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New York Times, Thursday, June 14, 1973

5-Down : Kind of lark

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,706
Across
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Tranquil : CALM
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S. A. Indians : MACAS
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Infrequent : RARE
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Melville opus : OMOO
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Not deliberate : UNINTENDED
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Dark : EBON
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"Thin Ice," e.g. : DANGERSIGN
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Iron and Patty : DUKES
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Wire: Abbr. : TELEG
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School org. : PTA
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Philippine island : LEYTE
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Song : MELOS
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Craze : FAD
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Russian girl's name : OLGA
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Star in Virgo : SPICA
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Ancient Brazilian : OTI
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More trim : NEATER
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College study: Abbr. : ECON
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Like Shakespeare and Bacon : CONTEMPORANEOUS
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Johnson : ARTE
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"The thrill ___" : ISGONE
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F.D.R. agency : NRA
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French city : LYONS
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Overwhelm : ROUT
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Native: Suffix : OTE
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Writer Lagerlöf : SELMA
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Place for a glider : PORCH
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London sight : PUB
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Oddballs : GOOPS
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Where Columbus set sail : PALOS
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Pronoun of relationship : ONEANOTHER
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Ancient France : GAUL
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Grumbler : MALCONTENT
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She: It. : ESSA
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It's good when sunk : PUTT
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Out of ___ : SORTS
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___ on it! : STEP
Down
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Student : COED
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Moving about : AMBULATORY
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Investigated : LOOKEDINTO
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Wherewithal : MONEY
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Kind of lark : MUD
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Med. study : ANAT
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Movie studio employe : CINEMATOGRAPHER
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Viewpoint : ANGLE
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Kind of wool : STEEL
10
Hosp. workers : RNS
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Take ___ (swim) : ADIP
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Army unit: Abbr. : REGT
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Ferber : EDNA
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Inferred conclusions : ERGOS
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Gem : STONE
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Fragrant resin : ELEMI
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German admiral : SPEE
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___ point (hub) : FOCAL
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Spaces : GAPS
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Attacker of old beliefs : ICONOCLAST
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Public building : COURTHOUSE
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Handles: Lat. : ANSAE
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Slangy suffix : EROO
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Increased : RANUP
40
Decimal groupings : TENS
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Colonists' word for Indian friend : NETOP
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Musical symbol : SEGNO
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Diving birds : LOONS
51
Maxim : MOTTO
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Blusters : RAGES
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Ostentation : POMP
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Sloth : UNAU
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Zone : BELT
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On cloud nine : SENT
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Word with happy or dash : SLAP
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Stamp ___ : ACT
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Wall St. offerings: Abbr. : RTS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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