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New York Times, Thursday, May 31, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 53, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,692
Across
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"___ no use" : ITS
4
Wave sound : LAP
7
Season in Paris : ETE
10
Easter fare : HAM
13
Pose : SIT
14
Air-conditioner parts : BLOWERS
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___ carte : ALA
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Pathet ___ : LAO
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Spanish ladies : SENORAS
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Promise to pay : IOU
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Curves : ARCS
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Football lineman: Abbr. : CTR
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Shifted : VEERED
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Clean up : MAKEAKILLING
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Craggy hills : TORS
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Across: Prefix : DIA
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Recent college man : GRAD
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___ blue : TRUE
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___ the bill : FOOTS
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Self : EGO
38
Adam Smith book, with "The" : WEALTHOFNATIONS
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City official: Abbr. : ALD
42
Wyatt and others : EARPS
43
King of Israel : OMRI
44
Profound : DEEP
46
Caucasian goat : TUR
47
Rugged rock : CRAG
48
Adam Smith book : THEMONEYGAME
53
Kind of price : RETAIL
56
Evergreen : FIR
57
"Step ___!" : ONIT
58
"___ Town" : OUR
59
Recounted : RECITED
62
Lupino : IDA
63
Spanish gold : ORO
64
Stag-party need : ASHTRAY
65
Bang out : ZAP
66
___ Jones averages : DOW
67
Writings: Abbr. : MSS
68
Cheer : OLE
69
Compass point : ESE
Down
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Moslem religion : ISLAM
2
Headwear : TIARA
3
Wall St. transaction : STOCKTRADE
4
Weights: Abbr. : LBS
5
Smart ones : ALECKS
6
Carlo of films : PONTI
7
Poetic word : EER
8
Verdi's "La ___" : TRAVIATA
9
City in Germany : ESSEN
10
Broadway show : HAIR
11
Drug plant : ALOE
12
Miss Muller : MAUD
15
"A ___" (Auchincloss book) : WORLDOFPROFIT
21
Asian capital : SEOUL
24
Nest ___ : EGG
26
Mountain ridge : ARETE
27
___ share : LIONS
31
Advice to an ailing business : REORGANIZE
32
Fire god : AGNI
33
___ Passos : DOS
34
Distant: Prefix : TELE
35
Public place : FORUM
36
Tale : STORY
38
Bundle of money : WAD
39
Without rancor : HATELESS
40
Adult insect : IMAGO
45
School group: Abbr. : PTA
47
Breakfast food : CEREAL
49
Hawaii's Fong : HIRAM
50
Explosive, for short : NITRO
51
Gold collector of note : MIDAS
52
Storehouse : ETAPE
53
Large crucifix : ROOD
54
___-dollars : EURO
55
Suppose, old style : TROW
60
Parts of a book: Abbr. : CHS
61
Color : DYE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 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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