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New York Times, Thursday, April 27, 1972

6-Down : "___ aux Camélias" (Dumas)

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,293
Across
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Bully : BUCKO
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Play the first card : LEAD
10
Shutterbug's need : FILM
14
Coral island : ATOLL
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Early lectern : AMBO
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Olive genus : OLEA
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Frosted : RIMED
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Disappeared : DIED
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Food-lover's hair shirt : DIET
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Toward shelter : ALEE
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Nonsense : BALDERDASH
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Beverage : TEA
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"___ the dawn" : CAME
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Co., in France : CIE
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Skydiver's need : CHUTE
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Whim : CAPRICE
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Steep : ABRUPT
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Cries of contempt : BAHS
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Heflin : VAN
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Simpleton : LOON
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Poem : EPODE
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Mint : COIN
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Encore! : BIS
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State: Abbr. : OREG
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Hindu sit-in : DHARNA
44
Ancient French region : ALSATIA
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Ocean, to poets : BRINY
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Relative : KIN
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Jab : PROD
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Head covering : TAM
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Insecticide : PARISGREEN
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___ fide : BONA
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Ancient kingdom : ELAM
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Scold : RATE
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Cringe : COWER
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Voluble : GLIB
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Sour : ACID
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N. Y. city : OLEAN
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Alone : SOLO
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Shea tenants : METS
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Granite city : BARRE
Down
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Celebes squall : BARAT
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Advantageous : UTILE
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Meet : COMEACROSS
4
Swiss painter : KLEE
5
Kind of maid or master : OLD
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"___ aux Camélias" (Dumas) : LADAME
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Rousseau novel : EMILE
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Retired : ABED
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Twelve-faced solid : DODECAHEDRON
10
Cattle fare : FODDER
11
Pelvic bones : ILIA
12
Dregs : LEES
13
Educ. course : MATH
21
Ancient siege device : BATTERINGRAM
22
Turbulent waters : RIPS
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Piece of tableware : CUP
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Subject of Attila : HUN
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Uncourtly one : CAD
29
Retreat : IVORYTOWER
30
Raise ___ : CAIN
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Sicilian city : ENNA
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Spanish duke : ALBA
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Seethe : BOIL
34
Habitat of sedges : BOG
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Shade of green : PEA
39
Know how to : CAN
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U. S. inventor : OTIS
43
Kept secret : HID
45
Arm position : AKIMBO
46
Nurtures : BREEDS
48
Grade of larceny : PETIT
50
Close by, of yore : ANEAR
51
Seine tributary : MARNE
52
Cribbage markers : PEGS
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Other: Prefix : ALLO
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Fence : RAIL
55
Contest : RACE
56
Gaucho weapon : BOLA
59
Part of an ear : COB

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 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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