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New York Times, Friday, May 19, 1972

9-Down : Turnpike booth

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,315
Across
1
Supergiant : STAR
5
Tin Pan Alley org. : ASCAP
10
Repeat : ECHO
14
Corn bread : PONE
15
State of Brazil : BAHIA
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Expose : SHOW
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Salon : ARTGALLERY
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Pod : HULL
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Spring back : RESILE
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Substitutes : REPLACES
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Bulk : MASS
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Hammerhead : SHARK
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Gave protest : OBJECTED
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Fish hawk : OSPREY
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Ghostly sound : CLANK
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Time of life : TEENS
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Pronoun : ONE
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Savoir faire : TACT
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Thousand, in Paris : MILLE
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Season : FALL
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Scottish river : ESK
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Devilfish : MANTA
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Kind of metabolism : BASAL
43
Panic : TERROR
45
Mythical island : ATLANTIS
47
Do C.P.A. work : AUDIT
49
Tip : HINT
50
Doily : TABLEMAT
53
Ancient incense spice : STACTE
57
Hamburg's river : ELBE
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Nailing tool : BRADPUSHER
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Mix : STIR
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Water buffalo : ARNEE
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Pentateuch : TORA
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Children : TOTS
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Church council : SYNOD
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Arithmetic : SUMS
Down
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Mineral : SPAR
2
Sped : TORE
3
Insects : ANTS
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Reduce to uniformity : REGIMENT
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Most qualified : ABLEST
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Girl of song : SAL
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Sonny's partner : CHER
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Buenos ___ : AIRES
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Turnpike booth : PAYPHONE
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Musical tone : ESHARP
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Meat : CHUCKROAST
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One of an outdoor 18 : HOLE
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Birds : OWLS
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Word of woe : ALACK
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Girl : LASS
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Begin : SETIN
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Musical group : OCTET
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Sophisticated : BLASE
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Make a sudden lurch : JACKRABBIT
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Greek letter : DELTA
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Part of a Chinese name : ENLAI
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Shouts : YELLS
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Israeli port : ELATH
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Instruments : MARIMBAS
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Dreamers : FANTASTS
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Style : MODE
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African language : BANTU
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Kings and queens : RULERS
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Mithpronounthed : LISPED
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Linger : TARRY
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Sample : TEST
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Choir voice : ALTO
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Dye prefix : TANN
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See 31 Down : CHOU
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Tenure : TERM
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Times : ERAS
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___ volente : DEO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 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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