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New York Times, Thursday, January 1, 1970

23-Down : Containers

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
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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
14
Sound of glee : HAHA
15
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
20
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
40
Vista : LANDSCAPE
43
Fourteen pounds : STONE
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Fourth ___ : ESTATE
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Uses up : SPENDS
47
Charles ___ Gibson : DANA
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Tooth covering, sometimes : SKIN
50
Occupy : INHABIT
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Illustrator of "Alice" : TENNIEL
57
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
2
Thin : RARE
3
Alternative to that : THIS
4
Heraldic cross : SALTIRE
5
Preludes : PROEMS
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Artery : AORTA
7
Naughty one : IMP
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Requires : NEEDS
9
Arrangement of color values : TONALITY
10
Of the summer : ESTIVAL
11
Disrupted : TORN
12
Smart : CHIC
13
Western Indian : HOPI
21
Harte : BRET
23
Containers : VATS
26
Photographer's word : SMILE
27
Drinks : COLAS
28
Concerning : ANENT
30
Citrus fruit: Fr. : LIMON
31
___ when : IFAND
32
Roman goddess of earth : CERES
34
Exclamation : AHA
35
Outdo : CAP
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Action: Suffix : ADE
38
Of a stage setting : SCENICAL
41
Art movement : DADAISM
42
Thrust : STAB
43
Auto ride : SPIN
44
Part of a countdown : TENNINE
46
Rough draft : SKETCH
48
Make amends : ATONE
49
Impassive : STOIC
50
American composer : IVES
51
Shade of green : NILE
52
Constitutional : HIKE
54
False god : IDOL
55
Fitzgerald : ELLA
56
Spare : LEAN
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Hwy. : RTE

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

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