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New York Times, Tuesday, May 8, 1973

4-Down : In being

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,669
Across
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Assayer's vessel : CUPEL
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Hangar : SHED
10
Kind of test : ACID
14
Have ___ to grind : ANAXE
15
Elegance : LUXE
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Kubek : TONY
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Baseball : NATIONALPASTIME
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Pub orders : ALES
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Playing field : OVAL
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Staub specialty : LINER
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Unfeigned : TRUE
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Verbal : ORAL
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Protection during 37 Across : SCREEN
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Fragrant : AROMATIC
34
Warner of films : OLAND
35
Réunion and Corsica : ILES
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Leaf cutter : ANT
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Pre-game attraction : BATTINGPRACTICE
41
Before : ERE
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Singles : ONES
43
Chinese province : HONAN
44
Sibling : RELATION
47
___-tung : MAOTSE
48
Good motor sound : PURR
49
Aaron : HANK
50
Conform : ADAPT
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Ajax, to the Greeks : AIAS
55
Bus money : FARE
59
Plate calls : BALLSANDSTRIKES
62
Price to play : ANTE
63
Man from Dundee : SCOT
64
Oust : EVICT
65
Southwest art center : TAOS
66
Hard to hold : EELY
67
Extra inning : TENTH
Down
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Miracle site : CANA
2
Single : UNAL
3
Head part : PATE
4
In being : EXISTENT
5
Durocher : LEO
6
Joseph in Egypt, for one : SLAVE
7
Wahine's dance : HULA
8
De Soto, Cabot, etc. : EXPLORERS
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Venus, for one : DEA
10
Scourge of God : ATTILA
11
Anna or mark : COIN
12
Skinner's "The Ape ___" : INME
13
Vat man : DYER
18
Certain word : NOUN
19
Bases-full homer, with "grand" : SLAM
24
Italian biologist : REDI
26
Sub follower : ROSA
27
Not squiffed : SOBER
28
Irish county : CLARE
29
Honey badger : RATEL
30
Kind of horn or stock : ALPEN
31
Vitiate : TAINT
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Cuzco Indians : INCAS
33
Swimming organ: Zool. : CTENE
35
Bliss of sorts : IGNORANCE
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Black, in Brest : NOIR
39
Late-show sleuth : CHAN
40
Rested briefly : TOOKFIVE
45
Pippins : APPLES
46
Mild rebukes : TUTS
47
Topgallant : MAST
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___ pudding : HASTY
50
Blind as ___ : ABAT
51
Andrews : DANA
52
Chorus member : ALTO
54
Ruth, to boys of his day : IDOL
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Like the Alous : AKIN
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Right: Prefix : RECT
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Finn's relative : ESTH
60
Ibsen woman : ASE
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Stengel's status: Abbr. : RET

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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