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New York Times, Friday, January 26, 1973

15-Down : Noted word scrambler

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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M
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H
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,567
Across
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Big gulf : ABYSS
6
Kid : RIB
9
Force : DINT
13
Institute in N. Y. : PRATT
14
Time period : ERA
15
Estate : MANOR
16
Bet participant : TAKER
17
Take ___ in hand : PEN
18
Tilled land : ARADA
19
You're welcome: Sp. : DENADA
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Part of a culture : FOLKWAY
23
Site of confusion : TOWEROFBABEL
25
Utters : SAYS
27
Common abbr. : ETC
28
Poetic start : OPE
29
Strain : TRY
30
Author Harte : BRET
31
Constructs : ERECTS
35
Century plant : AGAVE
37
Aurora in Greece : EOS
39
Lowest deck : ORLOP
40
Rustics : YOKELS
42
Penny dreadful : PULP
44
Western Indian : UTE
45
___ of hope : RAY
46
Gold, in Madrid : ORO
47
Tub : SCOW
48
Jargon : GOBBLEDEGOOK
52
Unusual subjects : CURIOSA
53
Physicist Enrico and family : FERMIS
55
Reject for George C. Scott : OSCAR
56
Louis XIV, e.g. : ROI
58
Great! : DANDY
60
Certain party-goers : STAGS
61
Home spirit : LAR
62
English composer : ELGAR
63
Doublet's companion : HOSE
64
French holy woman: Abbr. : STE
65
Dares : RISKS
Down
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Prone : APT
2
Nail : BRAD
3
Indulge in earbending : YAKETYYAK
4
Certain pool members : STENOS
5
Hat type : STRAW
6
Banter : REPARTEE
7
Emerald Isle: Abbr. : IRE
8
Canadian resort : BANFF
9
Bock, for one : DARKBEER
10
Admiring, with "of" : INAWE
11
Of tree knobs : NODAL
12
Salver : TRAY
15
Noted word scrambler : MALAPROP
20
Game animal : DEER
22
Wind instrument : OBOE
24
Many-armed marine animal : OCTOPOD
25
Brace : STAY
26
Jason's ship : ARGO
30
Presses to absurd lengths : BELABORS
32
Sounds of concern : CLUCKINGS
33
Dorothy's dog : TOTO
34
Gush : SPEW
36
Wordiness : VERBIAGE
38
Bound to succeed : SUREFIRE
41
Word parts: Abbr. : SYLS
43
Theater seat : LOGE
47
East African : SOMALI
48
Relish : GUSTO
49
Killer whales : ORCAS
50
Peers : EARLS
51
Judge's call : ORDER
52
Blackjack, in London : COSH
54
State: Abbr. : SDAK
57
Cereal grass : OAT
59
Time periods: Abbr. : YRS

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

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