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New York Times, Tuesday, January 30, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.37, Missing: { B F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 10.5
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,571
Across
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Uncivilized : SAVAGE
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Republic of Africa : SOMALI
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Shore bird : PLOVER
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City in southern N.J. : VINELAND
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Withdraw : RECEDE
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Egg specialty : OMELETTE
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Rose essence: Var. : ATAR
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Obstruct : CLOG
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Section of Istanbul : PERA
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1945 conference site : YALTA
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Miss Turner : LANA
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___ Yutang : LIN
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Quick bread : SCONE
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Speedily : APACE
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Distribute : PASSOUT
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Hindu incarnation : AVATAR
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London section : WESTEND
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Diamond asset : CLARITY
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Classify : ASSORT
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Nut candy : PRALINE
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Ermine : STOAT
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Mild cigar : CLARO
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___ lizzie : TIN
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Tribe : CLAN
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Brazilian port : NATAL
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King or Arkin : ALAN
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Whetstone : HONE
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Large amount : PILE
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Grammatical case : GENITIVE
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Spouse of Peregrine Pickle : AMANDA
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Phenomena of the empire era : ENCLAVES
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Business deal : MERGER
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Seesaw : TEETER
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Budding M.D. : INTERN
Down
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Floral arrangement : SPRAY
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Prince Valiant's wife : ALETA
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Talkative : VOCAL
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Ward off : AVERT
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Scottish pike : GED
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Before : ERE
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Signoret of films : SIMONE
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Second largest European lake : ONEGA
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Brooks or Ott : MEL
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Syrian city, to French : ALEP
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Western Empire language : LATELATIN
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Complicated : INTRICATE
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Nimble : VOLANT
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College official's home : DEANERY
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Jet-flight scenery : CLOUD
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Declare : ASSERT
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Asia or Africa: Abbr. : CONT
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Arthurian place : AVALON
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Prefix for mutuel : PARI
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Plaguesome : PESTILENT
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Resemblance of sound : ASSONANCE
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Portico : STOA
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Winglike : ALAR
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Discarded material : WASTAGE
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Hoisting device : CRANE
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Carpentry tools : PLANES
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Prosperity symbol : CLOVER
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Onion's relative : CHIVE
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Secluded : APART
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Trace : TINGE
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Tree : ALDER
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Memorize : LEARN
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African river : NILE
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Make grillé : TAT
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Friend, in Caen : AMI
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"Calling all ___" : MEN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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