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New York Times, Tuesday, November 16, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 249 (avg 1.33)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 68.3
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,130
Across
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Plant shoot : CION
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Abbé ___, Edmond Dantes's prison pal : FARIA
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Tibetan creature : PANDA
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From the beginning : ABINITIO
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Brigitte of films : BARDOT
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City in Maine : ROCKLAND
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Catch-all conjunction : ANDOR
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Ancient Asian people : MEDES
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Initials of a famous poet : TSE
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Provoke : STIR
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Cringe : COWER
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Dele's opposite : STET
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Soft job : SINECURE
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Seamen : SALTS
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Old musical note : ELA
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Soviet sea : ARAL
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Old term of address : SIRE
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Pulls no punches : TELLSITLIKEITIS
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Clamping device : VISE
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___ example : ASAN
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Li'l Abner's son : ABE
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Symbol of courage : SPINE
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Thorough : DETAILED
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Word on a page bottom : MORE
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Benedict Arnold's contact man : ANDRE
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Wax: Lat. : CERA
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Knead, old style : ELT
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Love in Lombardy : AMORE
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Initiate : BEGIN
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Poet ___ : LAUREATE
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Macaws : ARARAS
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Agreements : TREATIES
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Lear's daughter : REGAN
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Magic items : WANDS
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Card : TREY
Down
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Prudence or fortitude : CARDINALVIRTUE
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Indian city : INDORE
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Fragrance : ODOR
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Burmese demon : NAT
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Famous 1796 speech : FAREWELLADDRESS
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Dwelling : ABODE
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Potato cutter : RICER
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Writing fluids : INKS
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Trouble : AIL
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Roofing material : PANTILE
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Soap huckster's words : TATTLETALEGRAY
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Map part : INSET
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Playwright Clifford : ODETS
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Big-eared dog : BASSET
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Historic Swiss town : MORAT
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Radium pioneer : CURIE
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New Delhi garb : SARI
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Wine disorder : CASSE
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Italian city : SIENA
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Compete in a winter event : SKATE
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One's business : LINE
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French river : ISERE
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Portuguese or Basque : IBERIAN
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Auto styles : SEDANS
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Small food fish : SMELT
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Pivotal : POLAR
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Earth epoch : ICEAGE
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At full speed : AMAIN
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Illustrious : NOTED
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P. I. tribesman : AETA
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___ Rabbit : BRER
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Kind of deal : RAW
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One of the humanities : ART

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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