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New York Times, Tuesday, October 20, 1970

45-Down : British sweet

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 23.0
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,738
Across
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Behold: Lat. : ECCE
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Baseball's Manny : MOTA
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Severe : HARSH
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Conversation : CHAT
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Cupid : AMOR
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Speak pompously : ORATE
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Covered with scales : LAMELLATE
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Poem by Keats : LAMIA
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Burning : AFIRE
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Of the kidneys : RENAL
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Kind of verb: Abbr. : IRR
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Two fins : TENNER
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"Call Me ___" : MADAM
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Horse opera : OATER
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Kind of street : ONEWAY
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German reformer : CARLSTADT
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"Macbeth," for one : DRAMA
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Spanish exclamation : OLE
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Pours forth : SPEWS
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Title : SIR
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Tiniest : LEAST
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Drove recklessly : TAILGATED
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Money handler : TELLER
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Queen of Thebes : NIOBE
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Bumpkin : YAHOO
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Boring tool : TREPAN
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Puts ___ : OFF
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Dried coconut : COPRA
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Cheer : ELATE
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Trees of a region : SILVA
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American writer : EDGARAPOE
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___ thief : SNEAK
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Knick player : REED
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Sunder : REND
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Make rotten : ADDLE
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Greek god : ARES
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Squirrel's nest : DREY
Down
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Fanfare : ECLAT
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Rub : CHAFE
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Williams play : CAMINOREAL
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Endless : ETERNAL
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___ de tête : MAL
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Moslem leader : OMAR
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Animal image : TOTEM
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Game place : ARENA
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City in Michigan : HOLLAND
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Constellation : ARA
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Branches : RAMI
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Agitate : STIR
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Learn : HEAR
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British courts : LEETS
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Fuss : ADO
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Steeps : RETS
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"La ___" : MER
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In ecstasy : RAPT
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Trash : WASTEPAPER
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French friend : AMIE
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Measure : YARD
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Unitas : COLT
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Away from the wind : ALEE
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Goddess: Lat. : DEA
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Minnesota player : TWIN
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Cut : SLIT
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Roguish : SLY
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British sweet : TEACAKE
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Bull, at times : GORER
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French scholar and lover : ABELARD
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Greek letter : RHO
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Donizetti work : OPERA
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Gavel-wielder's word : ORDER
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Make amends : ATONE
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Indigent : NEEDY
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Bones : OSSA
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Determine in court : FIND
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Decamped : FLED
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Met player : AGEE
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Lace : VAL
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Newspaper items : ADS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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