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New York Times, Wednesday, March 14, 1973

25-Across : Words of assent

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { C J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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S
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T
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U
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B
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P
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E
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O
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F
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A
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N
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I
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R
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R
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M
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G
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F
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R
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A
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P
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M
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B
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A
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B
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L
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S
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K
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B
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L
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S
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R
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P
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L
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V
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R
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F
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Y
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M
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O
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M
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M
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S
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S
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,614
Across
1
Much-used pencil : STUB
5
Mexican money : PESOS
10
Stadium goers : FANS
14
Lytton heroine : IONE
15
What i.e. means : IDEST
16
Dolphin genus : INIA
17
Pintail duck : SMEE
18
Moon valley : RILLE
19
Nevada city : RENO
20
Well-known Dame : MARGOTFONTEYN
23
Evergreen : FIR
24
Was sorry : RUED
25
Words of assent : SOBEIT
27
Steep : RET
28
Queen of Thebes : AEDON
30
Wood joint : MITER
31
Area below the grate : ASHPIT
33
Kind of scene : MOB
35
Ponselle : ROSA
36
Theater org. : ANTA
38
Undisguised : BALD
40
Aspen equipment : SKIS
43
Decline : EBB
45
Antilles group : LESSER
49
Animal : PANDA
51
Roman dictator : SULLA
53
Culbertson : ELY
54
Greek goddess : ATHENA
56
Fish and lobster eggs : ROES
57
Letter : VEE
58
Well-known ex-Russian : RUDOLFNUREYEV
61
Frost : RIME
62
Fountain in Rome : TREVI
63
Khachaturian : ARAM
65
Sloth : UNAU
66
Kind of cakes : OATEN
67
Hari : MATA
68
Kind of cat : MANX
69
Hindu precept : SUTRA
70
Vehicle : SLED
Down
1
Sibling : SIS
2
British G.I.'s : TOMMIES
3
Bring to light : UNEARTH
4
Milwaukee export : BEER
5
Turn for 20 Across : PIROUETTE
6
Prepared copy : EDITED
7
One's inner world : SELFDOM
8
European city : OSLO
9
British guns : STENS
10
Roles for 20 Across and others : FIREBIRDS
11
Keep ___ the windward : ANEYETO
12
Simpletons : NINNIES
13
___ Paulo : SAO
21
Alcohol base : GRAIN
22
Piper's son : TOM
23
___ Angelico : FRA
26
___-la : TRA
29
Hill of San Francisco : NOB
32
Figure for 20 and 58 Across : PASDEDEUX
34
Occupation of 20 Across : BALLERINA
37
Away: Abbr. : ABS
39
Rent : LEASE
40
Health place : SPA
41
Girl's name : KATRINA
42
Savage : INHUMAN
44
Comedienne Carol : BURNETT
46
Various : SEVERAL
47
Ennoble : ELEVATE
48
Kind of bread : RYE
50
Upward: Prefix : ANO
52
Ventilation slat : LOUVER
55
Singing voices : ALTOS
59
German woman : FRAU
60
Sweet potatoes : YAMS
61
Pirates' drink : RUM
64
Like the Hatter : MAD

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