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New York Times, Tuesday, August 28, 1973

4-Down : Cart of French Revolution

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J Q W X Y }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 7, XRef: 5, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,781
Across
1
Sharp-cornered: Abbr. : ANG
4
Musical instrument : TUBA
8
Jacques of films : TATI
12
Gasp : PANT
14
Single : UNAL
15
Acted the siren : LURED
16
Scent : ODOR
17
Kind of skirt : MINI
18
Puff up : ELATE
19
Opera by 48 Down : SIMONBOCCANEGRA
22
Actor Howard : TREVOR
23
Id ___ : EST
24
"It's ___!" : ADEAL
27
Semblance : PERSON
32
Opera by 48 Down : OTELLO
33
Gunman of a sort : SNIPER
34
Constellation : ARGO
36
Trundle or day : BED
38
Lollobrigida : GINA
39
Kept out : BARRED
42
Fall, for one : SEASON
45
Brie, e.g. : CHEESE
46
Rope fiber : SISAL
47
Hebrew letter : TAV
49
Dots : SPECKS
53
Opera by 48 Down : FORZADELDESTINO
59
Eppie's creator : ELIOT
60
Zoo sound : ROAR
61
Walked : TROD
62
Sierra ___ : LEONE
63
Prohibition : DONT
64
Eight: Prefix : OCTA
65
Carry : TOTE
66
Feminine suffixes : INES
67
Curve : ESS
Down
1
Deaf as ___ : APOST
2
Low point : NADIR
3
Fairy-tale creature : GNOME
4
Cart of French Revolution : TUMBREL
5
Mussel genus : UNIO
6
Judge's seat : BANC
7
"Tiny ___" : ALICE
8
Bulrush : TULE
9
Limp as ___ : ARAG
10
Numerical prefix : TETR
11
Brainstorm : IDEA
13
Opera by 48 Down : TROVATORE
15
Somber : LENTEN
20
Knob : NODE
21
Vipers : ASPS
25
Vestment : ALB
26
Earth deposit : LOESS
28
Opera by 48 Down : RIGOLETTO
29
Tell, as a yarn : SPIN
30
Wine: Prefix : OEN
31
New Deal initials : NRA
32
Fairy-tale creature : OGRE
34
Rudiments : ABC
35
Cheer : RAH
37
Agnus ___ : DEI
40
Plantation : ESTATE
41
Kind of duck or letter : DEAD
43
Maintains : ASSERTS
44
Fall guys : SAPS
48
Composer : VERDI
50
Homer's enchantress : CIRCE
51
Speed measures : KNOTS
52
Fountain offerings : SODAS
53
Sensed : FELT
54
Spread : OLEO
55
Melee : RIOT
56
Torrid, for one : ZONE
57
Diving bird : LOON
58
Borge, for one : DANE

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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