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New York Times, Saturday, June 17, 1972

43-Down : Expunged

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,344
Across
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Bloodhound, e.g. : TRACKER
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Ceases : DESISTS
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Dream : REVERIE
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Hate or fear : EMOTION
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Its capital is Reykjavik : ICELAND
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Lab tube : PIPETTE
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Sprightly : PERT
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Acclaim : ECLAT
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Muffle : MUTE
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French bed : LIT
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Paddle : OAR
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Chalice veil : AER
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___-stephen : EVEN
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Desires : WANTS
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Other: Sp. : OTRA
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Devote wholly : DEDICATE
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Least polluted : PUREST
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Goes out in a card game : GINS
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Tell the cops : SING
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Secreted : CACHED
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Put into motion : ACTUATED
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Amo, amas, ___ : AMAT
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Series of coils : SPIRE
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Protuberance : NODE
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On pension: Abbr. : RET
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Spenser heroine : UNA
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Coin of Afghanistan : PUL
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Kind of horse : ARAB
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Break out : ERUPT
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Parasites : LICE
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Vegetable fiber : FILASSE
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Skunk : POLECAT
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Plant transition zone : ECOTONE
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Exalt : ELEVATE
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Russian measures : SAGENES
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Prepared eggs in a way : DEVILED
Down
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Nearly homered : TRIPLED
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Welcome visitors : RECEIVE
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Prevented : AVERTED
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Gael : CELT
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Isthmus of Thailand : KRA
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One, in Berlin : EINE
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Paul Revere's foes : REDCOATS
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Leave : DEPART
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Issue : EMIT
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Singing voice: Abbr. : SOP
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Short paragraph : ITEM
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Locate : SITUATE
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Staggers : TOTTERS
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Deride : SNEERAT
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Highway division : LANE
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Kind of mare : NIGHT
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Magicians' gadgets : WANDS
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Grudge : SPITE
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Musical instrument : ORGAN
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French co. : CIE
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Burmese statesman : UNU
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Discarded : SCRAPPED
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Water bottles : CARAFES
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New World : AMERICA
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Library must : CATALOG
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Primitive Japanese : AINU
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Of current interest : TOPICAL
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Instruct : EDUCATE
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Expunged : DELETED
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Some soups : PUREES
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Moderate : BATE
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Domestic slave : ESNE
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Lacquered metalware : TOLE
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Son of Jacob : LEVI
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___ of a gun : SON
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Coin of Bulgaria : LEV

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1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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