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New York Times, Wednesday, July 11, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 20.1
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,733
Across
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Wound for Caesar : STAB
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Croat : SERB
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Humble home : CABIN
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Pueblo Indian : HOPI
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Jack and Jill's load : PAIL
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Earlier : AFORE
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Actor Bates : ALAN
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Killer whale : ORCA
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Clothing rack : VALET
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Speak with care : WEIGHONESWORDS
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Blue or winning : STREAK
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Nurture : REAR
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Fifty states : USA
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Leave high and dry : STRAND
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Anwar of Egypt : SADAT
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Converse : CHAT
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Melville novel : OMOO
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Considers important : WRITESHOMEABOUT
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Arab headcord : AGAL
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Uriah : HEEP
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European capital : BERNE
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Keep in order : POLICE
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Petition : SUE
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Iranian coin : RIAL
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Gets the garden started : PLANTS
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Quote an authority : SPEAKBYTHEBOOK
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Tree product : ACORN
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"God's Little ___" : ACRE
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French-class word : ETRE
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Urchin : GAMIN
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Become conscious of : FEEL
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Steadfast : TRUE
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Hard wood : EBONY
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Set up a golf ball : TEED
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Delivered : SENT
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George B. and Artie : SHAWS
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Realty sign : TOLET
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___ of gloves : APAIR
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Spree : BINGE
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Poltergeists : SPOOKS
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Deserve : EARN
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Vegetable gadget : RICER
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Unimpressed : BLASE
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Prance about : CAVORT
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___ cry : AFAR
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Intrepid : BOLD
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Wraths : IRES
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Lacelike fabric : NET
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___ couture : HAUTE
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Dissipate : WASTE
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Yearn : ACHE
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Peignoir : ROBE
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Cupid : AMOR
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Word form : NOUN
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Have a crush on : DOTE
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Barter : SWAP
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Golden Fleece ship : ARGO
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Telephone part : DIAL
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King of the Huns, in saga : ATLI
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Cultivate : HOE
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Elec. units : AMPS
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Valentino role : SHEIK
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Poplar : ABELE
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Nook's partner : CRANNY
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Supported : UPHELD
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To the rear : ABAFT
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French school : LYCEE
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Promotes : ABETS
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___ Dame : NOTRE
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"I do not choose ___" : TORUN
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Trapshooting : SKEET
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Memento of a scrape : SCAB
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Calif. Indian : POMO
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Old Sod : ERIN
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Teak, e.g. : TREE
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Prepare tobacco : AGE

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

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