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New York Times, Tuesday, December 29, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.75, Missing: { H J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 248 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 27.8
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,808
Across
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See-through item : LENS
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Navy specialist : DIVER
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Asian prefix : SINO
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Portman : ERIC
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Take out : ERASE
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Service clubs : USOS
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Tortilla : TACO
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Demanding : FASTIDIOUS
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English novelist : STERNE
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Dispatch : SEND
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Youth org. : BSA
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Food for bees : NECTAR
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Sports initials : AAU
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___ standstill : ATA
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Aviation initials : STOL
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Method : SYSTEM
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Hoist : DAVIT
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Sale words : ASIS
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" ... in corpore ___" : SANO
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Piled up : AMASSED
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Relies : DEPENDS
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Role : PART
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European capital : OSLO
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Tête-___ : ATETE
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Diva's exercises : TRILLS
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Noun suffix : ANCE
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Mayday's relative : SOS
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Letter : CEE
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Sidereal : ASTRAL
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"___ were you" : IFI
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Small whales : SEIS
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Asian donkey : ONAGER
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Private : CLOSEDDOOR
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Western alliance : NATO
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Siege : BOUT
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Gaggle components : GEESE
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Sudden noise : CLAP
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Predicament : MESS
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Heroic tales : EDDAS
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French pronoun : ELLE
Down
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Leases : LETS
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Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
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Finicky : NICE
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Contumely : SCORN
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Desert : DEFECT
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Gershwin : IRA
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Flunkies of yore : VASSALS
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Chemical compound : ESTER
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Restraint : REIN
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___ generis : SUI
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Fuel gases : ISOBUTANES
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Entre ___ : NOUS
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Thessaly sight : OSSA
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Memorable date : DDAY
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Cozy places : NESTS
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Amphibians : TOADS
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Something of value : ASSET
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Conform : ADAPT
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Daughter of David : TAMAR
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Covetous : AVARICIOUS
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Direction : SSE
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Put an ___ it : ENDTO
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Lawgiver : MOSES
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Agave fiber : ISTLE
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Wedding surprise words : IDONT
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Greek goddess : EOS
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Song of praise : PAEAN
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Roped : LASSOED
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___ majesty : LESE
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Indian monetary units : CRORES
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Lent a hand : AIDED
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Free ___ : LANCE
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Missile : ICBM
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Cold sheet of sorts : FLOE
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Plain or deckle : EDGE
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Effrontery : GALL
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Latin abbr. : ETAL
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Line : ROPE
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Relatives of aves. : STS
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Female bear: Sp. : OSA

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1 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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