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New York Times, Tuesday, September 7, 1971

8-Down : Iberian river

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 395 (avg 2.09)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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M
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A
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Z
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E
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M
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E
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A
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T
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S
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A
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G
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I
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O
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A
V
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W
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A
L
L
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H
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L
Y
N
X
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N
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M
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I
M
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G
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E
P
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E
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G
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O
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S
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R
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F
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S
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E
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A
D
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J
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S
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C
Y
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S
H
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I
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K
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A
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M
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I
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C
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D
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E
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B
O
U
C
H
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S
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S
W
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R
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O
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N
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K
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Y
A
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K
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B
T
U
S
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T
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A
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S
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D
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M
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J
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S
C
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R
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D
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L
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Y
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F
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C
E
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T
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R
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S
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F
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O
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G
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D
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E
F
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S
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D
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J
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J
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B
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I
B
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D
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A
B
O
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V
O
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A
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T
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R
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C
E
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V
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V
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Y
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Z
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T
A
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K
N
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W
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E
D
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Z
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T
© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,060
Across
1
Minotaur's milieu : MAZE
5
Supermarket section : MEATS
10
Exchange premium : AGIO
14
Acknowledge : AVOW
15
Object of worship : ALLAH
16
Northern constellation : LYNX
17
Dub : NAME
18
Adman's concern : IMAGE
19
Sharp weapon : EPEE
20
Bar order : GIBSON
22
Beach sight : SURF
24
Wash. figure : SEN
25
Teacher of Samuel : ELI
26
Modifier: Abbr. : ADJ
28
Pungent : SPICY
30
Valentino role : SHEIK
32
Minute : ATOMIC
35
Emerges : DEBOUCHES
39
Promised : SWORE
40
Relative of Cantab. : OXON
41
Palindromic craft : KAYAK
43
Heat units: Abbr. : BTUS
44
Kind of leaguer : TEXAS
46
Large bottles : DEMIJOHNS
48
Sea duck : SCOTER
50
Chicago name : DALEY
51
Aspect : FACET
53
Literary initials : RLS
54
Weather word : FOG
57
Dictionary entry: Abbr. : DEF
59
Digging tool : SPUD
61
Lozenge : JUJUBE
63
Latin abbr. : IBID
65
From the start: Lat. : ABOVO
67
___ were : ASIT
68
Dash, for example : RACE
69
Indiana town : VEVAY
70
Greek letter : ZETA
71
Understood : KNEW
72
Onetime Downing St. residents : EDENS
73
Lemon peel : ZEST
Down
1
Canine complaint : MANGE
2
Profit : AVAIL
3
Tall rum drink : ZOMBI
4
Farm animals : EWES
5
Ship area : MAINDECK
6
Heavy wood : ELM
7
Sorrowful expression : ALAS
8
Iberian river : TAGUS
9
Himalayan native : SHERPA
10
Beverage : ALE
11
Plant pest : GYPSYMOTH
12
Arrow poison : INEE
13
Livestock : OXEN
21
Where Honolulu is : OAHU
23
Starts' companion : FITS
27
Mohammedan religious war : JIHAD
29
Western worker : COWBOY
30
Musical form : SONATA
31
Regulated the tone : KEYED
33
Spanish border city : IRUN
34
Irish luck : CESS
35
Telegraphic units : DOTS
36
Pres., e.g. : EXEC
37
Ticket source : BOXOFFICE
38
Philippine island : SAMAR
42
Spoilsports : KILLJOYS
45
Parts of mins. : SECS
47
Name in Bach work : JESU
49
Do road work : REPAVE
52
Fitted a cylinder : TUBED
54
Friction match : FUSEE
55
News notices : OBITS
56
Approach : GETAT
57
Dagger : DIRK
58
Israeli name : EBAN
60
Symbolic bird : DOVE
62
Music style : JAZZ
64
Defense line : DEW
66
Cliburn : VAN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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