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New York Times, Friday, May 25, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 34.7
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,686
Across
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Kind of face : RED
4
Headlight setting : DIM
7
Invincible ___ of 1588 : ARMADA
13
Sea off Australia : ARAFURA
15
Entertained : TREATED
16
White-sale time : JANUARY
17
Compensation : REDRESS
18
15 years before Hastings : MLI
19
Language of settlers of Kent : JUTIC
20
Kind of metal : BASE
23
Heifer: Fr. : TAURE
25
Firemen's need : HOSE
29
River island : AIT
30
"Jack Sprat could ___ fat" : EATNO
31
Presley : ELVIS
32
Digit : GREATTOE
34
Foreigners : ALIENS
35
Famous nude : SEPTEMBERMORN
37
Coconut meats : COPRAS
38
Leased again : RERENTED
40
Iphigenia in ___ : AULIS
41
Employer : HIRER
42
Miner's quest : ORE
43
Medical prefix : ATEL
44
Buffalo Bill and family : CODYS
45
Part of a church : APSE
46
Danish island group : FAROE
48
Even if, for short : THO
50
Difficult : LABORED
53
Treat like a V.I.P. : LIONIZE
57
Baltimore nine : ORIOLES
58
Enrolled : ENTERED
59
Papyrus : BIBLOS
60
___ of Aquarius : AGE
61
Reply: Abbr. : ANS
Down
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Reign, in India : RAJ
2
Time period : ERA
3
Beard of Scouts : DAN
4
Twofold : DUAL
5
Annoys : IRRITATES
6
Pole time : MAY
7
Alpine ridge : ARETE
8
Italian biologist : REDI
9
Blustery comer-in : MARCHLION
10
Goddess of strife : ATE
11
___ Plaines : DES
12
Newspaper items : ADS
14
See red : FUME
15
Cape Cod town : TRURO
19
Summer V.I.P. : JUNEBRIDE
20
In the ___ : BAG
21
Ventilates : AIRSOUT
22
Place for a bell : STEEPLE
24
Particle : ATOM
26
Tower above : OVERTOP
27
Saints and ___ : SINNERS
28
Kind of curve : ESS
30
Miss Kett et al. : ETTAS
31
Gantry : ELMER
33
Seasonal sap : APRILFOOL
34
Attracting attention : ARRESTING
36
Weird: Var. : EERY
37
U. S. agency : CAA
39
Ruby of films : DEE
41
Thugs : HOODS
44
Amerinds : CREES
45
Superlative : AONE
47
Guthrie : ARLO
49
French innkeeper : HOTE
50
Tennis shot : LOB
51
Onassis : ARI
52
Lobster-eater's wear : BIB
53
Meadow : LEA
54
Gershwin : IRA
55
___ buddhism : ZEN
56
Sullivan and McMahon : EDS

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

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