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New York Times, Wednesday, March 4, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 29.9
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,508
Across
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Drink, Skid Row style : SLUG
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Pyle : GOMER
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Slangy exclamation : RATS
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Slacken : EASE
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Lessen : ABATE
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Xenophane's town : ELEA
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Made ___ profit : ANET
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Restricted, with "off" : ROPED
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Call "0" : DIAL
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Order for "a blue lady" : REDROSES
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Fit together : COHERE
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Cupid : EROS
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New: Ger. : NEUE
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Sluggish : LEADEN
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Revises an outline : REDRAFTS
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Ridge on a column : ARRIS
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Temporary star : NOVA
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Under-the-table term : DEAL
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Continue : GOON
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Yellow, for one : FEVER
38
Austen novel : EMMA
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Read copy : EDIT
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Scoundrel's look : LEER
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Plead guilty : ADMIT
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2 and 5 Down, for instance : REDHEADS
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Fully : NOLESS
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New Haven trees : ELMS
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Soup base : BONE
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Perplex : BAFFLE
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Makes public, as a report : RELEASES
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Silkworm : ERIA
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Pen name for Ramée : OUIDA
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Triangular insert : GORE
58
Powder : TALC
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Let one's hair down, in a way : UNPIN
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Impulse : URGE
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One of Charlie's companions : ABLE
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Showers : TEEMS
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Thames town : ETON
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Char the steak : SEAR
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Singer Abbe : LANE
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Worn : USED
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Alias Mrs. Miniver : GARSON
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Musical instruments : OBOES
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Contour and road : MAPS
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Pierre's summer : ETE
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Wood for lead pencils : REDCEDAR
10
Conan Doyle group : REDHEADEDLEAGUE
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"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
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Mender's business : TEAR
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Housewife's quest : SALE
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Siderite and mispickel : ORES
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Pronoun : OUR
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Emphatic adverb : NEVER
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Brew : LAGER
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Disintegrate : ERODE
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Of the lily family : AROID
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Wanders : ROVES
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___ fatale : FEMME
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Cloth strainer : TAMIS
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Lathing : SLATS
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Requirements : NEEDS
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Jet pilot's problem : FLAMEOUT
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Excellent : AONE
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Pipe connection : ELL
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Stateless man and others : NOLANS
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Darken : BEDIM
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Greek letter : BETA
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Saracen : ARAB
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Occupy : FILL
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Ready : RIPE
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Arrange : SORT
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By reason of : ERGO
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What children should be : SEEN
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French numeral : UNE

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

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