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New York Times, Thursday, January 22, 1970

25-Across : Flimsy dwelling

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,467
Across
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Helper: Abbr. : ASST
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Jazz figures : RIFFS
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European : LAPP
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Rio's beach : COPA
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Chou ___ : ENLAI
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Racing strip : OVAL
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Migration : TREK
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Item for relish tray : QUEENOLIVE
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Snap : SINECURE
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Cage of song : GILDED
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Famous scientist : CURIE
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Italian painter : RENI
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Flimsy dwelling : TEEPEE
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Hats : PORKPIES
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Comparative suffix : IER
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Plant firmly : EMBED
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Wall projection : SOCLE
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Silkworm : ERIA
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Indian garments : SARIS
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Type of cotton : PIMA
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Iranian coins : RIALS
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Colors : TINTS
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___ King Cole : NAT
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Lookout : SENTINEL
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Joins with a cause : ALIGNS
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Arden and others : EVES
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TV nuisances : SNOWS
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Kind of cotton : MADRAS
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Movie techniques : FADEOUTS
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Gardening aid : GREENTHUMB
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___-Finnic : UGRO
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Chinese society : TONG
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Wallace's running mate : LEMAY
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Put : LAID
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Fair : SOSO
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Containers : EWERS
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Sketches: Abbr. : DRGS
Down
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Decrees : ACTS
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Fern spores : SORI
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Of a penmanship style : SPENCERIAN
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Start to learn : TAKEUP
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Musical dirges : REQUIEMS
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Harden : INURE
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Run : FLEE
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From: Scot. : FAE
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Streisand : SINGER
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Shirley Temple's craft : LOLLIPOP
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Greedy : AVID
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Type of gem setting : PAVE
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Implored : PLED
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Farmyard sounds : OINKS
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American Indian : CREE
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"Thinker" man : RODIN
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Rows : TIERS
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Unearthly : EERIE
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Jeopardy : PERIL
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Confectioner's need : ICINGSUGAR
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Famous violinist : ELMAN
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Installs : SEATS
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Restrains : BATES
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Inseparable friend : ALTEREGO
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Airport also-rans : STANDBYS
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Hebrew month : SIVAN
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Blackthorn : SLOE
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Cuddle : NESTLE
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"___ if I could" : IWOULD
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Philippine island : SAMAR
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Executive functions: Abbr. : MGTS
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Irish exclamation : AROO
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Jungle homes : DENS
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Smoke : FUME
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Math branch: Abbr. : TRIG
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Fixes the lawn : SODS
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Fell : HEW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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