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New York Times, Tuesday, June 5, 1973

56-Down : Dagger

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,697
Across
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Governing body : SENATE
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Sagittarius : ARCHER
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___ balls (walks) : BASESON
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Originated : DERIVED
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Contest joiner : ENTRANT
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Run-of-the-mill : AVERAGE
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Laugh : HAHA
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Abound : TEEM
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Croix de Guerre, e.g. : MEDAL
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Gobbled : ATE
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Composite picture : MONTAGE
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High note : ELA
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Italian actress Monica : VITTI
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Tom Mix's horse : TONY
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Playing card : TREY
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French spa : EVIAN
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Dinner course : ENTREE
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Class above confidential : SECRET
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Victoria's father-in-law : ERNEST
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Coached : PRIMED
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Name for a dog : ROVER
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"By George, ___ got it!" : SHES
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Memory, for one : LANE
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Papal vestment : ORALE
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Thrice: Prefix : TER
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Four-___ (captain) : STRIPER
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Dutch river : LEK
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Kind of mink : RANCH
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Matinee ___ : IDOL
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Evade : DUCK
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Siena resident : ITALIAN
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Arranged in progression : SERIATE
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Church sacrament : PENANCE
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Warded off : AVERTED
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Hair dyes : RINSES
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Gave news on the q. t. : LEAKED
Down
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Affording a cure : SANATIVE
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Appreciative of beauty : ESTHETIC
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Tiber tributary : NERA
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Weak ___ cat : ASA
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TV Indian : TONTO
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___ cordiale : ENTENTE
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Inflexible : ADAMANT
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Warm up the engine : REV
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___ de cacao : CREME
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Take on : HIRE
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Shirking one : EVADER
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Wine and dine : REGALE
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Causes no trouble : BEHAVES
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Moratorium : DELAY
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Kind of jacket : ETON
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Pay-dirt seeker : MINER
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Spiral motion : GYRE
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Canvas covers, for short : TARPS
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Purport : TENOR
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Boo-boo : ERROR
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Slant : TILT
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Estimate : EVALUATE
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Picked out : SELECTED
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Traveled arduously : TREKKED
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Parris Island men : MARINES
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Arthurian lady : ENID
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Deprivation of rank : DEPOSAL
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Sunset or Gaza : STRIP
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Auto installation : HEATER
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Verdi opera : ERNANI
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Leg parts : SHINS
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French pupil : ELEVE
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Tartan name source : CLAN
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Dagger : DIRK
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Close margin : ACE
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Turmeric : REA

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