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New York Times, Friday, September 22, 1972

2-Down : Words of disappointment

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,441
Across
1
Shades : TONES
6
Lynda Bird ___ : ROBB
10
Melodic subject : TEMA
14
Black piano key : SHARP
15
Confederate : ALLY
16
Enthusiastic : AVID
17
Lead-in, for short : INTRO
18
Magical place : FAIRYLAND
20
___ game (pitcher's feat) : NOHIT
21
Absorbs : SOAKSIN
22
Loop in anatomy : ANSA
24
Site of Expo '70 : OSAKA
25
Kind of way or plank : GANG
27
Descendant : SON
29
Sweet-sounding : DULCET
33
Olive tree's relative : ASH
34
Played quoits : THREW
36
A million ___ : TOONE
37
Survive the hard way : WEATHERTHESTORM
40
___ Lama : DALAI
41
Meat cut : SHANK
42
Trim : LOP
43
Allen and Reeves : STEVES
45
Business letter abbr. : ATT
46
Kind of driver : PILE
47
Oust : EVICT
49
N. C. college : ELON
51
___ as a daisy : ASFRESH
54
Gas used in light tubes : ARGON
57
Like some supplies : DWINDLING
60
Fuel a fire : STOKE
61
Grey : ZANE
62
Collar : ETON
63
Balkan capital : SOFIA
64
Bavarian river : EGER
65
Letter ending for some notes : RSVP
66
Tender : OFFER
Down
1
Chinese dynasty: Var. : TSIN
2
Words of disappointment : OHNO
3
Noted regretter : NATHANHALE
4
Astray : ERRING
5
Catches sight of : SPOTS
6
Actor Vallone : RAF
7
Wave: Sp. : OLA
8
Felicity : BLISS
9
Route off the beaten track : BYROAD
10
Indulge in gossip : TALKALOT
11
Actress Saint et al. : EVAS
12
Skirt : MINI
13
Math process: Abbr. : ADDN
19
City on the Lena : YAKUTSK
23
Tennis star : ASHE
24
The ___ got away : ONETHAT
25
Trinkets: Var. : GAWDS
26
"Have ___, please" : ASEAT
28
Hockey star and family : ORRS
30
Taft-Hartley term : COOLINGOFF
31
Join : ENROL
32
Arizona city. : TEMPE
34
Filched : THIEVED
35
"___ a life!" : WHAT
38
Innkeeper : TAVERNER
39
Grafted, in heraldry : ENTE
44
Cooperstown name : SISLER
46
___ call : PORTOF
48
Vouchers : CHITS
50
Rodeo item : LASSO
51
Wood-shaping tool : ADZE
52
Booty : SWAG
53
Kind of punishment : FINE
55
Steinbeck character : OKIE
56
Approach : NEAR
58
Month: Abbr. : NOV
59
Initials for U. S. output : GNP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 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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