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New York Times, Tuesday, February 15, 1972

32-Down : Short, short time

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q U X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,221
Across
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Some jewels : FAKES
6
Comic-strip blow : WHAM
10
Close-fitting cap : COIF
14
Conscious : AWARE
15
Topnotch : AONE
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Hindu queen : RANI
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Of the cheekbone : MALAR
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Large triangular sail : SPINNAKER
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Certain lid projections : EYELASHES
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Ward off : AVERT
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Social groups : CLANS
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Sophomore grade : TENTH
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Gil ___ : BLAS
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British warcraft : EBOAT
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Material for icy streets : ROCKSALT
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Hospice in Turkey : IMARET
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Realize : ACHIEVE
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Loving : AMATIVE
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From that place : THENCE
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Heavenly fare : AMBROSIA
43
Porpoises are said to use this : SONAR
45
___-mell : PELL
46
Contract : LEASE
51
Made smaller : PARED
53
Fragrant oil : ATTAR
54
Lacking polish : INELEGANT
59
Flexible armor : CHAINMAIL
61
Wife of Louis XVI : MARIE
62
Famous archer : TELL
63
Latin abbr. : ETAL
64
Fresh air : OZONE
65
Natural resources : ORES
66
___ majesty : LESE
67
Indian bead money : SEWAN
Down
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Reputation : FAME
2
"___ in a manger ... " : AWAY
3
Hardy cabbage : KALE
4
Of a period : ERAL
5
Block of glacier ice : SERAC
6
Like some fabrics : WASHABLE
7
"I should ___!" : HOPENOT
8
Miss Jones of TV : ANISSA
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Human beings : MEN
10
Desire strongly : CRAVE
11
Bucket of song : OAKEN
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Sluggish : INERT
13
Clyde, for one : FIRTH
19
Turner : NAT
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Separates into threads : SLEAVES
25
Spoiled child : BRAT
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Lomond or Ness : LOCH
27
Doctor's concern : ACHE
28
Outer covering : SKIN
30
Small hand drum : TIMBREL
32
Short, short time : SEC
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Cause harm : MAR
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In a certain spot : ATOP
36
Elevation : RISE
37
Word with eye or spirit : EVIL
38
Shade of blue : TEAL
40
Sour cherry : AMARELLE
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Liar : ANANIAS
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Narcotic : OPIATE
46
Milk: Prefix : LACTO
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Upper space : ETHER
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"___ of a Tub" : ATALE
49
Jibs, etc. : SAILS
50
Eagle : ERN
52
Common people : DEMOS
55
Stare : GAZE
56
Lined up : AROW
57
Historic ship : NINA
58
Age group : TEEN
60
Allen or Ott : MEL

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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