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New York Times, Tuesday, March 16, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 29.0
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,885
Across
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Humorous fellows : CARDS
6
Soft or no : SOAP
10
Agreement : PACT
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Concerning : ABOUT
15
Spaniard's hello : HOLA
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Capri : ISLE
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Subject of tongue-twister : PETERPIPER
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Converse : CHAT
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Diminutive suffixes : ETS
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Hearing aids : EARS
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Keepsakes : TOKENS
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Celebration : FETE
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Helper : AIDE
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Inhabitant of Mideast : SEMITE
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Give in : ACCEDETO
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Then, in Paris : ALORS
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"___ of my dreams" : GIRL
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Winglike : ALAR
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Grimace : MOUE
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___ Hawkins Day : SADIE
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Cordage fiber : PITA
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Art mediums : OILS
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Zounds! : EGAD
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Piano part : PEDAL
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Death ___ (certainties) : ANDTAXES
44
Le Mans entries : RACERS
45
Takes steps : ACTS
46
Gloom : MURK
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Lettering on a cheerleader's sweater : STATEU
50
Spanish painter : DALI
51
Range of sight : KEN
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Biblical trio : MAGI
55
Like some tails : PREHENSILE
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Corn-oil product : OLEO
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Places : LOCA
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Migratory birds : GEESE
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Campbell or Cove : GLEN
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Israeli leader : EBAN
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Cut off : SEVER
Down
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May or Ann : CAPE
2
Give aid to : ABET
3
Goes bad : ROTS
4
Owing : DUE
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Easy and one-way : STREETS
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Dorset, for one : SHIRE
7
Word before sorry : OOPS
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Beverage : ALE
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Small bit of matter : PARTICLE
10
What 17 Across did : PICKEDAPECK
11
Tennis player : ASHE
12
Family group : CLAN
13
Asian holidays : TETS
18
Spread : PATE
23
Poetic form : ODE
24
Garage for red vehicles : FIRESTATION
25
Sharp : ACRID
26
South Pacific islands : SAMOA
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Remove oneself: Var. : ELOIN
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Form, in England : MOULD
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Operatic heroine and namesakes : AIDAS
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Pass over : ELIDE
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Early Asian : TATAR
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Tests : ORALS
34
Green plums : GAGES
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Double triple : SEXTUPLE
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Cut-off apple skins : PARINGS
43
Top pilot : ACE
44
Hold sway : RULE
46
Naval historian : MAHAN
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City problem : SMOG
48
Word for some stories : TALL
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Awry : AGEE
50
Ten: Prefix : DECA
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City on the Dnieper : KIEV
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"Do it or ___" : ELSE
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Poetic word : NEER
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Steal from : ROB
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Observe : SEE

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

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