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New York Times, Tuesday, February 20, 1973

12-Down : Wound slightly

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 32.5
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,592
Across
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Make out : FARE
5
Huckster's line : SPIEL
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Internees : POWS
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Border upon : ABUT
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Certain pitch : CURVE
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Set quantity : UNIT
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Park features : MENAGERIES
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Girl's name : MONA
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Letter-shaped joints : ELS
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Small bills : ONES
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Closefisted : STINGY
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User of Rotten Row : RIDER
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Kind of treaty : PEACE
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Eddies : SWIRLS
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Clog : CONGEST
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Tall and thin : LANKY
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Scamps : RAKES
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Roof angle : HIP
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Darning aids : EGGS
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Like picket fences : PALED
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Oscar-winning movie : GIGI
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Of the, in France : DES
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Dirty : GRIMY
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Alternative of 54º 40' : FIGHT
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Western movie sets : SALOONS
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Powerful : MIGHTY
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Cheers : ROOTS
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Severe : HARSH
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Outer garment : BLOUSE
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Sweet wine : PORT
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___ Miss : OLE
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Promises to pay : IOUS
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Chat : CHEWTHERAG
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Orson Welles role : KANE
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Delicious : TASTY
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Orient : ASIA
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Completes : ENDS
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Animal trail : SPOOR
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Sea bird : TERN
Down
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Renown : FAME
2
Seth's brother : ABEL
3
Outclasses : RUNSRINGSAROUND
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Greek letter : ETA
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Emotional displays : SCENES
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More innocent : PURER
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Flower : IRIS
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Mother of 2 Down : EVE
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Diminished : LESSENED
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Polishing material : PUMICE
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Disdainful : ONONESHIGHHORSE
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Wound slightly : WING
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Command to a sitting dog : STAY
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Righteous : GODLY
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Follows closely : TAGS
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Annoys : IRKS
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Hoosegow : POKEY
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Luge : SLED
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Carries on : WAGES
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Quiets : CALMS
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Firmly fixed : TIGHT
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Monsoon ___ : RAINS
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"It's a ___" (too bad) : PITY
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Shields : PROTECTS
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Carriages : GIGS
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Sticky substances : GOOS
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Estuary : FIRTH
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___ up (botches) : LOUSES
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Savonarola, e.g. : MARTYR
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Kind of book : HOWTO
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Boy's vehicle : BIKE
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Bank deal : LOAN
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Mexican money : PESO
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Den : LAIR
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Actor Richard : EGAN
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Chance : HAP
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Consume : EAT

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

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