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New York Times, Wednesday, July 1, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 31.4
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,627
Across
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Musical family : BACH
5
Collect : AMASS
10
Understands : SEES
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Lively, in music: Abbr. : ALLO
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Catlike animal : CIVET
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Greek god : EROS
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Father of Goneril : LEAR
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"Darling" of old song : CLEMENTINE
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With "honorable," award for also-ran : MENTION
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Cleans the board : ERASES
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Goofed : ERRED
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Egg: Prefix : OVI
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Bacchante : MAENAD
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Got one's bearings : ORIENTED
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Flavoring : ANISE
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Move in a way : GLIDE
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Sight from Sugar Loaf : RIO
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Nickname for a dog : TIGE
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Gypsy husband : ROM
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Suffix for aqua and motor : CADE
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Selassie's land: Abbr. : ETH
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Not ___ in the world : ACARE
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Computer-card man : CODER
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Sherlock Holmes portrayer : RATHBONE
46
What Frankie and Johnny were : LOVERS
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Detroit-based union: Abbr. : UAW
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Relative of "Say cheese" : SMILE
50
French noblemen : COMTES
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Go over again : ITERATE
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Shoe size of 18 Across : NUMBERNINE
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Quasi : ASIF
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Seed covering : ARIL
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Fisherman : EELER
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Forty-weekday period : LENT
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Sneaky ___ : PETE
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Bambi's folks : DEERS
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Lyrics to be sung : LAYS
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Sweet odor : BALM
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Nautical word : ALEE
3
Social group : CLAN
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"Sweet" girl in old song : HORTENSE
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Agreement : ACCORD
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Christopher Robin's creator : MILNE
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Hail : AVE
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Dotted, as with stars : SEME
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Organic compound : STEROID
10
Begins : SETSIN
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Canal : ERIE
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Ages : EONS
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Wind direction : SSE
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" ... ruler of the Queen's ___" : NAVEE
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Dies ___ : IRAE
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Actress Costello : DOLORES
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Alma or pia : MATER
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Ekberg : ANITA
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Shell crew : EIGHT
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Frost : RIME
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Business : TRADE
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Duck : EIDER
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Achievers : DOERS
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Family member, for short : GRAN
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Mechanic's garment : COVERALL
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Lessen : ABATE
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Shrank away from : COWERED
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Merry king : COLE
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Lowly : HUMBLE
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Eur. measures : LITERS
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Father of 18 Across : MINER
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French priest : CURE
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Leave out : OMIT
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Snick's partner : SNEE
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Lost : ASEA
55
Tim or Alice : TINY
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Small lizards : EFTS
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Snooze : NAP
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___ de la Cité : ILE

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

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