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New York Times, Monday, August 9, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 24.7
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,031
Across
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Ancient Persian : MEDE
5
Spot : ESPY
9
Like some doors : AJAR
13
Impression : IDEA
14
Kind of club : GLEE
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Solemn: Prefix : SERIO
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The New ___ : LEFT
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Major gains : GIANTSTEPS
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Scottish uncle : EME
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Clan : SEPT
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Dame Myra and Rudolf : HESSES
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Broadway Blues : RANGERS
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Sea bird : ERNE
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___ souci : SANS
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Men in the crow's nest : SPOTTERS
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Fish : SMELT
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Ages : AEONS
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Old card game : LOO
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Ape : MIME
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Light precipitation : TRACE
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Champs of 1969 : METS
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Merkel : UNA
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B'nai ___ : BRITH
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Short featured role : CAMEO
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Protective wrappers : TINFOILS
43
European capital : ROME
44
___ the cup (misses a putt) : LIPS
45
Safety gear : FIRENET
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Certain standing in tennis : TWOALL
51
Lion's pride : MANE
52
Gob : TAR
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Anti-U.S. epithet : YANKEEDOGS
55
Wise man : SAGE
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Duck : EIDER
57
Medicinal plant : ALOE
58
First name in mysteries : ERLE
59
Hardy heroine : TESS
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Concern of O.T.B. : BETS
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Ogled : EYED
Down
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Ryun or Liquori : MILER
2
Swelling ailment : EDEMA
3
Certain hockey player : DEFENSEMAN
4
___ one's words : EAT
5
Moths : EGGERS
6
Loses one's balance : SLIPS
7
Type of moss : PEAT
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Craving : YEN
9
Agrees : ASSENTS
10
Modern nomads : JETSET
11
Greek god : ARES
12
Mature : RIPE
16
Donovan's group : OSS
19
Sovereign power : THRONE
21
Mailed : SENT
24
Storm : GALE
25
Era : EPOCH
27
Pews : SEATS
28
Holmesian word : ELEMENTARY
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Sportscaster Kyle : ROTE
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Passable : SOSO
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Pornography : SMUT
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Kind of skirt : MINI
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Seed coverings : ARILS
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Extra-base hit : TRIPLE
37
Lansbury role : MAME
39
Heaters : BOILERS
40
Center : CORE
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Chips : FLAKES
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Cleanses : RINSES
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Bundle of twigs : FAGOT
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Figure on a quarter : EAGLE
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Trapped : TREED
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Nautical rope : TYE
49
Hold back : WAIT
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Wave: Fr. : ONDE
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Breakwater : MOLE
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Touch lightly : DAB
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Holy ___ : SEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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