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New York Times, Monday, April 27, 1970

40-Down : Fine points

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { K V W }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,562
Across
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Region, in poetry : CLIME
6
Ludwig : EMIL
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Weight : HEFT
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Tackles : HASAT
15
___ bene : NOTA
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Car part : AXLE
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Upper story : ATTIC
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Ballet position : ARABESQUE
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Electrical unit : REL
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Where the Shannon flows : EIRE
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Follows : ENSUES
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Frameworks : TRESTLES
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___ Marlene : LILI
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Letter : TEE
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___-be : BRIDESTO
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Army man : MAJOR
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City on the Rhone : LYON
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Clock symbol : III
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Algonquin : ARAPAHO
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Kindles : IGNITES
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Pince-___ : NEZ
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In words : ORAL
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Rhone tributary : ISERE
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Brilliant : DAZZLING
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Tennis score : ACE
50
Rulers of Tunis : BEYS
51
Made use of coupons : REDEEMED
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Ascertained : LEARNT
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Kiln : OAST
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Common verb : ARE
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Repugnant : OBNOXIOUS
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Within: Prefix : INTRA
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Key-shaped, in heraldry : URDE
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Zero : NONE
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Take up : ENTER
67
Pitch : TOSS
68
Pantheon : GODS
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Birdfood : SEEDS
Down
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Diagram : CHART
2
Subsequent : LATER
3
Plant fiber : ISTLE
4
French month : MAI
5
King of Siam's puzzlement : ETCETERA
6
Lake of Finland : ENARE
7
New Guinea's Port ___ : MORESBY
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Call ___ day : ITA
9
Tagging : LABELING
10
To-do : HASSLE
11
Perfected : EXQUISITE
12
Fireplace feature : FLUE
13
Stockton's river : TEES
19
City of Oklahoma : ENID
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Adjective ending : ILE
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Street sign : STOP
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Make turbid : ROIL
30
Stadium feature : TIER
31
Seine tributary : OISE
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East Indian cereal grass : MAND
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Field : AREA
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Musical groups : JAZZBANDS
35
Forsaken : LORN
38
Lifting : HOISTING
40
Fine points : NICETIES
41
Words of comprehension : ISEE
44
Stranded : AGROUND
47
___ in on (aims at) : ZEROES
48
Wildcat : LYNX
49
Newspaper features : ADS
52
Slackens : EASES
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Smelting product : MATTE
54
Misdid : ERRED
55
Loved ones : DEARS
56
Boor : LOUT
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Tortosa's river : EBRO
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Scoreboard trio : OOO
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Wind direction : NNE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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