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New York Times, Saturday, April 18, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,553
Across
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Former London criminal sanctuary : ALSATIA
8
Draw to : ATTRACT
15
Back down : RETRACT
16
Small English boat : CORACLE
17
Lawmaker : ENACTOR
18
Farm vehicle : TRACTOR
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Scrap : ORT
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Small drinks : NIPS
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Small thrushes : CHATS
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Nonpareil : IDEAL
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French season : ETE
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Deteriorates : DECAYS
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Arab's robe : ABA
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Beats it: Colloq. : LAMS
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Fatuous : INANE
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Hurricane areas : EYES
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Niche : SLOT
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Grammatical case: Abbr. : VOC
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Frames : REDACTS
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Chemical suffix : ENE
43
Play division : ACTI
45
Horse's gear : TACK
46
Cum ___ : LAUDE
48
Thin piece of wood : SHIM
49
Quantity: Abbr. : AMT
50
Constituent : FACTOR
51
Writer's output: Abbr. : MSS
53
Fruit : OLIVE
55
Channel : INSET
58
Of an epoch : ERAL
59
Parent of N.B.C. : RCA
62
Take away from : DETRACT
64
Philippine island : MASBATE
67
Escape : EVASION
68
Wardrobe woman : ATTIRER
69
Fuchsine : MAGENTA
70
Atomic unit : REACTOR
Down
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Remain fixed : ARE
2
Fabric : LENO
3
Talented performer : STAR
4
Tiger moth : ARCTIAN
5
Make lace : TAT
6
Images : ICONES
7
Entrance halls : ATRIA
8
Behaves : ACTS
9
High hill : TOR
10
Extent : TRACT
11
Writer Carson et al. : RACHELS
12
Recorded proceedings : ACTA
13
Become blocked : CLOT
14
Provinces: Abbr. : TERS
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Stage performer : PLAYACTOR
24
Textile worker : DYER
25
Direction : EAST
26
Prima donnas : DIVAS
27
Cain's son : ENOCH
28
Desert plants : CACTI
30
Call's partner : BECK
32
North Pacific native : ALEUT
33
"___ Cane" : MONDO
34
Guide : STEER
36
Dutch town : EDAM
40
Greek letters : ETAS
41
Native of Nis : SLAV
44
Plunge into : IMMERSE
47
Harsh : ACERBIC
50
Thready : FILATE
52
Tincture : STAIN
54
Truman's birthplace : LAMAR
55
Footnote word : IDEM
56
Leningrad river : NEVA
57
Kind of party : STAG
58
Volcano : ETNA
60
Buggy : CART
61
Polynesian deity : ATEO
63
Small hut : COT
65
Depot: Abbr. : STA
66
Violate a standard : ERR

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 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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