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New York Times, Saturday, June 9, 1973

24-Down : Old sea serpent

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,701
Across
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Light strokes : DABS
5
Cymbal sound : CLAP
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Song : SOLO
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Off balance : ALOP
14
Tuned bell : CHIME
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Magi, e.g. : TRIO
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Simple : MERE
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Networks : RETIA
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Sloping way : RAMP
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Legislative body : SENATE
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Medit. vessels: Var. : TARTANAS
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Kind of agency : TRAVEL
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Late Kingfish : LONG
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Antagonistic : HOSTILE
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Alpine sounds : YODELS
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Tosspot : SOT
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Sullen look : SCOWL
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Plains dwelling : TEPEE
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Exclamations : HAHS
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Spartan magistrate : EPHOR
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Slight depression : DENT
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___ Yisrael (Palestine) : ERETS
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Locations : SITES
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Carson : KIT
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Leaves : SEPALS
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Bursar's collection : TUITION
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Diesel ___ : UNIT
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Fourth ___ : ESTATE
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Tough job : HARDPULL
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Soups : BROTHS
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Dinaric ___ : ALPS
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Hub of Arab world : CAIRO
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Adroit : NEAT
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Normandy town : STLO
61
Old-floor sound : CREAK
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"___ Camera" : IAMA
63
Hammer part : PEEN
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Curing device : OAST
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Mayo of crime fiction : ASEY
Down
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Obstructs : DAMS
2
Helmsman's word : ALEE
3
Of superior heritage : BORNTOTHEPURPLE
4
Early weapons : SPEARS
5
Fidel's friend : CHE
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Some utterances : LITTLEWHITELIES
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Bowfin genus : AMIA
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___ gates : PEARLY
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Beached : STRANDED
10
Grocery items : ORANGEPEKOETEAS
11
Ohio city : LIMA
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Word with sorry : OOPS
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Fissure : CREVICE
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Makes lace : TATS
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Sound a horn : TOOT
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Old sea serpent : ELOPS
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English statesman : HOARE
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Red Square name : LENIN
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Paving block : SETT
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Females : SHES
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___ eater : LOTUS
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___ one's rights : STANDSON
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African antelope : REITBOK
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Escape : SLIP
42
Preeminent : STAR
45
House material : STUCCO
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Form of Athena : ITONIA
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Fastener : HASP
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Old man: Ger. : ALTE
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"Zhivago" role : LARA
54
Harness part : HAME
55
Remain : STAY
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Deserter : RAT

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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