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New York Times, Tuesday, August 22, 1972

50-Down : Counsel

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,410
Across
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Support : ABET
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Mild cigar : CLARO
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Band : SASH
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Expose : BARE
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Cloaks : HIDES
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Askew : AGEE
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Flock members : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
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City railways : ELS
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River in Belgium : YSER
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Queenly wear : TIARA
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Exceptional person : ONER
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Cupid : AMOR
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Salts : SEAMEN
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Natural habitat : ELEMENT
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Needle case : ETUI
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___ Lama : DALAI
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Objective : AIM
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Jesse and Frank James : PARTNERSINCRIME
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Pagoda : TAA
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U. S. Indians : ERIES
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Insist : AVER
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Santa, etc. : CLAUSES
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Cling : ADHERE
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Scott : DRED
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Arm, in Paris : BRAS
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City in Utah : PROVO
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Nobleman : EARL
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Queen of folklore : MAB
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React to a fast "I do" : REPENTATLEISURE
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River of Europe : ODER
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Ibsen's forte : DRAMA
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Away from the wind : ALEE
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Nick : DENT
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Woodland deity : SATYR
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Trial : TEST
Down
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Clerical title : ABBE
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Work on a leaky boat : BAIL
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Strays : ERRS
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Spread to dry : TED
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Name for Korea : CHOSEN
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Certain convict : LIFER
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Hebrew month : ADAR
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Arbiter, for short : REF
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Full of: Suffix : OSE
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Parody : SATIRE
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Moslem chief : AGHA
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Prophet : SEER
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Greek goddess : HERA
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Word in a New Year song : SYNE
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Very minute : ATOMIC
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Neglect : OMIT
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___ lost (no hope) : ALLIS
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Base : MEAN
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Clan : SEPT
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Antelope of Africa : ETAAC
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Of hearing : AURAL
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Allays : EASES
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Artless : NAIVE
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Stopwatch : TIMER
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Did dishes : DRIED
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Pool : MERE
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Nerve cell : NEURON
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Cheers : RAHS
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Refer : ADVERT
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Overdue debt : ARREAR
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Spanish surrealist : DALI
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Soothing : BALMY
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Goad : PROD
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Counsel : REDE
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Candid : OPEN
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French political unit : ETAT
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Hybrid : MULE
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Militant god : ARES
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Chard : BEET
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Football scores : TDS
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Constellation : ARA
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Posed : SAT

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

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