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New York Times, Tuesday, August 10, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 33.3
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,032
Across
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Playbill listing : CAST
5
San Antonio sight : ALAMO
10
Revise : EDIT
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Armadillo : APAR
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Poet's concern : METER
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Surrender : CEDE
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Elegance : REFINEMENT
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Egyptian god : ATON
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Determine in advance : PREFORM
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Harbinger : HERALD
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Western weed : LOCO
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Raccoon's relative : COATI
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Loose gown : CAMISE
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Forestalls : PREVENTS
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Vacant : INANE
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Jelly flavor : GRAPE
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Clever remark : MOT
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Keep repeating : DING
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Nutty : GOOFY
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Part of a bird's bill : CERE
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Big bird : EMU
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Sire : BEGET
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Short tale : CONTE
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Public lounge : RESTROOM
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Plowing implement : COLTER
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Discourage : CHILL
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Farm building : SILO
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Precede : FOREGO
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Try desperately : AGONIZE
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Arabic letter : ALIF
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Like starlings : GREGARIOUS
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Exuded : WEPT
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Kind of tube : INNER
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Mrs. Lindbergh : ANNE
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Forget-me-___ : NOTS
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Unrefined : CRASS
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Den : LAIR
Down
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Act peevishly : CARP
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Unoriginal one : APER
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Prudent : SAFE
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Insignificant : TRIFLING
5
Punish legally : AMERCE
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Medical prefix : LEMMO
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Dined : ATE
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Game pieces : MEN
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Study of correct pronunciation : ORTHOEPY
10
Card game : ECARTE
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Enforced delay : DETAINMENT
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Image : IDOL
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Look after : TEND
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Rustler's wear : NOOSE
22
Roof part : EAVE
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Skill : CRAFT
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Beverage : CIDER
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Varnish resin : ANIME
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Morgan Library specialty : MANUSCRIPT
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Preface : PROEM
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Rich cake : TORTE
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Direct : STEER
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Russian novelist : GOGOL
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Certain time : GEOLOGIC
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John Alden's time : COLONIAL
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Two-masted vessel : BRIG
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Hue : COLOR
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Certain crimes : THEFTS
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Panetellas : CIGARS
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Cooking herbs : SAGES
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Young deer : FAWN
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Margarine : OLEO
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Island off Scotland : IONA
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Indian of New Mexico : ZUNI
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Danish weights : ESER
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British naval group: Abbr. : RNR
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Spanish queen : ENA

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

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