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New York Times, Tuesday, February 29, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 16.6
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,235
Across
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Rail siding : SPUR
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Smokers : STAGS
10
Scoria : SLAG
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Bacteriologist's wire : OESE
15
Set aside : TABLE
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Lofty : TALL
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Do a slow burn : FRET
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Of a region : AREAL
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"Ave Maria," for one : ARIA
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Villain in Bond movie : AURICGOLDFINGER
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Hints : CUES
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Locale : SCENE
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Misbehave : ACTUP
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Trade word for non-affiliated producer : INDIE
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Famed comedian : PHILSILVERS
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June beetle : DOR
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Faction : SIDE
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"Twelfth Night" heroine : VIOLA
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Dickens lass : DORA
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Season after printemps : ETE
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Famed songstress : PEARLBAILEY
43
Young girl : MISSY
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German city : HALLE
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Airport section : APRON
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Essential part : MEAT
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Famed U.S. playboy : DIAMONDJIMBRADY
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English sand hill : DENE
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Univ. of Maine site : ORONO
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Willow genus : ITEA
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___ jacket : ETON
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Relish : SAVOR
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Weevil's target : BOLL
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Bombast : RANT
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Corundum : EMERY
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Fencing foil : EPEE
Down
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Love seat : SOFA
2
City in Indiana : PERU
3
Consumer : USER
4
Small handbag : RETICULE
5
Phase : STAGE
6
Pacific plants : TAROS
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Variety's Green : ABEL
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Joyous : GLAD
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One's nature : SELF
10
Golfer's concern : STANCE
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Extensive : LARGE
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Prospective citizen : ALIEN
13
Garishness : GLARE
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Trophies : CUPS
22
Egyptian deity : ISIS
25
Church part : APSE
26
Voucher : CHIT
27
Current : TIDE
28
Scrimshaw material : IVORY
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Little ___ : NELL
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Cheerless : DRAB
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Folksinger-actor : IVES
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Geological epoch : LIAS
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Plaything : DOLL
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Russian city : OREL
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Comedienne Martha : RAYE
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Bitter speech : DIATRIBE
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Evergreen: Sp. : PINO
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Gregory Peck role : AHAB
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Consequence : MOMENT
45
Snake : ADDER
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Michelangelo masterpiece : PIETA
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Talked at length : RANON
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Insignificant : MINOR
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Univ. in Georgia : EMORY
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Nuzzle : NOSE
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Unit of weight : DRAM
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"By ___!" : JOVE
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On : ATOP
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Stet's relative : DELE
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"Boola Boola" stronghold : YALE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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