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New York Times, Tuesday, August 17, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 26.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,039
Across
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Prop for Aladdin : LAMP
5
Certain ray : BETA
9
Crew : GANG
13
Biblical measure : OMER
14
___-a-Dale : ALLAN
15
Money in Venice : LIRE
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Eminence : NOTE
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Churls : BOORS
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To ___ (everybody) : AMAN
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Vodka drinks : GRASSHOPPERS
22
Porcelain ware : SPODE
23
Award : OSCAR
27
Spanish drink : SHERRY
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Sentiment: Fr. : AME
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Gardner : AVA
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L.B.J. adviser George : REEDY
33
Moscow ___ (vodka drinks) : MULES
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Defense arm: Abbr. : NAV
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Mideast initials : UAR
37
Beam : LASER
38
Stamp : DIE
39
Roman 2,500 : MMD
40
Shoddy merchandise : BORAX
41
___ the beans : SPILL
43
Party : BEE
44
Chemical prefix : OXY
45
Emmys : AWARDS
47
___ Ababa : ADDIS
49
Certain noise : SNORE
50
Vodka drinks : SCREWDRIVERS
56
Assistant : AIDE
59
Bitter drugs : ALOES
60
Et ___ : ALII
61
Lead the billing : STAR
62
___ Haute : TERRE
63
"There ___ any more" : ISNT
64
Eliot hero : BEDE
65
Scottish relatives : EMES
66
Triangle sides : LEGS
Down
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Hanker : LONG
2
Love, in Madrid : AMOR
3
Prefix for physics : META
4
Urged insistently : PRESSED
5
Pick-me-up for some : BLOODYMARY
6
Slip away : ELOPE
7
Waterproof covering : TARP
8
Creek: Fr. : ANSE
9
Barometer : GLASS
10
Between ready and fire : AIM
11
Agency of 1930's : NRA
12
Mil. title : GEN
14
Despise : ABHOR
20
Nimble : SPRY
21
Lobster corals : ROES
24
Kind of snapshot : CANDID
25
Benefits : AVAILS
26
"Boléro" man : RAVEL
27
Having ridges : SEAMED
28
Gathered together : HERDED
29
Creamy drinks : ALEXANDERS
30
Sea: Fr. : MER
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Latin dance : RUMBA
34
Part of N. Amer. : USA
37
Bagel's partner : LOX
40
Pear : BOSC
41
Ranee's attire : SARI
42
Win out : PREVAIL
46
More unfavorable : WORSE
48
French river : ISERE
49
Declared : SWORE
51
Rank high : RATE
52
Kind of school: Abbr. : ELEM
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Otherwise : ELSE
54
Wagnerian cycle : RING
55
Remains inactive : SITS
56
Fireproof material: Abbr. : ASB
57
Native: Suffix : ITE
58
Family member : DAD

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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