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New York Times, Tuesday, December 12, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { B G J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 52.1
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,522
Across
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Splendor : POMP
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Fiber : HEMP
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Blemish : SPOT
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Afghan prince : AMIR
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Appeared : AROSE
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Lamb : ELIA
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Rich supply : LODE
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Lavish : MUNIFICENT
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Pompous Dickens man et al. : PODSNAPS
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Ring wear : TRUNKS
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Sheds : LEANTOS
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Onassis : ARI
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Bloodhound's forte : SCENT
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Bribes : SOPS
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Imposing : EPIC
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Spring bellwether : CROCUS
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Parsimonious : NEAR
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Harem room : ODA
38
Striped-shirt wearer : REFEREE
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Field of action : THEATER
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N. Y. time : EST
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Goddess of war : ENYO
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Elegy : LAMENT
46
Old English letters : ETHS
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Tissue : TELA
50
Puffs : PANTS
51
Roof ornament : EPI
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Bombe, for one : DESSERT
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Flow : STREAM
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Judge : APPRAISE
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Operator of a metal plant : IRONMASTER
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Calif. wine area : NAPA
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Encumber : LOAD
65
Exclamation : THERE
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Very, in Vienne : TRES
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Tout talk : ODDS
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Anglo-Saxon slave : ESNE
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Famous park : HYDE
Down
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Feeler : PALP
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Melville novel : OMOO
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Moderate : MIDDLEOFTHEROAD
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Self-assurance : PRESENCE
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Biblical gallows victim : HAMAN
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Bursts forth : ERUPTS
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Seasonal wind : MONSOON
8
Greek letter : PSI
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Certain : SECURE
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Absolute : PLENIPOTENTIARY
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Barnyard sound : OINK
12
Makes lace : TATS
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Newt : EFT
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David's chief officer : IRA
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Temperament : NATURE
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Barracuda : SPET
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Rocky debris : SCREE
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Hill part : CREST
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Nightclub comic : SAHL
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Dog tag: Abbr. : IDENT
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Tumbrels : CARTS
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Gave forth : SENT
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Farm implement : REAPER
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Watched : EYED
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Showy flower : AMARANTH
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Chemical salts : OLEATES
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Lays out : SPENDS
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Site of Napoleonic defeat (1809) : ASPERN
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"___ a Camera" : IAM
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Berlin's river : SPREE
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Missile shelter : SILO
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Trampled : TROD
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Gym gear : MAT
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Raced : SPED
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Mitigate : EASE
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1887 best-seller : SHE

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

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