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New York Times, Monday, April 16, 1973

28-Down : Garson

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,647
Across
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Dried orchid tubers : SALEP
6
Singer Ed : AMES
10
Arrived : CAME
14
Prepare, in Pamplona : AVIAR
15
Japanese leader : SATO
16
Tentmaker : OMAR
17
Proof entry : CORRECTION
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Cloth fiber : NOIL
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"___ for the money" : ONE
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Carnelian : SARD
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Arrival-board notation : ONTIME
24
Game fish : CERO
25
Steadfast : TRUE
26
Flaxen-haired : BLOND
28
Metal eyelets : GROMMETS
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Lighter necessity : FLINT
33
Half a tropical hummingbird : FROU
34
Type of school : PREP
35
Do a bank job : LEND
36
Coal, gas and oil : FUELS
37
Arrival-board notation : LATE
38
Malicious ensign : IAGO
39
Donkey, in Darmstadt : ESEL
40
Cats: Sp. : GATOS
41
Impresario : PROMOTER
43
Instigate : SETON
44
___ of Pines : ISLE
45
Opposite of wax : WANE
46
Quickly : PRONTO
49
Carry on : WAGE
50
Letter : CEE
53
Hook money : LARI
54
Standards : CRITERIONS
57
Indic language : URDU
58
U. S. writer Peter B. : KYNE
59
Set apart : ALLOT
60
Branch of math: Abbr. : GEOM
61
Tea-leaf reader : SEER
62
Let : LEASE
Down
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River of Maine : SACO
2
River of the Bard : AVON
3
Money in Milan : LIRE
4
Projection : EAR
5
Gift : PRESENT
6
N. L. player : ASTRO
7
Marian, for one : MAID
8
Eisenhower's command : ETO
9
Resonant : SONOROUS
10
Practice Zen : CONTEMPLATE
11
Mine: Fr. : AMOI
12
Disfigure : MAIM
13
Gardner : ERLE
18
Sports program : CARD
23
Bible book: Abbr. : NUM
24
Type of apartment : CONDOMINIUM
25
Fish for pike : TROLL
26
Dim : BLEAR
27
Jargon : LINGO
28
Garson : GREER
29
Muse of poetry : ERATO
30
Wyoming range : TETON
31
Goddess of hope : SPES
32
Wilson : FLIP
33
Signal flare : FUSEE
36
Parts of horses' legs : FETLOCKS
40
Prevalent : GENERAL
42
Kiln: Var. : OST
43
Desert growth : SAGE
45
Oasis specialty : WATER
46
Decrepit horse : PLUG
47
Unusual : RARE
48
Church calendar : ORDO
49
Port, for one : WINE
50
Soft drink : COLA
51
Genesis name : ENOS
52
Italian name : ESTE
55
Kind of bread : RYE
56
___ de France : ILE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 9 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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