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New York Times, Monday, June 5, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V W X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 29.3
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,332
Across
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Trim a negative : CROP
5
U. S. historian : BEARD
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Recess : APSE
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Verdi work : AIDA
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___ beaver : EAGER
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German area : SAAR
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Frost, for one : POET
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Bitter medicine : ASAFOETIDA
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"___ in Paradise" : STRANGER
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Does tree surgery : PRUNES
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Part of a certain comb : CELL
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Card game : SKAT
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Make : CREATE
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Petty cheat : CHISELER
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Hatteras sights : HULKS
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Garroway good-by : PEACE
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Bullfight sound : OLE
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Stare : OGLE
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Trick : PRANK
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Clothing : DUDS
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West : MAE
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Lively : BRISK
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Assail : BESET
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Assess 15 yards : PENALIZE
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Ex-Yank Danny et al. : CATERS
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Descartes : RENE
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Delayed : LATE
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Part of a sonnet : SESTET
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Culled : SELECTED
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By happenstance : ACCIDENTAL
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Wear out : TIRE
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Dickens, for short : CHAS
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Bridge bid : RAISE
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Ruler of the Aesir : ODIN
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Nautical nozzle : KORT
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Town in Belgium : YPRES
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Torn : RENT
Down
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Upper-case letters: Abbr. : CAPS
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Disorder : RIOT
3
Or, in Berlin : ODER
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Nursery game : PATACAKE
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Breed of dog : BEAGLE
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Support : EASEL
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Culture medium : AGAR
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Sports official: Abbr. : REF
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Old football play : DROPKICK
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Cagy : ASTUTE
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Agony : PAIN
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Marquis de ___ : SADE
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Epochs : ERAS
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Remove : ERASE
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Catches : NETS
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Anchor part : SHANK
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Bite, Dogpatch style : CHOMP
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Wrinkles : RUGAE
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Actress Terry : ELLEN
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Kind of fire : CEASE
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No-good one : LOUSE
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___ statesman : ELDER
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Pauses : RESTS
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Regard highly : PRIZE
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Publishing shop : PRINTERY
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Lie ___ : DETECTOR
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Run off the page : BLEED
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Restrain : BATE
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Painter : ARTIST
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Mexican President, 1924–28 : CALLES
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New ___ on life : LEASE
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Pillage : SACK
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Repeat : ECHO
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Blemish : SCAR
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Agitate : STIR
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Turn the ___ : TIDE
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Tralee's land : ERIN
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Tooth: Prefix : DENT
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Sleep : NAP

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

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