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New York Times, Thursday, August 23, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 23.4
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,776
Across
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May or Girardeau : CAPE
5
Gnawing mammal : PACA
9
Gem : OPAL
13
Bedroom reveille : ALARM
15
King of Israel : OMRI
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Involve, with "in" : ROPE
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Capital : MONEY
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Zoo sound : ROAR
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African animal : ASSE
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Vim : PEP
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Support the god of wine : BACKBACCHUS
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Hebrew letter : ALEPH
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Electrical unit : REL
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Man for Diogenes : HONEST
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Bungling : INEPT
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Before, in Paris : AVANT
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Be silent, in music : TACET
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Time period : ERA
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Parsonage: Abbr. : RECT
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Kind of truck : PANEL
40
Matured : AGED
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Metric measure : ARE
42
One's specialty : FORTE
43
Dividing membranes : SEPTA
44
Dravidian : TAMIL
46
Taking it easy : ATREST
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Full of: Suffix : OSE
48
Cartoonist William : STEIG
49
Analyze Cupid's friend : PSYCHPSYCHE
54
Barbary, for one : APE
57
Large marine fish : OPAH
58
Swan genus : OLOR
59
Weeper, in saying : LOSER
61
1916 hit tune : NOLA
62
Biblical physician : LUKE
63
Reject : SPURN
64
Seasons in Quebec : ETES
65
Double curve : OGEE
66
Italian family : ESTE
Down
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Summer home : CAMP
2
Medicinal plant : ALOE
3
Criticize the goddess of healing : PANPANACEA
4
Poetic word : ERE
5
House area : PORCH
6
Frenzied : AMOK
7
Ill-natured one : CRAB
8
Take Shakespeare's spirit for a walk : AIRARIEL
9
Place of revelations : ORACLE
10
Luxurious : POSH
11
Babylonian chaos : APSU
12
Remains : LEES
14
Letter-closing words : MYBEST
22
Intelligent : APT
23
Indian-head piece : CENT
25
Provided : LENT
27
___ kiri : HARA
28
Unhidden : OVERT
30
Categorize a horse : PEGPEGASUS
31
Waste allowances : TRETS
33
Coal product : TAR
34
Opposite of syn. : ANT
35
Letter : CEE
37
Malaysian law : ADAT
39
Give Marco a ride on a raft : POLEPOLO
40
Atmosphere: Prefix : AERI
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Menu choice : FISH
43
Stock grouping : STEELS
45
Coffee varieties : MOCHAS
46
Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr. : ATH
48
Rocky debris : SCREE
49
Corn item : PONE
50
Lady Macbeth's problem : SPOT
51
Collegiate School, today : YALE
52
Counterfeit item : SLUG
53
Join : YOKE
55
Jaunty : PERT
56
Sea flier : ERNE
60
Poet's start : OPE

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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