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New York Times, Saturday, August 4, 1973

1-Down : Friendly

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,757
Across
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Headaches : WOES
5
Body of Jewish law : TORAH
10
Love song : ALBA
14
Additionally : ALSO
15
Ascended : AROSE
16
One of the Easts : NEAR
17
Old Spanish coin : REAL
18
Morning devotion : MATIN
19
Weather ___ : VANE
20
Light dessert : MOUSSE
22
Youths : SAPLINGS
24
Try : TEST
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Pin down : NAIL
27
Turn aside : DEVIATE
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Summer or last : RESORT
34
Make into law : ENACT
35
Clever : NEAT
38
Siamese measure : RAI
39
___ of woe : TALE
40
Veteran comedian : BENNY
41
Sharp pain : PANG
42
French time of year : ETE
43
French state : ETAT
44
Hair treatment : SINGE
45
Eye part : RETINA
48
Whole number : INTEGER
50
Flat moon area : MARE
52
Small spring : SEEP
53
Ship hooks : GRAPPLES
57
Vivid display : SPLASH
61
Rio ___ : RITA
62
Choose : ELECT
64
Italian river : ARNO
65
Affirm : AVER
66
Wild : FERAL
67
Tide : NEAP
68
Impression : DENT
69
Barter : TRADE
70
Recorder contents : TAPE
Down
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Friendly : WARM
2
Table item : OLEO
3
Son of Isaac : ESAU
4
Turning point : SOLSTICE
5
Most vapid : TAMEST
6
Old English money : ORA
7
Decays : ROTS
8
Kind of flu : ASIAN
9
Bash for girls : HENPARTY
10
"Trovatore" props : ANVILS
11
Jack Sprat's menu : LEAN
12
Cry of a child cowboy : BANG
13
Greek god : ARES
21
Right of membership : SEAT
23
___ low : LIE
25
Belief : TENET
27
Prevent : DETER
28
Growing out : ENATE
29
Clothing stand : VALET
31
Primate : ORANG
32
Large stove : RANGE
33
Subject of Blake poem : TIGER
36
Alfonso's queen : ENA
37
Antitheses of pros : ANTIS
40
Haw : BEARLEFT
41
Rhubarb : PIEPLANT
44
Dance or goose : STEP
46
Disclose : IMPART
47
Siesta : NAP
49
Snuggle : NESTLE
51
Fisherman : EELER
53
Alumnus : GRAD
54
Split : RIVE
55
Solar disc : ATEN
56
Antitoxins : SERA
58
Region : AREA
59
Kind of bean : SNAP
60
Friend of 40 Across : HOPE
63
Bounder : CAD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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