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New York Times, Wednesday, April 26, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,292
Across
1
Swiftly : APACE
6
Small bit : DRIB
10
Twist : WARP
14
Broadway name : COHAN
15
Island off Scotland : IONA
16
Penna. city : ERIE
17
Certain gases : INERT
18
Word on a proof : STET
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Knightly contest : TILT
20
Object : DEMUR
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Author of "Antigone" : SOPHOCLES
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"___ old story" : SAME
25
Far: Prefix : TELE
26
Soil science : AGRONOMY
30
Oracle's home : DELPHI
34
Direction: Abbr. : ENE
35
Potato : TUBER
37
Like George's dragon : SLAIN
38
Garment accessory : SASH
40
Lanchester and Maxwell : ELSAS
42
Feelings: Fr. : SENS
43
Mountain nymph: Lat. : OREAS
45
Ghostly : EERIE
47
Presidential monogram : DDE
48
Full: Sp. : PLENOS
50
Betrays : SELLSOUT
52
Alliance : NATO
54
Kind of current: Abbr. : ELEC
55
Author of "Medea" : EURIPIDES
59
Salad garnish : CRESS
63
Attempt : STAB
64
Luxurious : POSH
65
Emulate the Lorelei : TEMPT
66
Wheys : SERA
67
Within: Prefix : ENTO
68
Asian fiber : RAMIE
69
Donkey: Ger. : ESEL
70
Pack : STOW
71
Rice plants of India : AMANS
Down
1
Biting : ACID
2
Corn ___ : PONE
3
Attention-getter : AHEM
4
Famed tenor : CARUSO
5
Starter : ENTRANT
6
Pretend : DISSEMBLE
7
Paper section, for short : ROTO
8
Bumbling : INEPT
9
Immersed : BATHED
10
Certain batteries : WETCELLS
11
Seed covering : ARIL
12
Anger : RILE
13
Sulky moods : PETS
22
Cheers : OLES
24
Grimace : MOUE
26
Fabulist : AESOP
27
Knot : GNARL
28
Visit again : RESEE
29
Certain votes : YESES
31
Child: Prefix : PAEDO
32
Native of India : HINDU
33
Map piece : INSET
36
Street performance : RAREESHOW
39
Crosser of Alps : HANNIBAL
41
Threshold : SILL
44
Cleanser : SOAP
46
Subject of both 21 and 55 Across : ELECTRA
49
Stalks : STIPES
51
Shrill cry : SCREAM
53
Tooth: Prefix : ODONT
55
They, in Italy : ESSE
56
Western Indians : UTES
57
Thin : RARE
58
This: Sp. : ESTO
60
Bovary or Eames : EMMA
61
Short drive : SPIN
62
Holy women: Abbr. : STES

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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