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New York Times, Tuesday, May 16, 1972

36-Down : Mongoose

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,312
Across
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As clear ___ : ASMUD
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Certain school : PREP
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Marshall or Truman : PLAN
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Petrarch subject : LAURA
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"___ Can" (Davis book) : YESI
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Venetian resort : LIDO
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Monkeyshine : ANTIC
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Upbraid : RATE
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Terms of sale : ASIS
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Sport : WATERPOLO
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Poker pool : KITTY
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Soil mixture : LOAM
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Misery : PAIN
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Vegetable : YAM
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Collegiate org. : NCAA
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Inn, in Seville : POSADA
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Adjective for four-letter words : ANGLOSAXON
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Sales talk : PITCH
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Tropical temperature : IIO
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Metric units : KILOS
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Where a cowboy is at home : ONTHERANGE
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Openwork fabric : LENO
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With enthusiasm : KEENLY
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Main point : GIST
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Money in Japan : SEN
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Holiday times : EVES
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Rani's wrap : SARI
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Appraise : VALUE
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Like women, traditionally : INTUITIVE
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Kind of smasher : ATOM
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Polynesian chief : ALII
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Used a certain machine : VOTED
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___ contendere : NOLO
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Soft mineral : TALC
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___ France : ILEDE
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Pair of horses : SPAN
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Chemical suffixes : OSES
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Magazine worker : ADMAN
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"There ought to be ___" : ALAW
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Yemen's capital : SANA
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Certain dog : MUTT
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Archangel : URIEL
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Synthetic fiber : DACRON
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Impulse to start fires : PYROMANIA
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Existent : REAL
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Bar, in law : ESTOP
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Kind of chart : PIE
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Ship's canvas : PLAINSAIL
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Selvage : LIST
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Mine passage : ADIT
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Intrusive : NOSY
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Large rodent : PACA
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Bandstand : KIOSK
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Serviceman's address : APO
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S. A. opossum : YAPOK
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Dress style : ALINE
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Dull finish : MATTE
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Getting along in years : AGING
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Wheel holders : AXLES
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Lorna : DOONE
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Hall of Fame's Cap : ANSON
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Mongoose : ICHNEUMON
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Military management : LOGISTICS
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Tool handle : HELVE
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Distiller's grain : RYE
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Isaac's son : ESAU
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Unimportant matters : TRIVIA
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Marner : SILAS
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"___ you so!" : ITOLD
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Certain trucks : VANS
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On the summit : ATOP
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Girl of song : LOLA
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River to Mediterranean : NILE
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News piece : ITEM
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Hindu writings : VEDA
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Former British P.M. : EDEN
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From ___ Z : ATO

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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