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New York Times, Saturday, October 30, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 45.2
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,113
Across
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Chums : PALS
5
Spiritual leader : RABBI
10
Aid's partner : ABET
14
Oriental nurse : AMAH
15
Light color : CREAM
16
Attendance : GATE
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Pub sign : WINESANDSPIRITS
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Actor George : SEGAL
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Recluses : EREMITES
22
Soviet range : URALS
25
Waugh : ALEC
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Mouth: Prefix : ORI
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Way out : DOOR
30
Mall units : STORES
34
Its, in Paris : SES
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She, in Rome : ESSA
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Do a tailoring job : LINE
37
Not ___ (impossible) : AGHOSTOFACHANCE
42
Russian city : KIEV
43
Ash, for one : TREE
44
Dog sound : GRR
45
Evaluate : ASSESS
48
Order to a broker : SELL
49
"___ Girls" : LES
50
Wander : ROAM
52
Metric measure : STERE
54
Horrified : APPALLED
58
Cloud: Fr. : NUAGE
61
Famous hag : THEWITCHOFENDOR
64
Only : MERE
65
French school : ECOLE
66
Sheep: Var. : TEGG
67
Had obligations : OWED
68
V. P. under Coolidge : DAWES
69
Theater signs : SROS
Down
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Handles rudely : PAWS
2
French friend : AMIE
3
Droops : LANGUISHES
4
Clip : SHEAR
5
Communications initials : RCA
6
Scottish alder : ARN
7
Eliot's Adam : BEDE
8
Iraqi port : BASRA
9
Drives : IMPELS
10
Farmer in Caesar's day : AGRICOLA
11
Hound : BAIT
12
Feminine suffix : ETTE
13
Hardy heroine : TESS
18
Plow soles : SLADES
19
"___ a man ... " : IMET
23
Hilton's horizon : LOST
24
Passable : SOSO
26
Expo city : OSAKA
27
Toomey : REGIS
29
Floats : RAFTS
31
V.I.P. in plotting : RINGLEADER
32
French pen contents : ENCRE
33
Palmists : SEERS
38
Struck dumb : OVERAWED
39
Greek god : ARES
40
Breton : CELT
41
Trojan beauty, to French : HELENE
46
Arias : SOLI
47
Like some nuts : SALTED
51
Pilgrimage city : MECCA
53
Underdeveloped ones : RUNTS
54
Vapor: Prefix : ATMO
55
Cry of relief : PHEW
56
French parent : PERE
57
Vessel of Indian coast : DHOW
59
Kind of girl : GOGO
60
Work units : ERGS
62
Bull : OLE
63
Turkish hat: Var. : FES

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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