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New York Times, Friday, October 19, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 17.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,833
Across
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Small space : AREOLA
7
Aries : RAM
10
Chimps : APES
14
City in New Hampshire : BERLIN
15
Australian bird : EMU
16
Wash : LAVE
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City in Kentucky : LONDON
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Wobbled : TEETERED
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Ancient ascetic : ESSENE
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Attaching : ANNEXING
22
Fire : SACK
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Pure : CHASTE
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Work area : LAB
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New Guinea port : LAE
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Kind of party : HEN
30
___ lazuli : LAPIS
32
Prohibit : INTERDICT
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One who decorates : ADORNER
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A knight ___ : INARMOR
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Gambling game : ODDMANOUT
42
Chilly : NIPPY
43
N. Y. subway : IRT
44
Shoe lining : PAC
46
Enzyme: Suffix : ASE
47
Repast : DINNER
50
Wrinkle, as a brow : KNIT
52
Go to a new land : EMIGRATE
54
City in Florida : NAPLES
59
Type of towel : BATHSIZE
60
Beethoven symphony : EROICA
61
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
62
Cloth surface : NAP
63
City in Idaho : MOSCOW
64
Space : ROOM
65
Elders: Abbr. : SRS
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City in Georgia : ATHENS
Down
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Adept : ABLE
2
Early trucks : REOS
3
Sea birds : ERNS
4
Ye ___ Shoppe : OLDE
5
V.I.P.'s : LIONS
6
Strengthen : ANNEAL
7
Captured anew : RETAKEN
8
Sobeit : AMEN
9
Bavarian city, to Germans : MUENCHEN
10
City in Virginia : ALEXANDRIA
11
City in Texas : PARIS
12
Occasion : EVENT
13
Marsh plant : SEDGE
19
City in Iran : TEHERAN
23
City in Illinois : CAIRO
25
Actor Alan : LADD
26
Peas in ___ : APOD
27
City in Alabama : BIRMINGHAM
30
Asian language : LAO
31
Trappers : SNARERS
33
Giant : TITAN
34
Mischievous ones : IMPS
35
Overcome problems : COPE
36
Have a go at : TRY
38
Gets on board : ENTRAINS
41
Maintenance costs : UPKEEPS
45
One of the arts : CINEMA
47
Prohibit : DEBAR
48
Insect form : IMAGO
49
Explosive : NITRO
51
Mystic card : TAROT
53
Tyrant: Var. : TZAR
55
Elegant : POSH
56
Vermin : LICE
57
College course: Abbr. : ECON
58
Adages : SAWS

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

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