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New York Times, Thursday, February 4, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q W X Y }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 31.3
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,845
Across
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Place for mint : JULEP
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Classmen: Abbr. : SRS
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Assets for no-trump : ACES
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Soap plants : AMOLES
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Asian holiday : TET
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___ liberum : MARE
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Illusory thing : MIRAGE
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Calif. menu items : ABALONES
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Grows, as one's savings account : EARNSINTEREST
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Agenda, for short : SKED
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Algerian soldier : ZOUAVE
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"___ fool" : IMA
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Take out : DELETE
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Old wound : SCAR
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White wines : MADEIRAS
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Hall, in Paris : SALLE
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Snakes : ABOMAS
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Wall, for one : STREET
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Familiar name in prizes : NOBEL
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No longer modish : DECLASSE
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Folk singer : IVES
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Madrid figure : TORERO
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Atmosphere: Prefix : AER
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Heavy paper : MANILA
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River of Hungary : SAJO
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Display : MANIFESTATION
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___ basis (firm) : ONASOLID
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Infancy : CRADLE
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Frenchman's name : RENE
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Town in Nigeria : ORU
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In this place : HEREIN
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Spanish home : CASA
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Ribbed material : REP
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___ as a beet : ASRED
Down
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"Home, ___" : JAMES
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Eskimo craft : UMIAK
3
Actor Peter : LORRE
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Large antelope : ELAND
5
Tent adjuncts : PEGS
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Output of Phidias : STATUES
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Work on the fudge again : REBEAT
8
Feel a craving, with "for" : STARVE
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Andy's pal : AMOS
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Hymns of praise : CANTICLES
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Before : ERE
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French possessive : SES
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Dogs trained to catch game : SEIZERS
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Actor Tracy : LEE
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Piano player's standby : NOLA
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Certain people : MALES
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Mountain spur : ARETE
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"___ M for ... " : DIAL
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F.D.R.'s mother : SARA
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Violent desire : MANIA
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Superior to : ABOVE
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Working dogs : DOBERMANS
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Scottish uncles : EMES
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French town : STLO
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Moolah : SCRATCH
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Like a prune : DRIEDUP
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Smorgasbord items : EELS
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___-made : TAILOR
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Burning : ONFIRE
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After JKL : MNO
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Takes top billing : STARS
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Legal act of help : AIDER
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Pleasing, to a Parisian : JOLIE
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Upright : ONEND
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Bewildered : ASEA
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Locale : AREA
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Grampus : ORC
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Educ. group : NEA

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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