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New York Times, Wednesday, January 19, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 82, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.46, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 6.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,194
Across
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Mary's follower : LAMB
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Place for a flower : LAPEL
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Malay dagger: Var. : KRIS
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Medicinal plant : ALOE
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Lyric work : EPODE
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Sight in some trees : NEST
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Big man in New York : WILLISREED
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Preposition : INTO
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Type of sack : SAD
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Restrain : STEM
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Ham, for one : ACTOR
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French land areas : ILES
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Pitcher's mistake : BALK
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Churchman : ELDER
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Basketball player : HOOPSTER
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Avarice : GREED
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Orson : BEAN
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Indian of West : REE
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Dave the ___ (Stallworth) : RAVE
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Granite center : BARRE
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Arid : SERE
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___ one's words : ATE
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Certain bills : ONES
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Arab notable : SHEIK
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DeBusschere and Bradley : FORWARDS
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Nixon's ___ Two : PHASE
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Mars : ARES
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Pickens : SLIM
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Used the water cooler : DRANK
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River duck : TEAL
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Erwin : STU
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Engrossed : RAPT
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Big man in New York : JERRYLUCAS
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Animated : ALIVE
60
___ duck : LAME
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Title-search necessity : DEED
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More mature : RIPER
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Word with chic or bien : TRES
Down
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Statutes : LAWS
2
Inter ___ : ALIA
3
Matrix : MOLD
4
___ canto : BEL
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Ex-Ranger Patrick : LESTER
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After: Fr. : APRES
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Frost output : POEM
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Dutch commune : EDE
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Guided : LED
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Garden denizens : KNICKS
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Tenants' concern : RENT
12
Ratio words : ISTO
13
Type of battery: Abbr. : STOR
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Placed apart : ISLED
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Mountain : ALP
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Brainstorm for Pascal : IDEE
24
Wild animals : BOARS
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Top rating : AONE
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Muse : ERATO
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Item used with a fulcrum : LEVER
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"___ Johnny" : HERES
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Park assets : TREES
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Uncanny : EERIE
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Smell : REEK
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___ Spee : GRAF
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Large combos : BANDS
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Dull lecturer : BORE
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Pillow cover : SHAM
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Carny man : SHILL
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Word on post-office posters : WANTED
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Large vessel : ARK
44
Golfer Gary : PLAYER
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Tennis shot : SERVE
47
Scott : DRED
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Steak preference : RARE
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Church part : APSE
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Fall over : TRIP
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Item on Namath's knee : SCAR
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Drab : TAME
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Employs : USES
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Kitchen receptacle : JAR
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Wallach : ELI
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Last month: Abbr. : ULT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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