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New York Times, Saturday, September 2, 1972

36-Down : Morass

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J K Z }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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P
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A
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C
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E
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G
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R
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H
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V
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P
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R
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X
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P
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O
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W
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M
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P
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O
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Q
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P
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B
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,421
Across
1
Harness race : PACE
5
Las ___ : VEGAS
10
Second word of "The Raven" : UPON
14
Arabian gulf : OMAN
15
Not idle : INUSE
16
Fury : RAGE
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Certain pursuits : WILDGOOSECHASES
20
Hero of a best-seller : SEAGULL
21
Attack : ONSET
22
Farewell, to Cicero : VALE
23
Plant shoot : SPROUT
26
Not liable to : EXEMPT
28
Raree : PEEPSHOW
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Horse : MARE
32
Babble : PRATE
33
Age : ERA
34
Prefix in chemistry : OXA
35
Trembling : AQUIVER
37
___ Romana : PAX
38
Poetic contraction : TIS
39
Undersized : RUNTY
40
Flatfish : SOLE
41
Intensify : ESCALATE
43
Sacked : LOOTED
45
Greek letters : OMEGAS
46
Hawaiian fish : ULUA
47
Boston athlete : BRUIN
49
Certain serviceman : DRAFTEE
52
The old college try : CONCERTEDEFFORT
56
Appointment : DATE
57
Pivotal : POLAR
58
For fear that : LEST
59
Tortoise genus : EMYS
60
Servers : TRAYS
61
This: Sp. : ESTE
Down
1
Certain captives : POWS
2
French friend : AMIE
3
Twain locale : CALAVERASCOUNTY
4
Chess climax : ENDGAME
5
Rainbow color : VIOLET
6
Chemical compound : ENOL
7
Man's nickname : GUS
8
"Peer Gynt" character : ASE
9
Dry, as wine : SEC
10
Between Saturn and Neptune : URANUS
11
Dinner-table words : PASSTHEPOTATOES
12
Curved molding : OGEE
13
Aerie : NEST
18
Devour : GULP
19
Barrel worker : HOOPER
23
Elves : SPRITES
24
Lumberman's hook : PEAVY
25
Network : RETE
26
Ham it up : EMOTE
27
Reference line, in math : XAXIS
29
Papal cape : ORALE
30
Increased : WAXED
32
___ del Este : PUNTA
35
TV's Francis : ARLENE
36
Morass : QUAG
40
Light baked dish : SOUFFLE
42
Priests' garments : AMICES
43
People who entice : LURERS
44
Norwegian saint : OLAF
47
Between A and F : BCDE
48
Wander : ROAM
49
1944 event : DDAY
50
Formerly, of old : ERST
51
Feminine ending : ETTE
53
Annual document of a corp. : RPT
54
Peak : TOR
55
High note : ELA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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