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New York Times, Thursday, January 20, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.54, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 33.5 Grid has duplicate clues.
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P
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B
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P
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C
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P
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,195
Across
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String-puller's need : PUPPET
7
Island in East River : RIKERS
13
Spice : PAPRIKA
14
Spice : OREGANO
16
Asserts : ALLEGES
17
Mr. Grundy : SOLOMON
18
Blind parts : SLATS
19
U.N. name : THANT
21
Reverence : AWE
22
Dwelling of a sort : TENT
23
Wallace of the films : BEERY
24
Road forks : WYES
25
Whirlpool : EDDY
26
With skill : ABLY
27
Change gradually : SHADE
28
Satisfy creditors : PAYUP
30
Bad guy : MEANIE
31
Cavorted : CAPERED
34
Actor Yves : MONTAND
35
Made up for : ATONED
36
"___ and begorra!" : FAITH
37
Unskilled laborers : PEONS
38
Stadium visitors : FANS
39
Drinks : ADES
43
Badly : ILLY
44
Unspoken : TACIT
45
"___, vidi, vici" : VENI
46
Women's ___ : LIB
47
French painter : MANET
48
Woven fabrics : WEFTS
49
Renting : LEASING
51
Complying ones : OBEYERS
53
Wife in Nicolas Freeling novels : ARLETTE
54
Bunk! : BALONEY
55
Scheduled : SLATED
56
Refer indirectly : ALLUDE
Down
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Wearied : PALLED
2
High ground : UPLAND
3
Considerable sum : PRETTYPENNY
4
Greedy ones : PIGS
5
Also, to Chaucer : EKE
6
Tongue part : TASTEBUD
7
Prayer beads : ROSARY
8
Sardonic writing : IRONY
9
Irishman: Var. : KELT
10
Self-esteem : EGO
11
Indian epic : RAMAYANA
12
Trapped by winter weather : SNOWEDIN
13
Fake jewelry : PASTE
15
Kind of juniper : ONESEED
20
Beatles movie : HELP
23
Howled : BAYED
24
Catch-all words : WHATHAVEYOU
27
Enthralled : SENT
29
Land measures : ARES
30
Like a good cake : MOIST
31
Chapel: Sp. : CAPILLA
32
Studios : ATELIERS
33
Certain table item : POOLBALL
34
Canadian province : MANITOBA
36
Clock part : FACE
38
Like a rattler : FANGED
40
Guard : DEFEND
41
Dinner dish : ENTREE
42
Cowardly one : SISSY
44
"La Plume de ma ___" : TANTE
47
Catcher's glove : MITT
48
In good health : WELL
50
Bering or Ross : SEA
52
French dance : BAL

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

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