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New York Times, Thursday, July 19, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 4, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 33.9
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,741
Across
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Standard: Fr. : NORME
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With it : HIP
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Do a lawn job : RESOD
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French spa : EVIAN
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Chemical suffix : ENE
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Serviceable : UTILE
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Controversial author and W.W. I pacifist : BERTRANDRUSSELL
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Sixty minutes : ONEHOUR
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November winners : INS
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Hodges or Blas : GIL
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Girl's nickname : ESSIE
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Primitive homes : TEPEES
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Football-field wear : HELMET
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Middle name of 60 Across : NORTH
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Other: Lat. : ALIA
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Russian secret police : OGPU
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___ dixit : IPSE
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Inkling : HINT
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Skirmish : MELEE
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Kind of TV show : LATE
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___ spumante : ASTI
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"___ now post time" : ITIS
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White House room : OVAL
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Spanish houses : CASAS
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Henrik and family : IBSENS
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Stay longer than : OUTSIT
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View ___ (hunting cry) : HALLO
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Son of Ra : SHU
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Goddess: Lat. : DEA
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Process of unhairing skins : COUPAGE
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Collaborator with 17 Across : ALFREDWHITEHEAD
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Having an opening, as a fence : GATED
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Serling : ROD
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Suit material : SERGE
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Follow : ENSUE
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Affirmative : YES
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Test : TRIAL
Down
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Biblical mount : NEBO
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Baking unit : OVEN
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Laugh: Fr. : RIRE
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Subject of book by 17 and 60 Across : MATHEMATICS
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"La vie ___" : ENROSE
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Pétain : HENRI
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State: Abbr. : IND
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Persian elf : PERI
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Autumn apple : RUSSET
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Diminutive suffixes : ETS
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Series of ills : SIEGE
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Kukla's friend : OLLIE
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Bosky places : DELLS
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Eur. country : AUST
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False : UNTRUE
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Nationality of 17 and 60 Across : ENGLISH
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Occupation of each of above : PHILOSOPHER
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Laugh : HAHA
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Whitney and others : ELIS
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Fluff : LINT
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Uncloses, poetically : OPES
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Range in Greece : OETA
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Jewelry setting : PAVE
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Musial : STAN
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Fish : EELS
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Drizzled : MISTED
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___-camp : AIDEDE
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Island: Var. : ILOT
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Saddest : BLUEST
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Kind of orange : OSAGE
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German lancer : UHLAN
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Mass. university : TUFTS
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Sour substances : ACIDS
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Crooked : AWRY
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Atmosphere: Prefix : AERI
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Foolish : GAGA
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Noble: Ger. : EDEL
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Peleg's son : REU
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Garden implement : HOE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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