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New York Times, Saturday, December 18, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K Q W }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 17.0
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,162
Across
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Neanderthal : CAVEMAN
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Slice of bacon : RASHER
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Median : AVERAGE
15
Of 60 degrees : SEXTILE
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Newsboy : CARRIER
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Greek astronomer : PTOLEMY
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Cans : TINS
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Lake Maggiore resort : LOCARNO
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___ de la Cité : ILE
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Tells : RELATES
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Resort : SPA
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Fungus spore bearers : BASIDIA
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Envelope closer : FLAP
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ABC's : BASICS
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Family man : DAD
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Corrode : RUST
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Pure air : OZONE
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Wire measure : MIL
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Stitch : BASTE
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Garage job : LUBE
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Fleur-de-___ : LIS
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Restraining rope : TETHER
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Strife goddess : ERIS
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"___ I know" : ASFARAS
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Division: Abbr. : SEG
43
Book of the three R's days : SPELLER
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Ran into : MET
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"___ haste ... " : MARRYIN
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Reputation, in Madrid : FAMA
49
Coat fur : CARACUL
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And elsewhere: Lat. : ETALIBI
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Eucharistic rite : LITURGY
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Trifling : NOMINAL
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Arrow shafts : STELES
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Certain riflemen : SNIPERS
Down
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Spiny plants : CACTI
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Be of use : AVAIL
3
Nemo's creator : VERNE
4
Goes astray : ERRS
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French month : MAI
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Eternal : AGELESS
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Sour-orange oil : NEROLI
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Kind of tire : RETREAD
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Nerve parts : AXONS
10
Town near Caen : STLO
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Make tracks : HIE
12
Tree : ELM
13
Spanish king : REY
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Of an extent : SPATIAL
20
Insect : CADDISFLY
22
Track feature : RACE
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Wet snow : SLUSH
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Imitation gem : PASTE
25
More likely : APTER
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Twining stems : BINES
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Campus groups : FRATS
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Tree trunks : BOLES
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Shade of blue : AZURE
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Ferber novel : SOBIG
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Tight : MISERLY
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Endure : BEAR
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Knee warmers : LAPRUGS
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City on the Delaware : TRENTON
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Outlanders : ALIENS
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Holy: Fr. : SACRE
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Pine Tree State : MAINE
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Hinder : EMBAR
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Coin side : TAILS
47
Heavy hammer : MAUL
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Wilson : FLIP
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Dept. store workers: Abbr. : CLS
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River islet : AIT
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Map abbreviation : RTE
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" ... good boy ___" : AMI

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

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