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New York Times, Monday, January 31, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q V X }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 10.6
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,206
Across
1
Kind of den : OPIUM
6
First 3 of 26 : ABC
9
Following : AFTER
14
Sicilian sight : AETNA
15
Souchong : TEA
16
Bucolic : RURAL
17
Kind of serum : TRUTH
18
Trip-inducing chemical : LSD
19
Wimbledon court surface : GRASS
20
___ tree : UPA
21
Roman emperor : TITUS
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Northern ___ : SPY
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Racer's concern: Abbr. : MPH
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French school : ECOLE
28
Domain : SPHERE
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Humbled : DEMEANED
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One who takes notice : HEEDER
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Obscure : UNCLEAR
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French conjunctions : ETS
38
___ Palmas : LAS
40
Drunkard : SOT
41
W.W. II initials : ETO
42
Throw into turmoil : DISRUPT
44
Heavy-footed : LEADEN
46
More even : STEADIER
48
Royal fur : ERMINE
49
Middle, in law : MESNE
50
Compass point : NNE
51
Marijuana : POT
53
Namely : TOWIT
55
Talk, today : RAP
58
City in Spain : CADIZ
60
Caesar : SID
61
Bowery figures : WINOS
63
Old-womanish : ANILE
64
Chemical suffix : INE
65
Amino et al. : ACIDS
66
Stupid : DENSE
67
Campus initials : SDS
68
Menu item : SALAD
Down
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Kind of cake : OAT
2
Neighbor of Ecuador : PERU
3
Live ___ (have a ball) : ITUP
4
Feral : UNTAMED
5
___ jongg : MAH
6
Husband of Gudrun : ATLI
7
Defeated : BESTED
8
Hermes's staff : CADUCEUS
9
S. A. country: Abbr. : ARG
10
Valuable mammal : FURSEAL
11
Golf hazard : TRAP
12
___ does it : EASY
13
Literary initials : RLS
21
Hospital specialist : THERAPIST
22
Sleepy : SOMNOLENT
25
Introduction : PRELUDE
27
Desk : LECTERN
28
Casts off : SHEDS
29
Word with jury or point : PETIT
30
Wiesbaden's state : HESSE
32
"___ say more?" : NEEDI
33
Corroded : EATEN
34
Loafer : DRONE
39
Cotton disease : STENOSIS
43
Herbs of India : RAMTILS
45
New World : AMERICA
47
Activate a toy again : REWIND
51
Window part : PANE
52
Norse god : ODIN
54
March date : IDES
56
Indigo : ANIL
57
Zoological suffix : PODA
58
Rude fellow : CAD
59
Tappan ___ : ZEE
61
Lived : WAS
62
Papal title: Abbr. : SSD

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

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