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New York Times, Monday, July 2, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 4, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 26.5
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,724
Across
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Sicily's capital : PALERMO
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Penna. city : ALTOONA
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Postponed in a way : SLEPTON
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Typhoid Mary, for one : CARRIER
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Words by Henry, with 60 Across : IFTHISBETREASON
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Convened : SAT
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Resins : LACS
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Office girl : STENO
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"You ___ right!" : ARESO
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Serviceman's haven : USO
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Words by Henry, with 47 Across : GIVEMELIBERTY
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Kind of landing : LUNAR
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Jacques's vacation time : ETE
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Theater signs : SROS
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One: Ger. : EIN
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Old French coin : ECU
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Bow : ARC
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Northern sea bird : AUK
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Thought : IDEA
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"End ___ Man" : ASA
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Friendship : AMITY
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See 25 Across : ORGIVEMEDEATH
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Expert : ACE
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Tourist attractions : RUINS
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"___ all ye faithful ... " : OCOME
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Paint thinner, for short : TURP
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Medic's org. : AMA
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See 17 Across : MAKETHEMOSTOFIT
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Kind of standing : AMATEUR
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Sender's concern : POSTAGE
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Does an ushering job : RESEATS
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Malign : ASPERSE
Down
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Greek letters : PSIS
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Signal-code word : ALFA
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Northern European : LETT
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N.T. book: Abbr. : EPH
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East Coast highway sign : RTI
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Believer in Allah : MOSLEM
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In scoring position : ONBASE
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Book of N.T. : ACTS
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Gibbon : LAR
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Lock of hair: Fr. : TRESSE
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Henry and others : ORATORS
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River to the Seine : OISE
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___ signs : NEON
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Cartoonist : ARNO
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Jacques's school : ECOLE
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Gardner : AVA
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Subsequent: Prefix : RERE
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Over: Get. : UBER
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Name in early music : GUIDO
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___ sanctum : INNER
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Call ___ day : ITA
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Characteristic : TRAIT
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Age group : YOUTH
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Garland : LEI
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___ high : SKY
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Spelunker's spot : CAVE
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Take advantage : USE
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Normandy city : CAEN
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Spore : AGAMETE
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Island off Germany : AMRUM
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Parents : MAS
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Summer drink : ICETEA
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Zeus's captive : EUROPA
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Drunks, for short : DIPSOS
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Rubáiyát name : OMAR
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Attended : CAME
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Quebec cheeses : OKAS
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Regions: Abbr. : TERS
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Way off : AFAR
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Russian aircraft : MIGS
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To ___ (perfectly) : ATEE
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Shack : HUT
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Recipe meas. : TSP
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Native: Suffix : OTE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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