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New York Times, Saturday, April 15, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 101.4
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,281
Across
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Vicinity : AREA
5
Parrot : MACAW
10
Network initials : CBS
13
Sun: Prefix : SOLI
14
Make amends : ATONE
15
Go : WORK
16
Doer: Suffix : STER
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Miss Berger : SENTA
18
"I mean what ___" : ISAY
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D.A.'s presentation, so to speak : ACCUSATIVECASE
22
Composer's early work : OPUSI
23
N. T. book: Abbr. : EPH
24
Families : CLANS
27
Ref. work : ENC
29
Diffident : TIMID
33
More unyielding : HARDER
35
Roof ornament : EPI
37
Pacific root : TARO
38
Math problems, at times : ADDITIONALTAXES
41
Novel part : PLOT
42
Receive : GET
43
Briny : SALINE
44
Finch : SERIN
46
British fliers : RAF
48
Hills : RISES
49
Tree : OAK
51
Settled upon : LITON
53
Display case installers, maybe : COUNTERFEITERS
59
Recess : APSE
60
Intended : MEANT
61
Small offering : MITE
63
Equal : PEER
64
Brazilian river : PARDO
65
Word of concurrence : AMEN
66
Butt : END
67
Lock : TRESS
68
Scoop : NEWS
Down
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Domestic animal : ASS
2
Roster : ROTA
3
Power source: Abbr. : ELEC
4
Last will and testament, pun style : AIRCONDITIONER
5
Amherst campus: Abbr. : MASSU
6
Military command : ATEASE
7
Intra–U. S. tariff : CONTINENTALFARE
8
One opposed : ANTI
9
Work on a loom : WEAVE
10
___ Nostra : COSA
11
Arm: Fr. : BRAS
12
Kind of terrier : SKYE
15
Kansas State tackle, e.g. : WICHITALINEMAN
20
Disconcert : UPSET
21
Certain impost: Abbr. : EPT
24
Fellows : CHAPS
25
Spoon : LADLE
26
Warmth : ARDOR
28
Auditor: Abbr. : CPA
30
Certain skirts : MAXIS
31
Dancer Castle : IRENE
32
Gives medicine : DOSES
34
Assemble : RIG
36
They: Fr. : ILS
39
Poetic word : OER
40
Mystic card : TAROT
45
Major league: Abbr. : NAT
47
Wicked ones : FIENDS
50
Trim : KEMPT
52
Marshal and family : TITOS
53
Horn, for one : CAPE
54
Initiate : OPEN
55
Worn : USED
56
Bring up : REAR
57
Icy coating : RIME
58
Worry : STEW
62
Navy rank : ENS

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

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