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New York Times, Monday, May 10, 1971

5-Down : Bobbing necessities

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,940
Across
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Night spot : CAFE
5
Sheiks, e.g. : ARABS
10
Ancient Asian : MEDE
14
Word for Wellington : IRON
15
French soldier : POILU
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Jazzman Hines : EARL
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Like green apples : TART
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One kind of legislation : PORKBARREL
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Gift for May : EMERALD
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Gin drinks : SLINGS
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Male and female : SEXES
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Claim on property : LIEN
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Members of an Eastern sect : BAHAIS
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Signified : BESPOKEN
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___ Unis : ETATS
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Kind of blow : DEATH
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Chemical suffix : OLE
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Grapevine: Sp. : VID
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Resources : MEANS
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Keats work : ODE
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One of a Latin trio : AMO
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Approaches : NEARS
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Went for : LIKED
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One hemisphere : NEWWORLD
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Indian lutes : SITARS
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Certain news item : OBIT
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Star in Cygnus : DENEB
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Dog-faced ape : BABOON
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Resort to in excess : OVERUSE
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Fatuous one : SILLYGOOSE
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In ___ : ARUT
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Liberal : FREE
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Prefix for graduate or handed : UNDER
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English actor : TREE
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Stitched : SEWN
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Take out : ERASE
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Diner sign : EATS
Down
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Quote : CITE
2
Biblical land : ARAM
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Presage : FORESHADOW
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Solicit : ENTREAT
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Bobbing necessities : APPLES
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Crosses : ROODS
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Area of pollution : AIR
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Inky: Abbr. : BLK
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Makes do : SUBSISTS
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Hardy breed of sheep : MERINO
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Merit : EARN
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Residue : DREG
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Cloth measures : ELLS
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Hebrew letter : ALEPH
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W.W. II powers : AXIS
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Inclines : LEANS
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Late British Socialist : BEVAN
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One at ___ : ATIME
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Boy Scout founder : BEARD
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Australian kingfisher : KOOKABURRA
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One of the Plinys : ELDER
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Requisites : NEEDS
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Did a card chore : DEALT
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Pie adornment : MERINGUE
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Jockey-board listing : NOBOY
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Ancestry : LINE
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Repeat : ITERATE
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Of a certain cloth : WOOLEN
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Unornamented : SEVERE
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Medication amounts : DOSES
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Degree for diplomats : BSFS
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Yorkshire river : AIRE
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Took it on the lam : BLEW
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Filler for bird feeder : SUET
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Vacation times in Paris : ETES
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Wash. agency : ONR
54
Harem room : ODA

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