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New York Times, Thursday, May 31, 1973

53-Across : Kind of price

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 53, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,692
Across
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"___ no use" : ITS
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Wave sound : LAP
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Season in Paris : ETE
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Easter fare : HAM
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Pose : SIT
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Air-conditioner parts : BLOWERS
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___ carte : ALA
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Pathet ___ : LAO
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Spanish ladies : SENORAS
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Promise to pay : IOU
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Curves : ARCS
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Football lineman: Abbr. : CTR
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Shifted : VEERED
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Clean up : MAKEAKILLING
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Craggy hills : TORS
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Across: Prefix : DIA
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Recent college man : GRAD
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___ blue : TRUE
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___ the bill : FOOTS
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Self : EGO
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Adam Smith book, with "The" : WEALTHOFNATIONS
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City official: Abbr. : ALD
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Wyatt and others : EARPS
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King of Israel : OMRI
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Profound : DEEP
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Caucasian goat : TUR
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Rugged rock : CRAG
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Adam Smith book : THEMONEYGAME
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Kind of price : RETAIL
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Evergreen : FIR
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"Step ___!" : ONIT
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"___ Town" : OUR
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Recounted : RECITED
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Lupino : IDA
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Spanish gold : ORO
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Stag-party need : ASHTRAY
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Bang out : ZAP
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___ Jones averages : DOW
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Writings: Abbr. : MSS
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Cheer : OLE
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Compass point : ESE
Down
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Moslem religion : ISLAM
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Headwear : TIARA
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Wall St. transaction : STOCKTRADE
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Weights: Abbr. : LBS
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Smart ones : ALECKS
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Carlo of films : PONTI
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Poetic word : EER
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Verdi's "La ___" : TRAVIATA
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City in Germany : ESSEN
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Broadway show : HAIR
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Drug plant : ALOE
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Miss Muller : MAUD
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"A ___" (Auchincloss book) : WORLDOFPROFIT
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Asian capital : SEOUL
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Nest ___ : EGG
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Mountain ridge : ARETE
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___ share : LIONS
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Advice to an ailing business : REORGANIZE
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Fire god : AGNI
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___ Passos : DOS
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Distant: Prefix : TELE
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Public place : FORUM
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Tale : STORY
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Bundle of money : WAD
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Without rancor : HATELESS
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Adult insect : IMAGO
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School group: Abbr. : PTA
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Breakfast food : CEREAL
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Hawaii's Fong : HIRAM
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Explosive, for short : NITRO
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Gold collector of note : MIDAS
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Storehouse : ETAPE
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Large crucifix : ROOD
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___-dollars : EURO
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Suppose, old style : TROW
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Parts of a book: Abbr. : CHS
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Color : DYE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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