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New York Times, Monday, November 13, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 37.2
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,493
Across
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Spicy stew : OLLA
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Parsley unit : SPRIG
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___ old story : SAME
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Contends : VIES
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Follow : TRACE
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Stir into action : PROD
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Working hard : INTHEREPITCHING
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Level : DESTROY
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___ of Guadalupe Hidalgo : TREATY
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Torn or Winkle : RIP
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Handbill : FLIER
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Southern pie : PECAN
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Emphasized : POINTEDUP
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Associate : ALLY
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Cower : CRINGE
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State: Abbr. : ORE
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Pod's contents : PEAS
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Bowling-alley button : RESET
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Culture base : AGAR
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Cuckoo : ANI
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Batista's successor : CASTRO
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Upset : RILE
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Excoriates : LAMBASTES
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Salad item : CRESS
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Biblical vestment : EPHOD
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Colleague of 39 Across : CHE
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Experienced : TASTED
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Vacation spot : SEASIDE
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Punching bag of a sort : SPARRINGPARTNER
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___ Minor : ASIA
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Tarzan's transit : VINES
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Paradise : EDEN
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Depend on : RELY
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Avoid : ELUDE
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Mosque feature : DOME
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Roman poet : OVID
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Occupation : LINE
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"___ pretend" : LETS
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After-party cleanup targets : ASHTRAYS
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Barber's gear : STROP
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Weigh heavily on : PREY
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Talk : RAP
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Here: Fr. : ICI
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Contacting : GETTINGTO
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Province : SPHERE
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"Un Bel Di," e.g. : ARIA
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Blanc or Tremblant : MONT
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Nervous : EDGY
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Colleen's land : ERIN
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Labyrinth site : CRETE
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Palmed off : FOISTED
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Baseball drives : LINERS
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Of the Vatican : PAPAL
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Form of Helen : ELENA
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Assertion : CLAIM
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Magician's word : PRESTO
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Range animal : DOGIE
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Soviet mountains : URALS
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French parents : PERES
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Sub maneuver : CRASHDIVE
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Stopped : ARRESTED
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Prank : CAPER
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Disclose : BETRAY
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Scorch : CHAR
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Halt : CEASE
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Autocrat : TSAR
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Recess : APSE
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Move easily : SAIL
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Rushed : SPED
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___-European : INDO
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Consider : DEEM
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Sea eagle : ERNE
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Zero : NIL
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African antelope : GNU

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

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