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New York Times, Wednesday, June 21, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 36.8
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,348
Across
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Couturier's word : CHIC
5
Be incompatible, as colors : CLASH
10
King of the road : HOBO
14
Charles's wife : OONA
15
Bingo's relative : LOTTO
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Forum date : IDES
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Like some prices in ads : ROCKBOTTOM
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Weights : TONS
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Organic compounds : ETHERS
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Prayer : AVEMARIA
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Donau metropolis : WIEN
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Sligo land : ERIN
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Wild : FRANTIC
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Ruined : UNDONE
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Make airtight : CAULK
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Be grateful : THANK
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Shout : HOY
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Join : LINK
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Coffee units : BEANS
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Harness part : HAME
40
Jackie's mate : ARI
41
Ghastly : LURID
42
Charters : HIRES
43
Bee's quest : NECTAR
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Carson City dweller : NEVADAN
47
Latvian city : RIGA
49
Fill : SATE
50
Introduced : BROACHED
54
Cub-reporter's dreams : SCOOPS
58
Set : LAID
59
"To ___" (words of frailty) : ERRISHUMAN
61
Gaelic : ERSE
62
Rope : RIATA
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Beginner: Var. : TIRO
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Tobacco, for one : WEED
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Couturier's employe : SEWER
66
Attempt : STAB
Down
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Essential part : CORE
2
Gibson of Westerns : HOOT
3
Move slowly : INCH
4
Old dance : CAKEWALK
5
Shut in : CLOSET
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Biblical name : LOT
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"___ boy!" : ATTA
8
Broke in : STOVE
9
Rookie's dreams : HOMERUNS
10
___ run (baseball move) : HITAND
11
Attar : ODOR
12
Bolivian river : BENI
13
Mountain in Thessaly : OSSA
18
Edge : BRINK
22
Success symbol : MINK
24
Gunpowder ingredient : NITER
26
Laissez ___ : FAIRE
27
Of ancient writings : RUNIC
28
Daisy concoction : CHAIN
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Writer John : OHARA
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Substantive : NOMEN
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Looks at : EYES
33
Group : CLAN
35
Mountains : ANDES
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Citizens : BURGHERS
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Places for fugitives : HIDEOUTS
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Secular : LAIC
42
Contrive : HATCH
44
Did business : TRADED
46
N. Y. college : VASSAR
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High dwelling : AERIE
50
Stormed : BLEW
51
Not commonplace : RARE
52
River to the Seine : OISE
53
Tie : DRAW
55
Leave out : OMIT
56
Kind of rubber : PARA
57
Haughty person : SNOB
60
Chemical suffix : ITE

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2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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