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New York Times, Saturday, July 14, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J P Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 7, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 23.6
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,736
Across
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Directory of a sort : WHOSWHO
8
Marine mollusk : SEASLUG
15
Taxi drivers : HACKIES
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Booth Tarkington locale : INDIANA
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Miss May et al. : ELAINES
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Carved ornament : GADROON
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Outer skin : RIND
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Fleming : IAN
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Admit : LETIN
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Greek letter : ETA
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___ consequence : OFNO
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Roman official : EDILE
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Kennedy : TED
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One who must beware : BUYER
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Of age: Abbr. : AET
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Missouri Indians : OSAGES
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Saturdays and Sundays : WEEKENDS
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Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
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Ran across : MET
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Merge : COALESCE
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Command : BEHEST
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Hoodoo : HEX
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Have the ___ one's side : LAWON
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German cry : ACH
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Encircle : INORB
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African antelope : ORYX
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Lacking experience : RAW
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Tooth : MOLAR
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Brownies' parent org. : GSA
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___ breve : ALLA
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Hamming it up : EMOTING
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Moroccan tourist port : TANGIER
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Eye parts : RETINAE
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Villain's words to damsel : THERENT
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Made an amalgam : ALLOYED
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"Animal Farm" and others : SATIRES
Down
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Query by 15 Across : WHERETO
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Rock salts : HALITES
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Anthem played at Jarry Park : OCANADA
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Motorist's mishap : SKID
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Prevail : WIN
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___-haw : HEE
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Harden : OSSIFY
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Italian gentleman : SIGNORE
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Spanish queen : ENA
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Confuse : ADDLE
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Begot : SIRED
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Native of Vientiane : LAOTIAN
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In need of lubrication : UNOILED
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Large fish-eating birds : GANNETS
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Over : ANEW
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Ejects : OUSTS
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Animal, in France : BETE
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Partner for a guy : GAL
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Encase : EMBOX
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Enthusiastic : KEEN
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Old verb ending : ETH
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Imaginary monster : CHIMERA
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Old Greek beverage : OENOMEL
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Mexican salamander : AXOLOTL
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Like rush-hour streets : CLOGGED
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Corn units : EARS
43
Previous : EARLIER
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Kind of triangle : SCALENE
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Foils : THWARTS
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Earp et al. : WYATTS
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Quotient : RATIO
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Sea adjective : BRINY
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Latin fields : AGRI
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Scot's denial : NAE
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Exclamation : AHA
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Basketball target : NET

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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