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New York Times, Monday, May 8, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 8.9
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,304
Across
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Breach : RENT
5
Lady of the house : MADAM
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Pahlavi : SHAH
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Declare : AVER
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Sports place : ARENA
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Box-car passenger : HOBO
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French relative : MERE
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Stain : SMEAR
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Snowy and hoot : OWLS
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Offstage V.I.P. : PROMPTER
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Fence posts : PALES
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Engendered : BRED
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Nasty one : BRAT
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Fish-cleaning gadget : SCALER
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Benefit : BOON
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Naughty one : IMP
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Behavior patterns : HABITS
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Form the basis of : UNDERLIE
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Think : OPINE
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Eroded : ATE
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Linden trees : TEILS
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Rich in significance : PREGNANT
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Academic bore : PEDANT
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Family member : SIS
43
Sup : DINE
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Gives the slip to : ELUDES
45
Goriot : PERE
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Powder : TALC
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Tony recipient : ACTOR
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In a flowery way : ORNATELY
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Crop : CRAW
55
Rice dish : PILAU
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View : IDEA
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Expectation : HOPE
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Dark : UNLIT
60
River to Baltic : ODER
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Jug : EWER
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Rings : PEALS
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Pry : NOSE
Down
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Bridge access : RAMP
2
Word with green of glades : EVER
3
Despot : NERO
4
Like an aspen : TREMBLING
5
Golf tourney : MASTERS
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___ to the teeth : ARMED
7
Horned animal : DEER
8
Collection of stories : ANA
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Spoil : MAR
10
Piglet : SHOAT
11
Animal sound : HOWL
12
Competent : ABLE
13
"Bonanza" character : HOSS
21
Throne claimant : PRETENDER
22
Cigar : PANETELLA
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Ulna, e.g. : BONE
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Fishing gear : ROD
26
Work areas : SHOPS
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Grotto locale : CAPRI
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Rose's friend et al. : ABIES
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Western hill : BUTTE
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Series of woes : ILIAD
31
Pooh author : MILNE
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Targets of sprays : PESTS
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Small-scale copy : REDUCTION
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Queenly name : ANNE
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Demeanor : AIR
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Comic-strip character : PEANUTS
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Control : POWER
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Follow : TRAIL
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Pain : ACHE
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Boast : CROW
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Measuring device : TAPE
50
Jar : OLLA
51
Taro root : EDDO
52
Dregs : LEES
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Responsive, as a ship : YARE
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Pet-store offering : PUP
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Chemical suffix : INE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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