA
13
Soviet city : OREL
21
Angelico et al. : FRAS
22
Mastwood : POON
25
Plant stalk : STIPE
26
Crude tartar : ARGOL
27
Dreamy : MOONY
28
Mythical twin : REMUS
29
Shield : EGIS
30
Word of mouth : PAROL
31
Papal vestment : ORALE
32
U. S. President : TYLER
34
Symbol of Britain : LION
35
City on the Clyde : DUMBARTON
37
Plane-fuel additive : TRIPTANE
40
They, in Italy : ESSI
41
Rhine tributary : AARE
44
Patronize a casino : GAMBLE
45
Mom's kind of pie : APPLE
46
P. I. island : SAMAR
47
Esparto grass : ALFA
48
Defeat badly : ROUT
49
Ponder, with "over" : MULL
50
Pearl Buck heroine : OLAN
51
Speedy : FAST
52
Babylonian war god : IRRA
53
Cheats : CONS
54
In ___ (sulking) : APET

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 11 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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