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New York Times, Tuesday, May 25, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 35.5 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,955
Across
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Flower or fish : STAR
5
Birds of prey : HAWKS
10
Tiny creatures : ANTS
14
Musical direction : POCO
15
Present an idea : OPINE
16
___ suit : ZOOT
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Indians : UTES
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More prudent : WISER
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Sea plant : ALGA
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Fasten again : RESEAL
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Follower of a German philosopher : HEGELIAN
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Demeanor : MIEN
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Athapascans : DENE
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Of armorial pageantry : HERALDIC
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Uses : AVAILS
35
Cattle hedges : OXERS
36
Sack material : GUNNY
38
Common, in Hawaii : NOA
39
Jewel : RUBY
40
Sired, Biblically : BEGAT
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Big and Gentle : BENS
42
Drink : ADE
43
Marner : SILAS
44
Horses : MARES
45
___ wheels : HELLON
47
Gobelin or arras : TAPESTRY
49
Andy's partner : AMOS
51
Rhythm : LILT
52
Cobweb : GOSSAMER
56
Evoke : ELICIT
60
Abundant : RICH
61
Pelvic bone : ILIUM
63
Comstock, for one : LODE
64
Wings : ALAE
65
One of an early rabbinical group : AMORA
66
Diving bird : LOON
67
Polar explorer : BYRD
68
Amo, esse, ego, etc. : LATIN
69
Building parts : ELLS
Down
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Cowboy wear : SPUR
2
Kind of bag : TOTE
3
Experts : ACES
4
Remembrance herb : ROSEMARY
5
Did the wolf bit : HOWLED
6
Bee: Prefix : API
7
Desire : WISH
8
Fouled in a way : KNEED
9
York, for one : SERGEANT
10
Garden flower : AZALEA
11
___ me tangere : NOLI
12
Loose garment : TOGA
13
Musial : STAN
21
Pains : AILS
23
Begrudge : ENVY
25
Former actor Bruce : NIGEL
27
Dance of Israel : HORAH
28
Emanate : EXUDE
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Resister : REBEL
30
Band leader : CUGAT
32
Sluggish : INERT
33
Antisocial one : LONER
34
Fresh : SASSY
37
Twangy : NASAL
40
Certain theorem in math : BINOMIAL
41
Prison of fame : BASTILLE
43
Body as a whole : SOMA
44
Pell-___ : MELL
46
Fastened : LASHED
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Simon's acquaintance : PIEMAN
50
Alabama city : SELMA
52
Kind of bag : GRAB
53
Slick : OILY
54
Isolated rock : SCAR
55
Tumult : RIOT
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Collected : COOL
58
Object of devotion : IDOL
59
Decades : TENS
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Swiss canton : URI

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

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