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New York Times, Wednesday, August 5, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { F G J Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 27.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,662
Across
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Sap : BOOB
5
Boarding device : RAMP
9
Cut : SLIT
13
Asian river : AMUR
14
Pocatello campus : IDAHOSTATE
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Pro ___ : RATA
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Put in place : POSITIONED
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Furniture items : DRESSERS
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Dye workers : INKERS
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European river : RHONE
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Stir the fire : POKE
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Plus values : ASSETS
26
Utahan : DESERET
29
Splashes against : LAPS
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More miffed : SORER
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Clock dial number : XII
33
Land map : PLAT
34
Humble abode : HUT
35
African lake : CHAD
36
Short time, for short : SEC
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Store away : STASH
39
Early Irishman : AIRE
40
Fabric : PERCALE
42
Athena : PALLAS
44
Sarah ___ Jewett : ORNE
45
___ Rookh : LALLA
46
Lament : BEMOAN
49
Seaside area : LITTORAL
52
Nettle : EXASPERATE
54
Lose force : WANE
55
Much-scaled peak : MATTERHORN
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Jacket : ETON
57
You love: Lat. : AMAS
58
Wallet items : ONES
59
Torn : RENT
Down
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Verse maker : BARD
2
Persian name : OMAR
3
New travel realm : OUTERSPACE
4
Most forward : BRASHEST
5
Ages, as cheese : RIPENS
6
Look up to : ADORE
7
Assemble : MASS
8
Greek letter : PHI
9
Furnace man : STOKER
10
Passage : LANE
11
Roman way : ITER
12
Spreads hay : TEDS
15
Indolent : OTIOSE
16
Item for dunking : SINKER
20
Obstinate: Colloq. : SOT
23
Scottish city : PERTH
24
European region : ALPS
25
Dried tubers : SALEP
26
Extinguish : DOUSE
27
Cheer : EXHILARATE
28
Headdress : TIARA
30
Type of rock : SHALE
32
Roman period : IDES
35
More immature : CALLOWER
37
Difficulty : SCRAPE
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Leather worker : TANNER
41
Barnyard areas : ROOSTS
42
Metal plates : PATENS
43
High in pitch : ALT
45
Metric unit : LITRE
46
Platform for Demosthenes : BEMA
47
Campus ordeal : EXAM
48
Hari : MATA
49
French town : LAON
50
Shortly : ANON
51
Spring period : LENT
53
Greek letter : RHO

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

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