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New York Times, Wednesday, May 9, 1973

25-Down : Base for synthetic rubber

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,670
Across
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Kind of chance : SLIM
5
Flings : CASTS
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Landed : ALIT
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Prong : TINE
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Resentment : PIQUE
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Name for a dog : FIDO
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Food for Dobbin : OATS
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X-rated words : ADULTSONLY
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Field of activity : ARENA
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Girl of song : SAL
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Shoe shapers : TREES
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Confederates : REBS
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Network : RETE
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Card game : PAM
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Salt tree : ATLE
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Pass by : ELAPSE
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Water, in Madrid : AGUA
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Still : YET
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T. S. and George : ELIOTS
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Score a trading coup : CORNERTHEMARKET
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Hypnotic spell : TRANCE
45
Whitney : ELI
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Dried up : SERE
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W. C. Fields milieu : SALOON
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Jargon : CANT
50
Legal matter : RES
51
Son of Jacob : LEVI
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Fish-landing hook : GAFF
55
Bustle : HASTE
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Unit of work : ERG
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Temporary exemption : GRACE
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Like some curries : OVERSPICED
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Israeli port : ACRE
68
Facts : DATA
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Mounted ornamental piece : ONLAY
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Coarse grain : MEAL
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Word with dash or happy : SLAP
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River of France : ISERE
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Snappish : EDGY
Down
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Portico : STOA
2
Contemptible one : LIAR
3
Lying between walls : INTERMURAL
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Intermediate, in law : MESNE
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Auditor : CPA
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Lends a hand : AIDS
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Do the impossible : SQUARETHECIRCLE
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Sheer fabric : TULLE
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Fixed : SET
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Get an ___ effort : AFOR
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Occupation : LINE
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Futile : IDLE
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Trifles : TOYS
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Miss Dallas : STELLA
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Arabian garment : ABA
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Base for synthetic rubber : STYRENE
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Swarming : TEEMING
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Agreements : PACTS
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Athens sight : AGORA
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Rent : LET
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Affectations : AIRS
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Expressionless : POKERFACED
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Cubic meter : STERE
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Park in Colorado : ESTES
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___ Domini : ANNO
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French schools : ECOLES
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High note : ELA
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Traffic ticket : TAG
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Lodes : VEINS
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Bowling unit : FRAME
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Coal scuttles : HODS
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Grandparental : AVAL
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___ precedent : SETA
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Snare : TRAP
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Apparatus : GEAR
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Rugged rock : CRAG
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Wriggling : EELY
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Oahu fare : POI
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Stain : DYE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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