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New York Times, Wednesday, April 5, 1972

28-Down : Milwaukee businessman

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.70, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 24.8
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,271
Across
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Queens athelete : MET
4
Mineral rocks : ORES
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Plate-armor piece : TUILLE
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Call ___ day : ITA
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Split : RIVE
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Cleveland native : INDIAN
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Missouri bird : CARDINAL
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S.F. monsters : GIANTS
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Houston explorers : ASTROS
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Hanger-on : LEECH
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Bullfight cheer : OLE
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Firmly established : ENROOTED
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Georgia tribesman : BRAVE
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Poetic word : ERE
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Increase : RAISE
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French name : RENE
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Outmoded: Abbr. : OBS
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Inherent : INNATE
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Urge, with "on" : EGG
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Chicago animal : CUB
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Negatives : NOS
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Cincinnati color : RED
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Ballpark snack : WIENER
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Baseball buff : FAN
43
Section : PART
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Tunnell of football : EMLEN
45
Skill : ART
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Cowhand's gear : LASSO
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Relocate : RESETTLE
49
Turf : SOD
50
Arrange in folds : DRAPE
51
Pittsburgh brigand : PIRATE
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Boston footgear : REDSOX
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Fashion in Chicago : WHITESOX
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State of social anarchy : ANOMIE
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English river : AIRE
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Kind of tent : PUP
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Horses : STEEDS
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Belgian river : YSER
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Theater sign : SRO
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Isinglass : MICA
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Greek letters : ETAS
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Small dessert : TART
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Baltimore flier : ORIOLE
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Wash off : RINSE
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Hitler's wife : EVA
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Hucksters : SELLERS
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Detroit beast : TIGER
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Fabulous animals : UNICORNS
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Westerner : IDAHOAN
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Rubbing fluid: Abbr. : LIN
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Old Baltic coin : LAT
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Printers' measures : ENS
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Flock : DROVE
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Compass point : ENE
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Headdresses : TIARAS
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Chemical compounds : ESTERS
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Transfer, as property : DEEDTO
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Milwaukee businessman : BREWER
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Administration : REGIME
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Well-behaved Californians : ANGELS
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Recede : EBB
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Possessive : OUR
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Charged particle : ION
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Middle of a mass : CENTROID
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Pre-Ranger nickname : NAT
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"Who ___?" (words of despair) : NEEDSME
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Express road : FREEWAY
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San Diego cleric : PADRE
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Mountain : ALP
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Hang around : LOITER
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Sales and nuisance : TAXES
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Church feature : SPIRE
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Snakes : ASPS
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Airline package : TOUR
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Montreal fair : EXPO
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Cape : RAS
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Inner: Prefix : ENT
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Deer : DOE
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___ nibs : HIS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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