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New York Times, Monday, October 4, 1971

20-Down : ___ the Great

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F K Q }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 57.9
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,087
Across
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Film title with asterisks : MASH
5
Bribes : SOPS
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A bit open : AJAR
13
Asian range : ALAI
14
English stage name : TREE
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Roman garb : STOLA
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Ancient Olympic Games site : ELIS
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Upbraid : RATE
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Famous house that fell : USHER
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Hebrew letter : NUN
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Former tax : PETERSPENCE
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Craft : ART
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Jug : EWER
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Beat-up auto : HEAP
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Stations : DEPOTS
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Poky : STIR
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Rhine initials : ESP
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Sheep : EWE
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___ Chamber : STAR
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Above : ATOP
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Flemish painter : PETERPAULRUBENS
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U. S. composer : IVES
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Chemical mixture : AMYL
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Word with diem or se : PER
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Fish : GAR
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Ruthenian : SLAV
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Antagonist of Martin Luther : TETZEL
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Oxford : SHOE
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Deserve : EARN
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Outside: Prefix : EXO
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Impeded : EMBARRASSED
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Late : NEW
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Short street : COURT
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Tabula ___ : RASA
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Giant : OGRE
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Ballet group : CORPS
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Mosquito, in England : GNAT
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"___ go, Mets!" : LETS
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Hence : ERGO
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U. S. inventor : OTIS
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Whilom : ERST
Down
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Bacchante : MAENAD
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Tempt : ALLURE
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"Window on Europe" for a czar : SAINTPETERSBURG
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Word on a towel : HIS
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Disseminates : STREWS
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Emulate Cicero : ORATE
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Colonial governor : PETERSTUYVESANT
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Nostradamus : SEER
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Sailing : ATSEA
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Free-press pioneer : JOHNPETERZENGER
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Waugh : ALEC
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Steak order : RARE
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Swell! : SUPER
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___ the Great : PETER
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Gather, as cloth : SHIRR
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Has bills : OWES
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Suit length : TALL
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One was prodigal : SON
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Letter additions : PPS
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Muttonfish : SAMA
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Encourage : ABET
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One of three : PIG
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Peron : EVA
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Whiter : PALER
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Turn in a way : UPEND
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Types : SORTS
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Goodies : TREATS
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Wields : EXERTS
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At the nadir : LOWEST
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Marx brother : HARPO
50
Brazilian palm : ASSAI
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Behold, to Cato : ECCE
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Othello, e.g. : MOOR
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Jason's ship : ARGO
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___ Bull : OLE

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

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