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New York Times, Monday, June 18, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 9, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 25.2
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,710
Across
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With 22 Across, critical spot during 40 Down : FORT
5
Of a central point : FOCAL
10
___ la vie : CEST
14
Washington Sq. sight : ARCH
15
Catalogue: Sp. : LISTA
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"What ___ God wrought!" : HATH
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Preposition : INTO
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Illinois city : ALTON
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See 58 Down : ERIE
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Ends : RESULTS
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See 1 Across : MCHENRY
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Obtain : GET
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Views : SEES
26
See 40 Down : EIGHTEEN
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See 40 Down : TWELVE
35
Summer drink : ADE
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"___ we trust" : INGOD
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Blue and White : NILES
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Part of R. and R. : REST
41
Kind of boom : SONIC
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So much: Fr. : TANT
44
"___ of righteousness" : PATHS
46
Climb : SCALE
48
Never: Ger. : NIE
49
Dozes : SLEEPS
51
Roosevelt et al. : ELEANORS
53
Scottish inventor : WATT
55
Exist : ARE
56
Story teller : RELATOR
59
See 65 Down : ORLEANS
63
Flower extract: Var. : ATAR
64
Open region : RANGE
66
Minced oath : DRAT
67
Large shark : MAKO
68
Tinker to ___ to ... : EVERS
69
Grafted, in heraldry : ENTE
70
Hebrew letter : ALEF
71
Boer politician : DEWET
72
Fate : DOOM
Down
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Passing mark : FAIR
2
Caen's river : ORNE
3
New army men: Abbr. : RCTS
4
Even if : THOUGH
5
Deflates : FLATTENS
6
Items on a palette : OILS
7
Fort Worth time : CST
8
Particles : ATOMS
9
Surgical instrument : LANCET
10
"___, the cops!" : CHEESEIT
11
Merit : EARN
12
Bustle : STIR
13
___ say : THEY
21
Islands off Timor : LETI
23
Cut : HEWN
26
Wyatt and family : EARPS
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Model : IDEAL
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Beau ___ : GESTE
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Selves : EGOS
30
Present occasion : NONCE
32
Plain of Southwest : LLANO
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Come: Fr. : VENIR
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Rocky Mountain park : ESTES
37
Phone : DIAL
40
With 26 and 31 Across, historic conflict : THEWAROF
42
Most distinct : CLEAREST
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Quarrel : SPAT
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Nobelman : EARL
50
Laid away : STORED
52
Lacked : NEEDED
54
Crossbeam : TRAVE
56
Thai king : RAMA
57
Relative of etc. : ETAL
58
With 19 Across, naval victory during 40 Down : LAKE
59
Monster : OGRE
60
Florence's river : ARNO
61
Western alliance : NATO
62
Ski turn : STEM
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With 59 Across, victory during 40 Down : NEW

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

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