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New York Times, Wednesday, July 25, 1973

21-Across : Clover plant

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 27.9 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,747
Across
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Float : WAFT
5
Purple color : PUCE
9
Ballpark thrill : HOMER
14
Alias Cupid : AMOR
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Continent : ASIA
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Choice : ELITE
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Garden flower : COREOPSIS
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Early film actor Jack : LARUE
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One of a tennis pair : SNEAKER
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Clover plant : TREFOIL
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Churchill or Coward : SIR
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A hill of ___ : BEANS
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Esteem : VALUE
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French menu word : GARNI
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Wee, in Scotland : SMA
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Eastern ruler : AMIR
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Kith and ___ : KIN
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George's Martha : CUSTIS
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"___ Sunday" : NEVERON
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Garden flowers : POMPONS
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Garden flower : YARROW
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Golf score : PAR
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Molding : OGEE
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Beverage : ALE
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Mil. rank : LTCOL
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Kind of band : BRASS
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Act the braggart : GLOAT
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Butter unit : PAT
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Garden flowers : MALLOWS
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Garden trees : BALSAMS
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Nautical position : ABEAM
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Puckery fruit : PERSIMMON
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Actress Valli : ALIDA
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Rat-___ : ATAT
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Clerical title : ABBE
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Disordered : MESSY
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Memory routine : ROTE
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Margin of victory : NOSE
Down
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Army gals : WACS
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Egyptian deity : AMON
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Fairway alert : FORE
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Signer of $1 bills, etc. : TREASURER
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Doll or tiger : PAPER
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World power : USSR
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Roman 102 : CII
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Kind of egg : EASTER
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Garden flower : HELENIUM
10
Norwegian kings : OLAFS
11
Spanish painter : MIRO
12
Case : ETUI
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Dance : REEL
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Migrant : OKIE
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Malice : RANCOR
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Taboo : BAN
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Chekhov's Uncle : VANYA
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Have ___ (dine) : AMEAL
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French book : LIVRE
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Variety of rummy : GIN
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Stout shoe: Var. : STOGA
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Butte installations : MINES
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Donkeys : ASSES
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Show deference : KOWTOW
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Athlete : SPORTSMAN
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U. S. writer on psychology : ROLLOMAY
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Chum : PAL
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Poker kitty : POT
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Milquetoast : CASPAR
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Island of romance : BALI
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Garden flowers, for short : GLADS
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Fake jewelry : PASTE
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Royal term of address : MAAM
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Qualified : ABLE
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Garlands : LEIS
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Nasty child : BRAT
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Old church desk : AMBO
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Masses : MOBS
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Partner of snick : SNEE
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W. W. II locale : ETO

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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