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New York Times, Tuesday, April 3, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 29.8
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,634
Across
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Conceal : MASK
5
Coarse tobacco : SHAG
9
"But ___ me, give me ... " : ASFOR
14
Pines, e.g. : ISLE
15
Daffy : LOCO
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French river : LOIRE
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Stand up against : SHOWFIGHT
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Phase : ANGLE
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___ Folly : SEWARDS
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Do sewing : HEM
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Fuel carrier : HOD
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Born: Fr. : NEE
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Least ornate : BAREST
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Contended with : COPED
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Like the wash on a damp day : SEMIDRIED
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Engage : HIRE
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Hair style : BUN
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Chess piece : CASTLE
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Oriental hero : ALI
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Miss Bryant : ANITA
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Steam, in Scotland : OAM
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Shriners : FEZMEN
43
Poetic contraction : TIS
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Shrewd : CUTE
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Lodge member : FREEMASON
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Places for doves : COTES
48
Lighter needs : FLINTS
49
Exclamation : AHA
50
Asian native : TAI
52
Greek letter : TAU
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Needle-shaped : ACEROSE
57
Dialect : ARGOT
59
Avoids, with "of" : FIGHTSSHY
61
Pigment : OCHRE
62
Passage : FLUE
63
Spirit : ELAN
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Filled full : SATED
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Vehicle : SLED
66
City of Georgia : ROME
Down
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Go off target : MISS
2
Arthur of the court : ASHE
3
Highway sign : SLOW
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City in Illinois : KEWANEE
5
Playground feature : SLIDE
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Farm animals : HOGS
7
Oh, on the Oder : ACH
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O. Henry milieu : GOTHAM
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Neighbor of S. F. : ALAMEDA
10
Kinsman : SON
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Persist : FIGHTITOUT
12
Flat plinth : ORLO
13
Orchestra instrument : REED
18
Flintstone or Stone : FRED
22
Evergreen shrubs : ERICAS
25
Il Duce and namesakes : BENITOS
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Students: Abbr. : SRS
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Tease : CHAFF
28
Engine tender : OILER
29
Event for John L. Sullivan : PRIZEFIGHT
30
___ Valley : SUN
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Delight : ELATE
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Greek communes : DEMES
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Base of a split : BANANA
38
Pan material : TIN
41
Ferrer or Brooks : MEL
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Issued : EMITTED
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Less refined : COARSER
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Overeats : STUFFS
47
Huntley : CHET
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Had a hurt : ACHED
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Tourist mecca of Southwest : TAOS
51
Chest : ARCA
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Ailment : AGUE
54
King Olaf's seat : OSLO
55
Counterfeit : SHAM
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Orbs, old style : EYNE
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Iron ___ : ORE
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Unlucky : ILL

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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