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New York Times, Thursday, September 9, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 23.1
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,062
Across
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Ignominy : SHAME
6
Imitator : APER
10
Recipe measure: Abbr. : TSP
13
Cowboy who helps train horses : HAZER
14
Magellan or Cook : NAVIGATOR
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Dodge : ELUDE
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Feature of many ads : TRADENAME
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Wrath : IRE
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Corrode : EAT
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Ecological cycles : SERES
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Kimono sash : OBI
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Rakes with fire : STRAFES
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Diminutive suffix : CLE
27
Squelches : PUTSTHEKIBOSHON
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Office gal : STENO
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Crystal gazer : SEER
32
Sac : CYST
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Quick-witted : APT
35
Unlock, in poems : OPE
37
Jumble : MESS
40
Hodgepodge : HASH
44
Admission : ENTRY
48
Au naturel : INTHEALTOGETHER
51
Bus stop: Abbr. : STA
52
A, B, C, or even P : VITAMIN
53
Raises : UPS
54
Fabric : SERGE
56
Napkin for junior : BIB
57
Insect : ANT
58
Flat land between hills : INTERVALE
61
Verify : AUDIT
63
Soapstones : STEATITES
64
Commemorative stone : STELE
65
"To ___ is human" : ERR
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Nuisance : PEST
67
Asian country : KOREA
Down
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Pronoun : SHE
2
Kind of steak : HALIBUT
3
Semiprecious stone : AZURITE
4
Early Persian : MEDE
5
Before : ERE
6
Red star : ANTARES
7
Share : PARTAKE
8
Hitler's wife : EVA
9
Free : RID
10
Polynesian god : TANE
11
Stiffly formal : STARCHY
12
Citrus fruits : POMELOS
15
Gypsum : GESSO
16
Feel displeasure : RESENT
20
Anglo-Saxon letter : ETH
22
Saturn's wife : OPS
23
Plug : STOP
24
Exclamation : FIE
25
River in Spain : EBRO
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Abuse, in Scotland : SNASH
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Animal lure : SCENT
34
Asian : THAI
36
Hammer part : PEEN
37
The ___ (wife) : MISSIS
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International agreement : ENTENTE
39
Track official : STARTER
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High in pitch : ALT
42
Belmont areas : STABLES
43
Most intimate : HOMIEST
45
Bellow : THUNDER
46
Turtle, for one : REPTILE
47
Periods of time: Abbr. : YRS
49
Upset : EVERT
50
Male cat : GIB
55
Paraphernalia : GEAR
57
Conveyance : AUTO
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President, e.g. : VIP
60
Reckless ambition : ATE
61
Petition : ASK
62
Reception : TEA

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

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