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New York Times, Monday, June 8, 1970

9-Down : Faced a challenge

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,604
Across
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Lamented : WEPT
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Debussy opus : LAMER
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Modern painter : DALI
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Busy as ___ : ABEE
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From the beginning: Lat. : ABOVO
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Long-billed bird : IBIS
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Horse color : ROAN
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Obsequies : RITES
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Bridge score : SLAM
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Letter : MESSAGE
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Farm machine : REAPER
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Sign on : HIRE
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Fiber plant : ISTLE
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Strives for : SHOOTSAT
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Texas tycoon : OILMAN
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Water bird : LOON
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In ___ : SITU
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Honshu volcano : ASAMA
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Not in vogue : OUT
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___ cap for : SETONES
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Boxer : DOG
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Fate of the Hesperus : WRECK
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Lather : SUDS
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Grouper of Florida waters : MERO
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Bright star : SIRIUS
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Light as a feather : GOSSAMER
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Silly talk : SLUSH
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Famous last words : ETTU
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Slice of meat : CUTLET
54
Accuses formally : INDICTS
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Bird : DOVE
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Red hog : DUROC
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N. Y. sports place : SHEA
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Over: Ger. : UBER
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School in France : ECOLE
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Madrigal : SONG
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Biggers's sleuth : CHAN
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Scottish terriers : SKYES
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Tritons : EFTS
Down
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Cordial : WARM
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Central American tree : EBOE
3
Boy's weapon : PEASHOOTER
4
Modern-day affliction : TENSION
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Generosity : LARGESSE
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Nichols hero : ABIE
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Witticism : MOT
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One of a baseball trio : EVERS
9
Faced a challenge : ROSETO
10
Clears away : DISPELS
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Qualified : ABLE
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Double-talker : LIAR
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School of thought : ISM
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Painting or sculpture : ART
23
Fictitious name : ALIAS
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Make ___ : ITTOUGH
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Hinders : SLOWS
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Moslem nymph : HOURI
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Holms : AITS
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Flattered : MADEMUCHOF
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Love: It. : AMORE
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Reedbuck : NAGOR
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Take apart : UNDO
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Image on a Jolly Roger : SKULL
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Perfumes : ESSENCES
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Reservoir : CISTERN
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French painter : MATISSE
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Soft leathers : SUEDES
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Norm: Abbr. : STD
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In a predicament : STUCK
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Irish port : COBH
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Part of the eye : UVEA
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Hercules' captive : IOLE
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Kind of caterpillar : TENT
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Yields under pressure : SAGS
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French nobleman : DUC
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Rob ___ : ROY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 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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