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New York Times, Saturday, September 18, 1971

37-Down : Eighter from Decatur et al.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,071
Across
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Mephistopheles's friend : FAUST
6
Regulates the furnace : DAMPS
11
Indian Zoroastrian : PARSEE
12
Commentaries : ESSAYS
14
War of 1853 : CRIMEAN
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Promises : ASSURES
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Anthem preposition : OER
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Compliant : DOCILE
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Legal right : LIEN
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Siberian city : OMSK
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Savagery : FERITY
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___ Dinh Diem : NGO
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Kind of demonstration : LIEIN
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Girl's nickname : NAN
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Willing : EAGER
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Quadrant's relatives : SEXTANTS
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Victoria's spouse : ALBERT
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Air-conditioners' concerns: Abbr. : BTUS
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Père's offshoot : FILS
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Formosa ___ : STRAIT
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Retire from : GETOUTOF
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On ___ (active) : THEGO
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Poor grade : CEE
45
Shed ink : WROTE
46
French painter : ARP
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Casserole item : NOODLE
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Enjoy, with "on" : DOTE
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Functions : GOES
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Of an Italian city : PADUAN
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Scatter : TED
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Insect killer : SWATTER
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Detonators : PRIMERS
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Mezzanine adjunct : STAIRS
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Certain singers : TENORS
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Porticoes : STOAE
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U. S. playwright : ODETS
Down
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Name for the girls : FAIRSEX
2
Prepare for war : ARM
3
Expended : USED
4
___ Marmara : SEAOF
5
Old dance price : TENCENTS
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Handle, as wares : DEALIN
7
Belonging : ASSET
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Typesetter's material: Abbr. : MSS
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U. S. writer Elliot : PAUL
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Siphon's relative : SYRINGE
11
Incubator baby, familiarly : PREMIE
13
Poet Alan : SEEGER
14
Becomes disaffected : COOLS
16
Stable sound : SNORT
19
Wolfert and others : IRAS
22
Soldier's gear : KITBAG
24
Spot or streak : YELLOW
27
Kansas hatchet-wielder : NATION
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Senseless : ABSURD
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Brazil, for one : NUT
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River islet : AIT
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Be capable of : FEELUPTO
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Graceful animals : STAGS
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Eighter from Decatur et al. : THROWS
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Passes on a secret : REPEATS
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Pike: Scot. : GEDD
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Buglers and such : TOOTERS
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Fur animals : OTTERS
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Programs the computer : FEEDS
44
Unrefined : COARSE
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Grand or horse : OPERA
49
Like some pitchers : EARED
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Photo : STAT
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Diamond figure : NINE
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Señorita's relative : TIO
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Flash of wit : MOT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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