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New York Times, Saturday, October 14, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J K W X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 22.1
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,463
Across
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Traipses : GADS
5
Barber's gear : STROP
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Jetty : MOLE
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Scope : AREA
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Ruark book, 1962 : UHURU
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Ceramist's requisite : OVEN
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Aaron or Moses : BALLPLAYER
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Nutcracker's suite : NEST
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Equip : FITOUT
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Castor and Pollux : STARS
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Old units of length : CUBITS
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Used a water pistol : SQUIRTED
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Sports palace : ARENA
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Suppressed : SQUELCHED
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Infield features : BASES
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Mischa Elman's teacher : AUER
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Command, old style : HEST
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Most revered : HOLIEST
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Sybarite's delight : EASE
39
In shreds : TORN
40
Gluck's forte : OPERA
45
Bootery items : OVERSHOES
47
More exceptional : RARER
48
Banjo's eastern kin : SAMISENS
49
Hickory stick : FERULE
50
Star in Orion : RIGEL
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Diatribe : TIRADE
52
Trattoria drink : VINO
53
Technique used by the deaf : LIPREADING
57
Sammy Davis's "Yes, ___" : ICAN
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Bay window : ORIEL
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Miss Kett of comics : ETTA
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Bare : MERE
61
Full : SATED
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Breather : REST
Down
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Gift of sorts : GAB
2
Sea off Australia : ARAFURA
3
"Lakmé" composer : DELIBES
4
Cracker : SALTINE
5
Philippine group : SULUS
6
___ is to say : THAT
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___ Blas : RUY
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Pay dirt : ORE
9
Posse members : PURSUERS
10
Large butterfly : MONARCH
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"___ Rainbow" : OVERTHE
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Tenants : LESSEES
13
A.F.B. in Colorado : ENT
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Dead Sea product : POTASH
22
East Indian herb : TIL
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Truck area : CAB
24
Country gentlemen : SQUIRES
25
Fair pair in poker : QUEENS
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Pesticide : DDT
28
Bar : SALOON
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Shakespearean roles : OTHELLOS
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Female bullfighter : TORERA
35
Aurora : EOS
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Cupidity : AVARICE
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Advanced-study group : SEMINAR
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Daughter of Icarius : ERIGONE
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Bandsman on the move : PARADER
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Learned : ERUDITE
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Slackens : RELENTS
44
Measure of area : ARE
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Compass point : SSE
49
Eugene or Marshall : FIELD
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Dryad's home : TREE
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Pop : VIM
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Author Levin : IRA
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Grain exchange : PIT
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Ship's channel : GAT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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