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New York Times, Wednesday, February 24, 1971

24-Down : "The lady ___ protest too much"

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 21.6
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,865
Across
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Does housework : MOPS
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Burst of energy : BANG
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Prepares gifts : WRAPS
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"We'll tak ___ o' kindness ... " : ACUP
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Asian sea : ARAL
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Emulator : RIVAL
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Question closely : CATECHIZE
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Express an idea : OPINE
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Light blue : ALICE
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Identified : DIAGNOSED
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Newspaper item : WANTAD
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Hosiery mishaps : SNAGS
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Prefixes meaning inner : ESOS
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Reaches : GETSTO
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Discover by diligence : FERRETOUT
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Warehouse : DEPOT
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Australian native, for short : ABO
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Jackrabbits : HARES
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Jackie's spouse : ARI
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___ up (appears) : CROPS
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Determines exactly : PINPOINTS
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Adds up : TOTALS
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Rag, for one : DOLL
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___ Peak : PIKES
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Converse in a way : TALKAT
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Was nosy : PRIEDINTO
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Famed Finnish runner : NURMI
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Bizarre : OUTRE
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Makes tentative inquiries : SOUNDSOUT
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Chemical compound : ESTER
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Major, or Minor : URSA
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First word of Mass. motto : ENSE
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Ballistic missiles : THORS
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___ out (supplements) : EKES
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Rural highway hazard : DEER
Down
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Parrot : MACAW
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Florida city : OCALA
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Deposit : PUTIN
4
Phantom : SPECTER
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Scrooge word : BAH
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Like the Gobi : ARID
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Hitler and others : NAZIS
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Gather : GLEAN
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Maligned : WRONGED
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Counterstroke : RIPOSTE
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Girl's name : AVIS
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Breaded: Fr. : PANE
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Coaster : SLED
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Stop : CEASE
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One-liner : GAG
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"The lady ___ protest too much" : DOTH
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Soft ___ : SOAP
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Bridge : SPAN
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Wrongful act : TORT
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U.S. inventor : OTIS
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Truth : FACT
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Spanish river : EBRO
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Fountainhead : ROOT
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Swiss canton : URI
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Watch over : TEND
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Sully : SPOT
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Decorator : PAPERER
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Baseball pitches : SLIDERS
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Warner of Chan films : OLAND
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Treated unjustly : ILLUSED
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___ lift : SKI
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Result : ENSUE
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Wading bird : STORK
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Danish coin : KRONE
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Charm : AMUSE
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Strength of a solution : TITER
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Sandburg : POET
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Carry the football : RUSH
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Give ___ (scold) : ITTO
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English river : OUSE
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Pensacola site: Abbr. : NAS

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3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later.

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