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New York Times, Tuesday, December 19, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J V X }, Scrabble score: 320 (avg 1.71)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 20.4
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,529
Across
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Shelter : ABRI
5
Hamilton's adversary : BURR
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Kind of boss : STRAW
14
Waring : FRED
15
Jacob's brother : ESAU
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Mufti's opposite : KHAKI
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Infant's progress : BABYSTEPS
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Kind of Greek column : IONIC
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Did a compulsory dive : WALKEDTHEPLANK
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Oner : LULU
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Orang : APE
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Miss Charisse : CYD
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Drink like ___ : ASPONGE
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School org. : PTA
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Rhine tributary : AARE
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Veteran Giant running back : MORRISON
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Hitchcock thriller, with "The" : THIRTYNINESTEPS
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Conversation : COLLOQUY
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Elam's capital : SUSA
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Jan. 1, e.g. : HOL
44
Two continents : EURASIA
48
Color : DYE
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U. S. humorist : ADE
50
Part of M.I.T. : INST
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Performance by Lady Macbeth : SOMNAMBULATION
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___ of vantage : COIGN
60
Erect : ONTWOFEET
62
Mexican Indian : AZTEC
63
Greek theaters : ODEA
64
St. Elmo's ___ : FIRE
65
Farm-machine pioneer : DEERE
66
Consistency : BODY
67
Tramp heavily : SLOG
Down
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Defense site: Abbr. : AFB
2
Fine, to Harry Lauder : BRAW
3
Midianite king : REBA
4
Pastoral work : IDYLL
5
Asian palms : BETELS
6
Exhausted : USEDUP
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Carried away : RAPT
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Kind of hour : RUSH
9
Masters : SKIPPERS
10
Gunwale pin : THOLE
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Hindu prince : RANA
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Similar : AKIN
13
Oil-lamp necessity : WICK
18
Jaeger : SKUA
21
Tidal bore : EAGRE
24
Snag : CATCH
25
Boorish one : YAHOO
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Baboon of Africa : DRILL
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Tokyo suburb : OMIYA
29
French denial : NON
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Pen name: Abbr. : PSEUD
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Stowe character : TOPSY
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Parts of Saturn's rings : ANSAE
34
___-koenig : ERL
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Pronoun : ITS
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Ballet number : TOEDANCE
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Chataeu d'___ (sauterne) : YQUEM
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Only: Ger. : NUR
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Choked with sediment : SILTED
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Sort of : INAWAY
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About : ASTO
49
Wrath : ANGER
51
Dustups : TIFFS
52
Warm-sea fish : SCAD
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Flow slowly : OOZE
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Small pest : MITE
55
Dope : BOOB
56
Ruin : UNDO
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Trompe l'___ : OEIL
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One of the Caesars : NERO
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Young sheep : TEG

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

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