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New York Times, Thursday, September 30, 1971

1-Across : Spanish bean

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 27.6
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,083
Across
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Spanish bean : HABA
5
Lead window rods : CAMES
10
Compass reading : ENE
13
Adjective ending : ULAR
14
Future time : ANOTHERDAY
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Neighbor of Colo. : NEBR
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Man with a scythe : FATHERTIME
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Biblical pronoun : THY
20
Carnegie ___ : TECH
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Nonconformist : REBEL
22
Newspaper women of yore : SOBSISTERS
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Kind of gin : SLOE
27
Footgear : MULES
28
Goes bad : ROTS
30
Salamander : EFT
31
Assyrian deity : ASUR
32
Stationery item : INKPOT
34
Wedding-notice word : NEE
35
In a pointless way : INANELY
36
Noncom : SGT
39
Benefit, in Italy : FAVORE
40
Bern's river : AARE
41
Supplement: Abbr. : APP
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Freshly : ANEW
45
Seaweeds : ALGAS
46
Fuel : PEAT
48
Offspring : DESCENDANT
51
Roost : PERCH
53
Flee suddenly : BOLT
54
17th-century date : MDC
55
Grasshoppers and crickets : ORTHOPTERA
58
Bonheur : ROSA
59
Potential seer : SEVENTHSON
60
Olympian : EROS
61
Silkworm : ERI
62
Tartan patterns : SETTS
63
Word on the wall : MENE
Down
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He rides to the hounds : HUNTSMAN
2
Pub : ALEHOUSE
3
Eye color : BABYBLUE
4
Sked abbr. : ARR
5
Bistros : CAFES
6
Put on ___ : ANACT
7
Advice to small fry : MOTHERKNOWSBEST
8
Ordinal ending : ETH
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Pronoun : SHE
10
Fit to consume : EDIBLE
11
The ___ the game : NAMEOF
12
Grommet : EYELET
15
Misdo : ERR
16
Highways: Abbr. : RTES
20
" ... ___ of thee" : TIS
23
Indian weight : SER
24
Rodeo hand : ROPER
25
Wrap : STOLE
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Piggery : STY
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___ out : INAND
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The Queen's ___ : NAVEE
35
"___ body meet ... " : IFA
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Indian chief : SAGAMORE
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Family member : GRANDSON
38
Precedent establisher : TESTCASE
40
City legislator: Abbr. : ALD
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Place in proximity : APPOSE
42
One who gazes : PEERER
43
Book section : PARTVI
45
Insect : ANT
47
Chinese flute : TCHE
49
French painter : COROT
50
Impetuous feelings : ELANS
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Word of endearment : HON
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Parts of qts. : PTS
57
___ dansant : THE
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Ad ___ : REM

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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