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New York Times, Thursday, August 30, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 21.8
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,783
Across
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Georgia ___ : TECH
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Lay by : SAVE
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Rhythmic dance : SAMBA
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Ill-smelling : OLID
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Structural piece : TBAR
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Parisian's three : TROIS
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Excellent : FIRSTRATE
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Chains : IRONS
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Govt. agency : FTC
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Parisian's roast : ROTI
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Like some cheese : GRATED
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Walkaway : EASYVICTORY
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Employs : USES
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Shifty : ELUSIVE
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Skilled : ADEPT
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Mayday call : HELP
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Thimblerigger : GIP
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Foretell : BODE
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Tiny particle : ATOMY
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Pro ___ publico : BONO
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Result : END
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Small mistake : SLIP
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Sponge features : PORES
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Outfit for a newcomer : LAYETTE
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Drudge : MOIL
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Purely academic : QUODLIBETIC
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Nozzles : SPOUTS
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Parisian's milk : LAIT
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F.D.R. agency : NRA
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Garb : HABIT
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Terminal point of a sort : LASTSTRAW
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Solo : ALONE
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"Have one ___" : ONME
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Network : RETE
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Track performer : MILER
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Wild animal : BOAR
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Roman date : IDES
Down
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British dandy : TOFF
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Cream of the crop : ELITE
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About : CIRCA
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Clock parts: Abbr. : HDS
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Labored hard : STROVE
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Barbed-wire obstacle : ABATIS
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Oracular : VATIC
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Before : ERE
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Kind of cup or pump : STIRRUP
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Decks out : ARRAYS
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Debatable : MOOT
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Twining stem : BINE
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Allotted: Abbr. : ASSD
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Sub-rosa date : TRYST
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Exclamation : GOLLY
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Mob-scene actor, for short : SUPE
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Overflow : TEEM
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Stravinsky : IGOR
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Virginia creeper : VINE
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Series of important events : EPOS
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First sheepkeeper : ABEL
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Lady, in Spain : DONA
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Whirl : EDDY
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Short plane trip : HOP
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Countertenors : ALTOS
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Even : TIED
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Alice-remembering Ben : BOLT
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Falter in words : STUTTER
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Magpies : PIETS
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Horse : EQUINE
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Noxious emanation : MIASMA
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___ dictum : OBITER
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S. A. plain : LLANO
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"The lady ___" : INRED
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Jalopy : CRATE
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Humbug : SHAM
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Hawaiian slope : PALI
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Attica coin : OBOL
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Impresses : AWES
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Tennis shot : LOB
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Numerical prefix : TRI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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