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New York Times, Monday, August 27, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 255 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 52, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 4, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 41.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
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E
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R
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A
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H
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C
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C
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O
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B
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G
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D
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D
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D
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D
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E
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N
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T
W
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E
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S
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D
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S
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L
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D
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S
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N
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R
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G
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A
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V
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R
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L
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P
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M
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,780
Across
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Formerly, of old : ERST
5
The Divine ___ of stage : SARAH
10
Italian noble : ESTE
14
Pickle vegetable, for short : CUKE
15
Entertain : AMUSE
16
Burn : CHAR
17
Moslem noble : AMIR
18
Cooking herb : BASIL
19
Odd, in Scotland : ORRA
20
Record: Var. : ANNAL
22
Piece of needlework : SAMPLER
24
___-Margret : ANN
25
Start : BEGIN
27
Made over : REDID
29
Relative : NIECE
31
Ranch gear : LASSO
33
Goddess: Lat. : DEA
34
Wall decoration : DADO
35
Poetic adverb : EEN
36
Like an outdoorsy Englishman : TWEEDY
38
Mix-up of a sort : TOSSEDSALAD
41
Plant shoot : STOLON
43
Kind of jazz : RAG
44
Serb or Slovene : SLAV
47
Limb : ARM
48
Adjust : RESET
50
Stone pillar : STELE
51
Jumped : LEAPT
53
Tennyson heroine : ISOLT
55
Make edging : TAT
56
Orchestra part : STRINGS
58
Ejects : OUSTS
60
U. S. Indian : OTOE
61
Part of 38 Across : ONION
63
N. T. book : LUKE
65
Drinks : ALES
66
Velvetlike material : PANNE
67
Words in a Sammy Davis title : ICAN
68
Hardy character : TESS
69
Composer : ELGAR
70
Repair : MEND
Down
1
Govt. agency : ECA
2
Black Sea land : RUMANIA
3
Part of 38 Across : SKINNEDTOMATOES
4
Sea bird : TERN
5
Fine fur : SABLE
6
Doctors' org. : AMA
7
Part of 38 Across : RUSSIANDRESSING
8
Eastern peoples : ASIANS
9
Pilot's place : HELM
10
School: Fr. : ECOLE
11
Part of 38 Across : SHREDDEDLETTUCE
12
Lingered : TARRIED
13
Age : ERA
21
Fortas : ABE
23
Kind of police car : PROWL
24
Conjunction : AND
26
Joy : GLEE
28
Period of time : DAY
30
Unruffled : COOL
32
Hart : STAG
35
Old-time slave : ESNE
37
Direction : EAST
39
Out: Fr. : SORTI
40
Japanese leader : SATO
41
My gal : SAL
42
Rail crossover : TRESTLE
45
Man from Nome : ALASKAN
46
Doctor for Asta : VET
49
Give the high sign : SIGNAL
50
Man's nickname : STU
52
Iron : PRESS
54
Hermit : LONER
57
Relative of nix : NOPE
59
Summerville of films : SLIM
60
Grain : OAT
62
"Not ___ bet!" : ONA
64
Finish : END

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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