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New York Times, Tuesday, December 26, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 7, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 26.4
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,536
Across
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Eject, as lava : SPEW
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"An American in ___" : PARIS
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Bernstein work : MASS
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Dawn, in Italy : ALBA
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Catkin : AMENT
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Reed : OBOE
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Popular Beethoven work : LEONOREOVERTURE
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Soporific agent : SANDMAN
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Restrain : FETTER
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U. S. bridge builder : EADS
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U. N. farm agency : FAO
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"Sentimental Journey" author : STERNE
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Grange or Buttons : RED
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Nabokov novel : ADA
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Roof part : EAVE
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Hindu lawgiver : MANU
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Rotate, as a camera : PAN
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Seasonal Stravinsky piece : THERITEOFSPRING
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Particle : ION
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Pellet : SHOT
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Italian family : ESTE
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Trawl : NET
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Japanese coin : SEN
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Chesterton's Brown : FATHER
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Mongrel : CUR
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Island of romance : BALI
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Sound-producing system : STEREO
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Delphic utterances : ORACLES
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Handel poolside offering : WATERMUSICSUITE
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Drinks : ALES
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Cordial flavor : ANISE
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Turner : LANA
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Retreat : NEST
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Reputations : NAMES
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Ages : ERAS
Down
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Eastern timber trees : SALS
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Excuse : PLEA
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Black : EBON
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Schubert fantasie : WANDERER
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"I Love a ___" : PARADE
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Hymn words : AMENS
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Vintage auto : REO
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Patent subject: Abbr. : INV
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U. S. writer : STEFFENS
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Maxim : MOTTO
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Border on : ABUT
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Affliction : SORE
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Soothsayer : SEER
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Arabian gulf : OMAN
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Words on a timetable : READUP
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Begin : SETIN
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Western lake : TAHOE
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Consequence : EVENT
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Brit. fliers : RAF
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Imitative : APISH
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Italian poet : DANTE
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Irritate : ANGER
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Bon ___ : MOT
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Publisher : ISSUER
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Berlioz's Carnival Overture : THEROMAN
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Long time : EON
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Small purse : RETICULE
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Stage offerings : FARCES
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Alack's partner : ALAS
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Peak : CREST
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Western capital : BOISE
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Sibelius's "___ of Tuonela" : SWAN
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Account : TALE
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Summers in Nancy : ETES
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Fibber : LIAR
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Lab vessel : ETNA
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High ___ : SEAS
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Merkel : UNA
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Figure of speech: Abbr. : SIM

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3 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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