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New York Times, Friday, March 19, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { B J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 18.9
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,888
Across
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___ Volta : UPPER
6
Composition : OPUS
10
Worker : HAND
14
___ better (outdo) : GOONE
15
Completed : DONE
16
Song : ARIA
17
Salvation Army item : HANDMEDOWN
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___-do-well : NEER
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Purchase of 1853 : GADSDEN
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Fresh-water fish : DACE
22
Doggie-bag contents : SCRAPS
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Formulated : DEVISED
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Prissy : PRIM
28
Road curve : ESS
31
Part of a movie dog's name : TIN
32
Track event : RACE
33
Settle : LOCATE
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Caught ___-handed : RED
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Dispatch boat : AVISO
40
Timetable abbr. : ARR
41
Jostle : SHOVE
43
Two handfuls : TEN
44
Young cods : SPRAGS
47
Europe's neighbor : ASIA
48
___ loss : ATA
49
Manicure the lawn : MOW
50
Window part : SILL
51
Soft-colored sketches : PASTELS
55
Bear witness : ATTEST
57
Creep : INCH
58
Flippered sea creature : MANATEE
61
Ibsen heroine : NORA
62
Generous : OPENHANDED
66
Anthony ___ : EDEN
67
Duck! : FORE
68
French lifeline : SEINE
69
Legal document : DEED
70
Cleaving tool : FROW
71
Clean a blackboard : ERASE
Down
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Word of disgust : UGH
2
Kentucky bluegrass : POA
3
"___ my word" : PON
4
Final stages in chess play : ENDGAMES
5
Update an atlas : REMAP
6
Probabilities : ODDS
7
Russian weight : POOD
8
Single : UNWED
9
Mack of the silents : SENNETT
10
Have a ___ (participate) : HANDIN
11
Fields of study : AREAS
12
Relative : NIECE
13
Challenged : DARED
18
Auto that was : EDSEL
22
Certain choosy eater : SPRAT
23
Have a yen for : CRAVE
24
Castor-oil plant poison : RICIN
26
Contends : VIES
29
Tower : SOAR
30
Rude word of dismissal : SCRAM
34
Constellation : ARGO
35
Miss O'Grady : ROSIE
36
Satan's specialties : EVILS
37
Delivered : DEALT
39
Bone: Prefix : OSTE
42
One in a hurry : HASTENER
45
Get rid of deviously : PALMOFF
46
Reaper's wake : SWATH
48
Ready to use : ATHAND
51
Languished : PINED
52
Electrode : ANODE
53
Rocky debris : SCREE
54
Taste quality : SAPOR
56
Back-comb hair : TEASE
59
Detective-fiction name : NERO
60
Freshly : ANEW
63
Circle's width: Abbr. : DIA
64
Letters : ENS
65
Metal loop : DEE

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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