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New York Times, Tuesday, January 9, 1973

9-Down : Small bird

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 45, Avg Word Len: 4.62, Missing: { F J K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 248 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 11.7
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,550
Across
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Barracks beauty : PINUP
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Dissolved, as company : PARTED
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Snap-judgment item : CAMERA
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Bind : OBLIGATE
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Hostility : ANIMUS
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False hair : POSTICHE
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Western city : RENO
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Child's pinafore : TIER
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Blind a falcon : SEEL
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Compass point : ESE
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Falsetto singer : TINYTIM
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Desperate letters : SOS
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Hair treatment : SINGE
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Jan. and Dec. : MOS
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Carried, as a canoe : PORTAGED
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Soup, to Escoffier : POTAGE
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Scope : AREA
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Spread : OLEO
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Used the bulletin board : POSTED
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Toy spaniel : PAPILLON
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Big bird : EMU
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Emanations : AURAE
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Headwear : CAP
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Lester or Drew : PEARSON
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Card spot : PIP
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Kind of test : ORAL
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Picture borders : MATS
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First-rate : AONE
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Having delusions of grandeur : PARANOID
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Land reclaimed from the sea : POLDER
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Prehistoric period : STONEAGE
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City of N. Y. : ELMIRA
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Bouts : SETTOS
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Convened again : RESAT
Down
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Window parts : PANES
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Chemical compound : IMINE
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Nautilus skipper : NEMO
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Montevideo's land: Abbr. : URU
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Lambasting : PASTING
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Amazed : POPEYED
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Quell quickly : ABORT
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Literary initials : RLS
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Small bird : TIT
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Shield : EGIS
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Carps' relatives : DACES
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Part of c/o : CARE
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Van Gogh's brother : THEO
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Lampreys : EELS
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"Picnic" author : INGE
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Spanish relative : TIA
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Mischievous one : IMP
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Field sound : MOO
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Condition : STATE
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Scarf : STOLE
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Political patronage : PAP
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Spanish gold : ORO
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___ gestae : RES
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"___ is lost" : ALL
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Earth: Prefix : GEO
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Long period : EON
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Ruler: Abbr. : EMP
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Scheduled : DUE
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July 4 events : PARADES
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Salzburg's land: Abbr. : AUST
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Thrive : PROSPER
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John, in Glasgow : IAN
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Keystone people : COPS
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Smell ___ : ARAT
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Greek island : PAROS
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Friend, in Sonora : AMIGO
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Raised platforms : PODIA
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Sluggish : INERT
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Section of Istanbul : PERA
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Bowling area : LANE
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"___, for the love of Allah!" : ALMS
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Snare : NET
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Cereal grass : OAT
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Bravo, in Madrid : OLE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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