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New York Times, Monday, April 30, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 17-Across is as it appeared, but the word is spelled with an extra l: "tonsillitis." Clue for 8-Down is as it appeared, but "headware" is usually spelled "headwear."

1
L
2
A
3
V
4
E
5
R
6
P
7
A
8
T
9
T
10
O
11
N
12
R
A
V
A
G
E
13
S
14
R
O
M
A
I
N
E
15
A
S
O
N
G
T
O
16
R
E
M
E
M
B
E
R
17
I
T
I
S
18
M
A
D
E
19
E
S
O
20
N
E
D
21
S
22
E
E
N
O
23
L
24
A
T
25
S
D
S
26
P
L
O
T
27
S
O
L
A
28
C
29
E
30
G
L
E
N
S
31
T
R
O
N
E
S
32
W
33
I
34
T
H
I
C
E
35
T
R
E
S
S
E
S
36
E
R
R
A
N
T
37
B
R
A
T
S
38
B
E
A
U
T
S
39
L
E
N
T
40
A
41
G
42
T
43
I
T
S
44
G
O
L
D
A
45
S
U
A
46
S
47
A
N
48
A
W
O
L
49
A
S
I
T
50
L
I
F
51
E
52
O
F
E
M
I
53
L
54
E
Z
O
L
A
55
I
R
O
N
M
A
N
56
S
E
W
A
R
D
S
57
M
E
R
G
E
R
58
G
E
N
T
S
© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,661
Across
1
Rod : LAVER
6
Scott role : PATTON
12
Plunders : RAVAGES
14
Lettuce : ROMAINE
15
Film about Chopin : ASONGTOREMEMBER
17
Suffix for tonsil : ITIS
18
Created : MADE
19
Inner: Prefix : ESO
20
Man's nickname : NED
21
"___ evil" : SEENO
23
Map abbr. : LAT
25
Campus org. : SDS
26
Scheme : PLOT
27
Comfort : SOLACE
30
Campbell and Cove : GLENS
31
Scottish scales : TRONES
32
On the rocks : WITHICE
35
Hair : TRESSES
36
Kind of knight : ERRANT
37
Some children : BRATS
38
What La Guardia called his mistakes : BEAUTS
39
Spring time : LENT
40
Deputy: Abbr. : AGT
43
"___ no use!" : ITS
44
Tel Aviv name : GOLDA
45
Latin possessive : SUA
46
Antonio or Francisco : SAN
48
Army deserter : AWOL
49
___ were : ASIT
50
French writer's film bio : LIFEOFEMILEZOLA
55
Durable athlete : IRONMAN
56
___ Folly : SEWARDS
57
Conglomerate action : MERGER
58
Men, familiarly : GENTS
Down
1
Endured : LASTED
2
Shuns : AVOIDS
3
Johnson and Heflin : VANS
4
Goose ___ : EGG
5
Steep flax : RET
6
Apple or pear : POME
7
French soul : AME
8
Dundee headware : TAM
9
Certain Asians : TIBETANS
10
Certain bills : ONES
11
Despot : NERO
12
Claude of films : RAINS
13
Pronoun : SOMEONE
14
Make over : REDO
16
Rails' partner : RANTS
21
Aids for broken bones : SPLINTS
22
Chooses : ELECTS
23
Miss Young : LORETTA
24
"___ of Roses" : ALOSS
27
Famous London street : STRAND
28
Letter : CEE
29
Curve : ESS
30
Mountain pass: Var. : GHAUT
32
Fly catcher : WEB
33
Anger : IRE
34
Prepare in advance of a title bout : TRAINFOR
35
Garden structure : TRELLIS
37
Flourish : BLOOM
40
Classify : ASSORT
41
Associations : GUILDS
42
Informal good-bys : TATAS
44
Verdon : GWEN
46
Kind of chance : SLIM
47
Irish nobleman : AIRE
48
At a distance : AFAR
49
Moslem call to prayer : AZAN
51
School subject: Abbr. : ENG
52
Cockney's abode : OME
53
Triangle side : LEG
54
Lamb's mother : EWE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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