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New York Times, Saturday, May 19, 1973

3-Down : Overt

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has supersymmetry.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,680
Across
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Win out : PREVAIL
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"___ in Gaza" : EYELESS
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Auto gear : REVERSE
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Heir : LEGATEE
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Newspaper run : EDITION
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Etch : ENGRAVE
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Mire : MUD
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Piper's son : TOM
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My: Fr. : MES
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Kind of cap : ICE
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Pearl Buck people : CHINESE
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Man's name : IRA
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Japanese money : SEN
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Gives way : RELENTS
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Fresh : NEW
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Rates highly : ESTEEMS
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Coffee experts : TASTERS
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Valley: Ger. : TAL
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Snake : BOA
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Skilled, old style : PRACTIC
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Surveying instrument : ALIDADE
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Ad ___ : REM
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Animate : ENLIVEN
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U. S. agency : CIA
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Full of: Suffix : OSE
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Sibyl : SEERESS
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City lines : ELS
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Film-producer Lesser : SOL
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Males : MEN
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Asian native : TAI
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Easily bent : PLIABLE
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Strangle : GARROTE
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Subterfuge : EVASION
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Miss Strich et al. : ELAINES
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Takes offense : RESENTS
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Most miserable : SADDEST
Down
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Stipulation : PREMISE
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Lessens : REDUCES
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Overt : EVIDENT
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Certain doctor, for short : VET
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Greek name : ARI
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Prefix for bar or therm : ISO
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Soup ingredients : LENTILS
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In one's ___ : ELEMENT
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Desire : YEN
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Breakfast fare : EGG
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Household god : LAR
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Cotton fabric : ETAMINE
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One who cuts : SEVERER
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Playground units : SEESAWS
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Pronoun : ONE
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Brings about : CREATES
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Dressmaker's concern : HEMLINE
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Belmont areas : STABLES
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Excuses in English law : ESSOINS
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Relative of et al. : ETC
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Young one : TAD
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Thrive : PROSPER
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Determine : RESOLVE
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Earhart and others : AMELIAS
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Mark Twain : CLEMENS
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Exacts satisfaction : AVENGES
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Paint solvent : ACETONE
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Expands : DILATES
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Least harsh : EASIEST
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Annoy : IRE
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Enzyme suffix : ASE
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Storage place : BIN
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Realtor's offering : LOT
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Neighbor of Miss. : ALA
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Heating unit: Abbr. : RAD
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Disencumber : RID

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