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New York Times, Tuesday, July 4, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { B X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 29.1 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,361
Across
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Bottle stoppers : CAPS
5
Declaration signer : ADAMS
10
Aladdin's prop : LAMP
14
Mountain: Prefix : OREO
15
Sky body : COMET
16
Penna. city : ERIE
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___ of Lucerne : LION
18
Sharp ridge : ARETE
19
Wheys : SERA
20
Kind of dance : TAP
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Arabian gulf : ADEN
22
Eastern sailor : LASCAR
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Declaration signer : LEWIS
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Handbill : FLIER
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Creator of "Tristram Shandy" : STERNE
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Frugality : NEARNESS
32
Fiber plants : PITAS
33
Declaration signer and family : HARTS
34
P. I. native : ATA
35
Baseball's Slaughter : ENOS
36
Do, in France : FAIRE
37
British gun : STEN
38
Turkish official : AGA
39
Alley resident : SALLY
40
Supplicate : PLEAD
41
Backslides : RELAPSES
43
In a blatant way : LOUDLY
44
Certain races : TROTS
45
Blend gradually : MERGE
46
___ et quarante : TRENTE
48
Kind of review : RAVE
49
Geometry abbr. : QED
52
Prefix for naut : AERO
53
Relative : NIECE
55
Historic month : JULY
56
Favorite : IDOL
57
Elsie's husband : ELMER
58
Incline, as a mast : RAKE
59
"___ Jim" : LORD
60
Portals : DOORS
61
Bob or dog : SLED
Down
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Revolver man : COLT
2
Musical piece : ARIA
3
" ... right of the ___ to abolish ... " : PEOPLETOALTEROR
4
Family member : SON
5
Evangeline land, to French : ACADIE
6
Certain French oils : DORES
7
Closing word : AMEN
8
N. L. player : MET
9
Star-shaped : STELLATE
10
Diminish : LESSEN
11
" ... all men ___" : ARECREATEDEQUAL
12
Star in Cetus : MIRA
13
Diamond shape : PEAR
21
Bristles : AWNS
23
Hoity-toity manner : AIRS
25
Periods : ERAS
26
Styx transit : FERRY
27
Asparagus unit : SPEAR
28
Trace : TINGE
29
Catches : NAILS
30
Big bargain : STEAL
31
Orphan Annie's dog : SANDY
33
Nathan and family : HALES
36
Hitched : FASTENED
37
Turnstile reject : SLUG
39
Dry-cleaner's concern : SPOT
40
Study closely : PORE
42
Revolutionary traitor : ARNOLD
43
Slot-machine parts : LEVERS
45
Court official in Scotland : MACER
46
Donkey pinup : TAIL
47
Refurbish : REDO
48
San ___ : REMO
50
Miss Sommer : ELKE
51
Did coloring : DYED
54
Workers' org. : ILO
55
Classmen: Abbr. : JRS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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