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New York Times, Wednesday, January 10, 1973

43-Across : Gun the motor

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,551
Across
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Engraves : ETCHES
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Shark parasite : REMORA
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Manly : VIRILE
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Mountain ridges : ARETES
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Miss Redgrave : VANESSA
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Sunders : CLEAVES
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Ledger item : ASSET
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Luau fare : POI
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Worthless stuff : TRIPE
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Bore false witness : LIED
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Unsocial one : LONER
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Poland's neighbor: Abbr. : USSR
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Tenn. athlete : VOL
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Humbled : LOWERED
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Norse goddess : EIR
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Subjugates : ENSLAVES
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Cheap : BRASSY
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River to the Baltic : ODER
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Asian native : DAUR
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Supplication : PRAYER
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Take to court : LITIGATE
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Gun the motor : REV
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Like some sweaters : SLEEVED
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Sea or ant : RED
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Done : OVER
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Hindu ascetics : YATIS
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True: Fr. : VRAI
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Of an infection : VIRAL
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Fishing gear : ROD
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Capital of Idaho : BOISE
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Popular tribute : OVATION
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Develops : EVOLVES
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Woman deputy, in France : AGENTE
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More trim : NEATER
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Man's name : LESTER
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Prevents : DETERS
Down
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Avoidance : EVASION
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Xmas-tree adornments : TINSELS
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Belief : CREED
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Attention-getting sound : HIST
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City transit lines : ELS
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Admiral Mahan's concern : SEAPOWER
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More piquant : RACIER
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Goethe's ___ könig : ERL
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Suitable : MEET
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Port of Japan : OTARU
11
Alters : REVISES
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Freedom from germs : ASEPSIS
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Cornet feature : VALVE
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Crowd together : SERRY
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Individuals : ONES
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Eliza Doolittle word : LOVERLY
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Kickbacks : REBATES
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Stows cargo : LADES
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Celtic priest : DRUID
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Actress Myrna : LOY
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Pampas land: Abbr, : ARG
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Cocktail bonus : DIVIDEND
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City in Utah : PROVO
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Certain Broadway show : REVIVAL
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Batter's concern : AVERAGE
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Mother of Apollo : LETO
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One who has it made : ARRIVER
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Come-on ads : TEASERS
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Singer Adams et al. : EDIES
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Breadwinner : EARNER
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Fees : RATES
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___-face (reversal) : VOLTE
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Ravelings : LINT
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Watercraft : BOAT
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Native: Suffix : OTE
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Letter : VEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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