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New York Times, Thursday, January 1, 1970

2-Down : Thin

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { G J Q U W X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 32.0
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,446
Across
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Plastic or graphic : ARTS
5
Put on a coat of sorts : PAINT
10
Delineate clearly : ETCH
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Sound of glee : HAHA
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A Montague : ROMEO
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London district : SOHO
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Seed cover : ARIL
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British portrait painter : ORPEN
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Stumble : TRIP
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Handicapper's choice : BESTBET
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Pioneer aircraft designer : DAVINCI
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Girl's name : IRMA
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Wend : SLAV
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Alarms : SCARES
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Type style : ITALIC
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French impressionist : MONET
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One of nine : ACATSLIFE
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Capable of: Suffix : ILE
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Disreputable : SHADY
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Spoil : MAR
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Vista : LANDSCAPE
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Fourteen pounds : STONE
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Fourth ___ : ESTATE
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Uses up : SPENDS
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Charles ___ Gibson : DANA
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Tooth covering, sometimes : SKIN
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Occupy : INHABIT
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Illustrator of "Alice" : TENNIEL
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Edward or Henry : VIII
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French painter : COROT
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Inactive : IDLE
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Fraternal order : ELKS
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Caper : ANTIC
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Town near Naples : NOLA
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Appear : SEEM
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Parasite : LEECH
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Dash : ELAN
Down
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King of Israel : AHAB
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Thin : RARE
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Alternative to that : THIS
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Heraldic cross : SALTIRE
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Preludes : PROEMS
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Artery : AORTA
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Naughty one : IMP
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Requires : NEEDS
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Arrangement of color values : TONALITY
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Of the summer : ESTIVAL
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Disrupted : TORN
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Smart : CHIC
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Western Indian : HOPI
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Harte : BRET
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Containers : VATS
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Photographer's word : SMILE
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Drinks : COLAS
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Concerning : ANENT
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Citrus fruit: Fr. : LIMON
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___ when : IFAND
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Roman goddess of earth : CERES
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Exclamation : AHA
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Outdo : CAP
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Action: Suffix : ADE
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Of a stage setting : SCENICAL
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Art movement : DADAISM
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Thrust : STAB
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Auto ride : SPIN
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Part of a countdown : TENNINE
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Rough draft : SKETCH
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Make amends : ATONE
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Impassive : STOIC
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American composer : IVES
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Shade of green : NILE
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Constitutional : HIKE
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False god : IDOL
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Fitzgerald : ELLA
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Spare : LEAN
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Hwy. : RTE

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2 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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