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New York Times, Saturday, October 20, 1973

1-Down : Embroidery piece

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.57, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 65.9 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,834
Across
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Arctic vessel : SEALER
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Organ stop : OCTAVE
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Gear for a spring event : MAYPOLE
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Minnows : SHINERS
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Gem : EMERALD
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Make a killing : CLEANUP
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Engine-speed abbr. : RPS
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Prevailing custom : FASHION
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Gem State: Abbr. : IDA
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Arizona town : ELOY
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Fourteen pounds : STONE
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Saudi Arabian district : ASIR
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Some trucks, for short : SEMIS
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What the mouse's clock struck : ONE
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Penned : WROTE
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Mountain dividing point : TREELINE
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Kind of beef : CORNED
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Chicago's ___ Drive : LAKESHORE
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Boy : LADDIE
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Liquid-cargo carrier : TANKSHIP
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Strange : ALIEN
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Bad: Prefix : MAL
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Office girl : STENO
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Attired : CLAD
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Old Spanish coin : DOBLA
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Locates : SETS
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Young sheep : TEG
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Controversial : POLEMIC
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Relig. degree : DRE
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Mother of King Arthur : IGRAINE
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Certain golfer : AMATEUR
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Phone holders : CRADLES
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Impedes : RETARDS
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Egg dish : OMELET
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Frill: Ger. : KRAUSE
Down
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Embroidery piece : SAMPLER
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Delightful to see : EYESOME
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Month: Abbr. : APR
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Lounge idly : LOAF
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Raines and Cinders : ELLAS
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Huntsville arsenal : REDSTONE
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Of songbirds : OSCINE
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Daphnis's friend : CHLOE
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Thine, in France : TIEN
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Collection of sayings : ANA
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Deer meat : VENISON
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Learned : ERUDITE
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Least : MEREST
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Left unharmed : SPARED
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Sobriquet for a President : HONESTABE
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Gave way : YIELDED
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Stops : ARRESTS
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Assassinated : SLAIN
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Mechanical parts : WORKS
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D.D.E. : IKE
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Pro's partner : CON
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Distinguishing feature : HALLMARK
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Of milk : LACTIC
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Brisk, in music : ALLEGRO
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Outline : DIAGRAM
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People who observe : HEEDERS
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Enter unwelcomed : INTRUDE
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Tough questions : POSERS
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Annoy : MOLEST
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Recipient : DONEE
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One who points : AIMER
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Dosage unit : PILL
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Word with log or pult : CATA
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American writer : ADE
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Greek letter : TAU

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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