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New York Times, Wednesday, August 23, 1972

16-Across : Fitzgerald

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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P
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A
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C
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K
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G
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,411
Across
1
Agreements : PACTS
6
About : ASTO
10
Pikes or Lassen : PEAK
14
Vacant : UNLET
15
Long-run musical : HAIR
16
Fitzgerald : ELLA
17
Tuscany city : SIENA
18
Wears out one's welcome : OVERSTAYS
20
Prove one's friendship : STANDBYINAPINCH
22
Twelvemonth in Old West : YAR
23
Defense initials : USN
24
Uncertain : ATSEA
25
Overwhelmed : AWED
28
Family member, for short : GRAMP
31
One drop : MINIM
33
Ruler : TSAR
34
Soup vegetable: Var. : OCRA
38
Stop up : OCCLUDE
40
Corrupt : VITIATE
42
Decorticate : PEEL
43
Egyptian dancing girl : ALME
45
Ours: Ger. : UNSER
46
Dew: Fr. : ROSEE
48
P.M. under George III : PITT
49
Welles : ORSON
52
Pother : ADO
54
Classified ad abbr. : APT
57
Practice brotherhood : BEAGOODNEIGHBOR
62
Consider : ENTERTAIN
63
Inexact : LOOSE
64
Essence: Var. : ATAR
65
Roman days : IDES
66
Vilify : ABUSE
67
Female busybodies : HENS
68
Example : CASE
69
Loved : DOTED
Down
1
___ willow : PUSSY
2
Loos : ANITA
3
Bargain sale : CLEARANCE
4
Neighbor of Ala. : TENN
5
Village, in Africa : STAD
6
Nautical cries : AHOYS
7
Interest gatherers : SAVINGS
8
Yours: Fr. : TIEN
9
Odd, in Scotland : ORRA
10
Tent stitch : PETITPOINT
11
French elks : ELANS
12
___ clover : ALYCE
13
Russian mush : KASHA
19
Area south of U. S.: Abbr. : SPAM
21
Item for a vase : BUD
26
Famed humorist : WILLROGERS
27
Ratite bird : EMU
29
Kind of review : RAVE
30
Nickname for a notable : ARI
31
Swab : MOP
32
Kind of bag or cap : ICE
33
Distant: Prefix : TELE
35
Search : CASTABOUT
36
Map abbr. : RTE
37
Ozone: Prefix : AER
39
Prosecutors: Abbr. : DAS
41
N. Z. honey-eater : TUI
44
Nasty ones : MEANIES
47
___ about : ONOR
48
Taro dish : POI
49
West Indies sorcery : OBEAH
50
French annuity : RENTE
51
Belial : SATAN
53
Like a blockhead : DENSE
55
Chase group : POSSE
56
Brought to bay : TREED
58
Auricular : OTIC
59
Certain first words : DADA
60
Garden bloom, for short : GLAD
61
Rail rider : HOBO

Answer summary:
5 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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