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New York Times, Wednesday, June 2, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 51.1
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D
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A
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C
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H
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L
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F
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C
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W
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L
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F
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M
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G
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C
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D
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,963
Across
1
Fresh-water fish : DACE
5
Sawlike part : SERRA
10
Rapid rodent : HARE
14
Hebrew lyre : ASOR
15
Colonial newscaster : CRIER
16
Sharif : OMAR
17
Capitol celebrity : SENATORMCGOVERN
20
Witch : HAG
21
Otherwise : ELSE
22
Lincoln Center offerings : OPERAS
23
Oppress : LOAD
25
Ivy Leaguer : ELI
26
Big bird : STORK
28
Prison occupant : FELON
32
Farm animal : COW
35
Essayist : LAMB
36
Stealthy : FELINE
37
" ... and so ___ you" : ARE
38
Inhabitant: Suffix : ITE
39
Subject of Coleridge Rime : MARINER
40
Zero : NIL
41
Civil War org. : GAR
42
Declaims : ORATES
43
Police problem : RIOT
44
Old English money : ORA
45
Parts : ROLES
46
Thrifty : CANNY
47
Do edging : TAT
49
Plane-ride annoyance : BUMP
50
Certain cord : SPINAL
53
Western Indians : UTES
55
Mountain of Nepal : API
58
Data for pupils' parents : PROGRESSREPORTS
61
Geological formation : IONE
62
Do a host's job : GREET
63
Use the phone : DIAL
64
Russian agency : TASS
65
Ancestors : SIRES
66
County in N.C. : ASHE
Down
1
Track-meet event : DASH
2
Addled : ASEA
3
Mixtures : CONGLOMERATIONS
4
Period : ERA
5
Berate : SCOLD
6
Blunders : ERRS
7
Hoarfrost : RIME
8
___ rooms : REC
9
Legendary ship : ARGO
10
Mean abode : HOVEL
11
Gershwin opus : AMERICANINPARIS
12
___ avis : RARA
13
Water birds : ERNS
18
Furniture wood : TEAK
19
Kitchen gadget : OPENER
24
Sun or moon : ORB
26
Irish port : SLIGO
27
Early Asian : TATAR
28
Brutal : FERAL
29
Choice part : ELITE
30
Actor's concern : LINES
31
Wallet items : ONES
33
Constellation : ORION
34
American novelist : WELTY
36
Gambling game : FARO
39
Short cannon : MORTAR
43
L.A. player : RAM
46
Pointed end : CUSP
48
Heavenly beings, in France : ANGES
49
Sugar producers : BEETS
50
Grill device : SPIT
51
Malayan boat : PROA
52
Triangle sides : LEGS
53
Customer : USER
54
Corner : TREE
56
Egyptian deity : PTAH
57
Atoll component : ISLE
59
Hindu title : SRI
60
Harem room : ODA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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