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New York Times, Saturday, July 4, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.57, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 5.0 Grid is asymmetric.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,630
Across
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Radiant : BEAMY
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Landmark in Asia Minor : TROY
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July 4 sight : FLAG
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Shaw : ARTIE
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Scout activity : HIKE
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Noun suffix : IANA
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Gardeners : HOERS
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Ardor : ELAN
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Ceremony : RITE
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Carrier of encephalitis : TSETSEFLY
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Gold or copper : METAL
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Man of the hour : HERO
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Do a farmer's job : SOW
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Deplorable : SAD
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Give the cold shoulder : SNUB
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Barrel worker : HOOPER
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Son of Hera : ARES
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Eat : ERODE
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Range : ROVE
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Desk item : LAMP
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Exasperate : TRY
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Malay dagger : KRIS
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Silkworm : ERIA
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Scottish title : THANE
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Part: Abbr. : SECT
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Kind of saint : PATRON
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Between chicken and king : ALA
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Relatives of aves. : STS
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Carson : KIT
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Love: It. : AMORE
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In any degree : ATALL
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Lacking clues, as a murder weapon : PRINTLESS
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___ and sane : SAFE
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Guy Fawkes specialty : PLOT
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Actuate : IMPEL
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Mineral : SPAR
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Let up : EASE
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Take care of : SEETO
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Seamen : TARS
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Some votes : AYES
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Negotiate : TREAT
Down
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Bangkok money : BAHT
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Psyche's lover : EROS
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To ___ : ATEE
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Hilarity : MIRTH
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Words from a toady : YESSES
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Summer date : THEFOURTH
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Brook : RILL
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Relative of roger : OKAY
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Itch : YEN
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July 4 treat : FIREWORKS
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Milk: Fr. : LAIT
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B'way group : ANTA
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Celt : GAEL
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Sea bird : ERNE
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Farm sound : MOO
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Pronoun : SHE
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Dried orchid tubers : SALEP
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Palm cockatoo : ARARA
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Resign : DEMIT
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Adriatic wind : BORA
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Reads closely : PORES
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Throw out : EVICT
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"The defense ___" : RESTS
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July 4 evening sight : SPARKLERS
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Blows up : DYNAMITES
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Explosive : TNT
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N. C. college : ELON
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Tung tree product : OIL
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Skilled one : ARTIST
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Cropped up : AROSE
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Rice or Davis : ELMER
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Aide: Abbr. : ASST
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Bark cloth : TAPA
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At a distance : AFAR
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A need for Jack : PLAY
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Sword : EPEE
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___ trap : SETA
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Deer trail : SLOT
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Kind of shooter : PEA

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