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New York Times, Friday, July 7, 1972

48-Down : Vexes

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,364
Across
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Actor Alan : LADD
5
Append : ADDON
10
Plunder : RAPE
14
Hodgepodge : OLIO
15
Weeping woman of myth : NIOBE
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" ... wish ___ a star" : UPON
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Producer of many a folly : FLORENZZIEGFELD
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Norse war-god : TYR
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Lounge : LAZE
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Hair styles : AFROS
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Crafty : WILY
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Earth : MARL
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Defender of Troy : AENEAS
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Some kissers : TELLERS
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Legal document : DEED
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Red Sea peninsula : SINAI
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Banana yield : OIL
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Seward's folly : ALASKANPURCHASE
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N. Y. opera : MET
41
Musical instruments : OBOES
42
Collections : ANAS
43
Geometric figure : RHOMBUS
45
Scuffle : TUSSLE
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Gravy holder : BOAT
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Incision : GASH
49
Tropical plant : AROID
52
___ old story : SAME
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Dance step : PAS
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Folly, Hudson style : FULTONSCLERMONT
60
Genus of auk : ALLE
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Tests : ORALS
62
Regarding : ASTO
63
Bring up : REAR
64
It's yet to come : WORST
65
Gather : REAP
Down
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Golf stroke : LOFT
2
Confederate : ALLY
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Designer : DIOR
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Beetle : DOR
5
Historical records : ANNALS
6
Dean : DIZZY
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Nap : DOZE
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Sash : OBI
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Born: Fr. : NEE
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Irritate : RUFFLE
11
Mimic : APER
12
China traveler : POLO
13
Book holders : ENDS
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Pen name : ELIA
19
Breath unfreshener : GARLIC
23
Unites : WEDS
24
Cartes : MENUS
25
Axillary : ALAR
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Economist Smith : ADAM
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Fisherman : EELER
28
River of Wales : NEATH
29
Mousetraps, in England : TIPES
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Certain horses : ROANS
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Rope fiber : SISAL
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Tapir feature : SNOUT
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___ majesty : LESE
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___ dragon (large lizard) : KOMODO
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Patriarch's title : ABBA
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Leftover dish : HASH
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___ dictum (passing remark) : OBITER
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Most gentle : TAMEST
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Customer : USER
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Vexes : GALLS
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From a distance : AFAR
50
Precept : RULE
51
Spanish jar : OLLA
52
Protruding rock : SCAR
53
Put-on : POSE
54
Wall pier : ANTA
55
Traffic sign : STOP
57
Today : NOW
58
B'way sign : SRO
59
Damage : MAR

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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