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New York Times, Thursday, June 21, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { X }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 30.8
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,713
Across
1
Family members : MAS
4
Gather : AMASS
9
Talk back : SASS
13
Pitching abbr. : ERA
14
Saguaros, etc. : CACTI
15
Cry of contempt : PSHAW
17
Relative of brut : SEC
18
Worn out : TIRED
19
Audience-only remark : ASIDE
20
___ and hounds : HARE
22
Certain baseball hits : LINEDRIVES
24
Bugged : IRKED
26
Realty offerings : LOTS
27
Concern : AFFAIR
29
Dawdling : DILATORY
33
Mill material : GRIST
34
Standard : CANON
35
Formerly named : NEE
36
Pleasant : NICE
37
Skull-reading: Abbr. : PHREN
38
Babar Island town : TEPA
39
Compass reading : ESE
40
Work pants : JEANS
41
Hitter's jackpot : HOMER
42
Certain movies : WESTERNS
44
Kiel and Welland : CANALS
45
Neighbor of Wash. : OREG
46
Send the runner home : BATIN
47
Bunts the runner home : SQUEEZESIN
51
Tribe : CLAN
54
Affliction : CURSE
55
Once ___ time : UPONA
57
Holiday time : EVE
58
Like some fans : RABID
59
Crowns : PATES
60
Handful : FEW
61
Retreats : DENS
62
Mays and Aaron, e.g. : STARS
63
Board members: Abbr. : TRS
Down
1
Interlock : MESH
2
Vicinity : AREA
3
Batting maneuvers : SACRIFICES
4
Stamp or Mann : ACT
5
Writer Norman : MAILER
6
Caustic : ACRID
7
Typist: Abbr. : STEN
8
Diamond markings : SIDELINES
9
Mich. State player : SPARTAN
10
Box-score listing : ASSIST
11
Switchblade : SHIV
12
Marquis de ___ : SADE
16
Baseball's Parker : WES
21
Remove : ERASE
23
Son of Eumedes : DOLON
25
Do-it-yourself unit : KIT
27
Winner over Shriver : AGNEW
28
Rug yarn : FRISE
29
Mends : DARNS
30
Words for an unscored runner : ONEMANLEFT
31
Ward off : REPEL
32
Age : YEARS
34
Certain pitches : CHANGEUPS
37
Baseball's Tony : PEREZ
38
Gin's friend : TONIC
40
Arabian javelins : JEREEDS
41
Opera or hard : HAT
43
Pigeon-walk position : TOESIN
44
Food processor : CANNER
46
Regional life : BIOTA
47
Film text: Abbr. : SCR
48
Campus area : QUAD
49
City: Sp. : URBE
50
Quarrel : SPAT
52
Declare : AVER
53
Information : NEWS
56
Beast : ASS

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

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