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New York Times, Tuesday, April 21, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 24.7
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,556
Across
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Moon horn : CUSP
5
Cancel : DELE
9
Native of northern India : BHAR
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Sponsorship : EGIS
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Son of Zebulun : ELON
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Lake Geneva's other name : LEMAN
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Limbs : ARMS
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Moon science : SELENOLOGY
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Taste : SIP
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Hindu god : SIVA
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Medical : IATRIC
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Sky phenomenon : ECLIPSE
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Entr'___ : ACTE
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Common Latin verb : ERAT
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One kind of committee : STEERING
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Wand : BATON
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Disburse : SPEND
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___ pros. : NOL
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Greek contest : AGON
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German poet : HEINE
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Israeli port : ACRE
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Hebrew letter : NUN
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Animal skins : FELLS
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Lena : HORNE
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Of bodily motions : GESTICAL
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Amerce : FINE
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Merkel and others : UNAS
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Satinpod : HONESTY
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Alpine house : CHALET
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British title: Abbr. : BART
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Shako : CAP
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Mock moon : PARASELENE
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Milldam : WEIR
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Certain writers: Abbr. : ANONS
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Impertinence : SASS
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Heavenly being, in France : ANGE
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Bird sound : TWEE
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Mild expletive : DRAT
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Depots: Abbr. : STAS
Down
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Discontinue : CEASE
2
European language : UGRIC
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Saps : SIMPLETONS
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Letter addenda : PSS
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Stop : DESIST
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French scholar : ELEVE
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"Damn Yankees" girl : LOLA
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Nautical reading : ENE
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Distended : BLOATED
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Partner of skelter : HELTER
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Cupid : AMOR
12
Indian cereal grass : RAGI
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Fun City initials : NYC
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Christian creed : NICENE
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Nine inches : SPAN
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Mangle : IRON
25
Solar god and others : ATENS
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Mishandle, as beans : SPILL
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Waxing : INCRESCENT
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Teutonic goddess : NORN
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Singing group : GLEE
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Hair fringe : BANG
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Malaria : AGUE
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Rices of Burma : SELAS
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Moon goddess : HECATE
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Top-drawer : AONE
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Bridge play : FINESSE
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Slight amount : HINT
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Southern university : TULANE
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Woodland : FOREST
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Medieval guild : HANSA
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Siberian forest region : TAIGA
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W.W. I battle site : YPRES
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Auditor: Abbr. : CPA
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Ghost, in dialect : HANT
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"Pretty maids all in ___" : AROW
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Brown or black : BEAR
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Controversial drug : LSD
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Common verb : WAS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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