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New York Times, Tuesday, December 14, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 47.3
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,158
Across
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Soft stuff, at times : SOAP
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Herb : BASIL
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Salad ingredient : CRAB
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She was "Born Free" : ELSA
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Pineapple : ANANA
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Nimbus : HALO
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Wreaths : LEIS
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Symbol of plenty : CORNUCOPIA
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Fellini film : LASTRADA
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Castle denizens : GHOSTS
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Between raw and medium : RARE
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___ and that : THIS
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Diverse : VARIED
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Allende's people : CHILEANS
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U.S. Indian : ERIE
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"No man is an ___ ... " : ISLAND
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Soak : RET
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More or ___ : LESS
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River of China : CHANG
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Pain : ACHE
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Not identified: Abbr. : UNK
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Island of Society group : MOOREA
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Uncontaminated : PURE
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Boston event : MASSACRE
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Absorbs fervidly : LAPSUP
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Long walk : HIKE
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Ye ___ Tea Shoppe : OLDE
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Familiarize : ORIENT
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Adds sugar : SWEETENS
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Deceptive : MISLEADING
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Adjective suffix : ICAL
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Injurious : EVIL
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Among: Prefix : INTER
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Oz-story dog : TOTO
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Loch ___ : NESS
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Petrarch's love : LAURA
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" ... were Paradise ___" : ENOW
Down
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Trade : SELL
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European evergreen : OLEA
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Used-merchandise sign : ASIS
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Baked goodies : PASTRIES
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Apéritif : BACARDICOCKTAIL
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Cathode's partner : ANODE
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Mother of F.D.R. : SARA
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Tavern : INN
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Longfellow girl in "Children's Hour" : LAUGHINGALLEGRA
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Opt : CHOOSE
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Talks : RAPS
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Came to rest : ALIT
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Neckpieces : BOAS
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Minor : CHILD
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Girl's name : RAE
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Title in "Macbeth" : THANE
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Soft palate : VELUM
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Theater of a kind : ARENA
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Hazards : RISKS
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Irish county : CLARE
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Corneal deposit : ARCUS
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Indian leader : NEHRU
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Sheer : STEEP
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Dinah : SHORE
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Liking : APPETITE
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"As ___ goes ... " : MAINE
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Beach gleanings : SHELLS
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American humorist : ADE
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Proprietor : OWNER
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Sign : OMEN
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Split : RIVE
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Wife of Osiris : ISIS
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In ___ (in place) : SITU
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College course: Abbr. : ECON
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Pact name : NATO
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Poky : SLOW
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Genetic initials : DNA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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