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New York Times, Friday, February 5, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 26.2
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,846
Across
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Extinct birds : DODOS
6
Mulberry cloth : TAPA
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Brief attempt : STAB
14
Public : OVERT
15
Added frosting : ICED
16
Church book : ORDO
17
African animal : ZEBRA
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External: Prefix : ECTO
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Pedestal part : DADO
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Attract : ENTICE
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Extraordinary person : RARAAVIS
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Levels of achievement : STATURES
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Time abbreviation : EST
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Cranberries' home : BOG
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Went wrong : ERRED
31
Mineo : SAL
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Sound to gain attention : AHEM
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Bushy clump : TOD
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Italian sculptor : CANOVA
39
"Tragedy tomorrow, comedy ___" : TONIGHT
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Conveyer : BRINGER
42
Cooking wine : SHERRY
43
Cry from the fold : MAA
44
Atmosphere : AURA
45
Kind of bread : RYE
46
Authoritative statements : DICTA
48
Reflux : EBB
49
King's predecessor : ALA
51
Abalone : EARSHELL
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Desk item : CALENDAR
56
Skiing event : SLALOM
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Tel ___ : AVIV
61
Steam chamber : AGER
63
Polish province : OPOLE
64
Extent : SIZE
65
Three-pointer in football : GOAL
66
Trace : TINGE
67
Harold of old comics : TEEN
68
Remnants : ENDS
69
Kind of preview : SNEAK
Down
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Catnap : DOZE
2
Kiln : OVEN
3
$277-billion item : DEBT
4
Fragrant rootstock : ORRIS
5
Spice used by early Jews : STACTE
6
Ten to ten : TIE
7
Kind of interest : ACCRUED
8
Variety of firecracker : PETARD
9
Be fond of : ADORE
10
Kind of fountain : SODA
11
Lowell Thomas forte : TRAVELOGUE
12
___ Ababa : ADDIS
13
Sound praises for : BOOST
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Unrefined : EARTHY
23
Palm of Brazil : ASSAI
25
Horse race : TROT
27
Baseball equipment : BATS
28
Exclamation : OHOH
29
Leave out details : GENERALIZE
32
Old coin of India : ANNA
34
Like slush : MIRY
36
Orange boxes : CRATES
37
Action word : VERB
38
Bedouin : ARAB
40
Verdant : GREEN
41
Composer : BACH
43
Interpret incorrectly : MISREAD
46
Constellation : DRAGON
47
Distributes : ALLOTS
49
"With ___ of thousands" (movie ad) : ACAST
50
"C'est ___" : LAVIE
52
Saying : ADAGE
53
Coat fur : LAPIN
55
Unruffled : EVEN
57
Unfrequented : LONE
58
Russian girl's name : OLGA
59
Long-suffering : MEEK
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Author's monogram : RLS

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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