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New York Times, Wednesday, December 9, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { H J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 45.3 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,788
Across
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Space mission : APOLLO
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Carousal : ORGY
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Presidential name : ABE
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Contended : ARGUED
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Type of falcon: Var. : PEREGRIN
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Wild : FERINE
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Swiss Alpine region : OBERLAND
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"Bad ___ to you!" : CESS
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Spanish linen fabric : CREA
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Brazilian macaws : ARAS
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Goddess of dawn : EOS
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Jots : IOTAS
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Moro chief in P. I. : DATO
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Russian rocket ports : COSMODROMES
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___ Downing St. : TEN
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Gave the go-ahead : CLEARED
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Humane group: Abbr. : SPCC
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Legendary Gaelic hero : OSSIAN
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Gum ___ : ARABIC
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Can. province : ALTA
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Conversation: Sp. : DIALOGO
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Storage space : BIN
44
Rainy-day account : SINKINGFUND
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Nautical term : ALOW
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Faked blow : FEINT
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___ Alamos : LOS
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What she wants, she gets : LOLA
51
Cal Tech, for one: Abbr. : INST
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Low rating : POOR
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Late risers : LIEABEDS
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Kind of tiger : BENGAL
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One way to eat : ALACARTE
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Offer for thoughts : APENNY
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Cambridge tutor : DON
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Hebrew lyre : ASOR
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Crack-troop headgear : BERETS
Down
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W.W. II fliers: Abbr. : AAF
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Prepares fruit for shipment : PRECOOLS
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Female blunderbores : OGRESSES
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San ___ Obispo : LUIS
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Camera part : LENS
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Pindar's forte : ODE
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Portuguese city : OPORTO
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Focuses a light anew : REBEAMS
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Make-up : GREASEPAINT
10
Ending for law or saw : YER
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Noah's landfall : ARARAT
12
Double, as a leaf : BINATE
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___ a sour note : ENDSON
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Flower, for short : GLAD
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Fuel-wood measure : CORD
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Behold, in Italy : ECCO
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Earmarkers : IDENTIFIERS
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Mother of Hermes : MAIA
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Exams : ORALS
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Scrawny animal : SCRAG
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Young whale : CALF
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French channel port : BOULOGNE
36
Unaware of : IGNORANT
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New England food staples : CODS
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Put ___ (stop) : ANENDTO
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Power : DINT
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Story-telling song : BALLAD
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Port of Panay : ILOILO
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"His wife could eat ___" : NOLEAN
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Slangy word for face : KISSER
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W.W. II mil. woman : WAAC
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Pepper, in Rome : PEPE
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Unique guy : ONER
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Bleat : BAA
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Old Persian title : BAB
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Belgian river : LYS

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

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