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New York Times, Wednesday, October 6, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 47, Avg Word Len: 4.94, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 243 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 44, Cheaters: 20, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 29.5 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,089
Across
1
Legal offenses : MALA
5
Smart : TRIM
9
Teen of comics : HAROLD
11
Wynyard and Ross : DIANAS
13
Period of most activity : DAYTIME
14
Henley event : REGATTA
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Sleeper : RIP
17
Actor Peter : SELLERS
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Whisky base : RYE
20
Century plant : ALOE
22
Scads : SLEWS
23
Branch, in Spain : RAMO
24
Card combinations : MELDS
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Have ___ at it : AGO
27
River drainage area : BASIN
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Conquer anew : REWIN
30
When Apollo appears : SUNRISE
32
French land areas : ILES
34
N. M. art colony : TAOS
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Little porkers : PIGLETS
38
Night club : BOITE
41
Mr. Jones : CASEY
42
Brit. aces : RAF
44
Rockne : KNUTE
46
Adam's grandson : ENOS
47
Starts a cruise : SAILS
49
Musician Kenton : STAN
50
Recital piece: Abbr. : SEL
51
Summer pastime : SUNNING
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News org. : UPI
54
Closed noisily : SLAMMED
56
Lingered : TARRIED
58
Malt liquors : STOUTS
59
Toasts : SKOALS
60
Victuals : EATS
61
Liquid heater : ETNA
Down
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Spring prop : MAYPOLE
2
Pianist Tatum : ART
3
Actress Smith : LOIS
4
Egyptian dancing girls : ALMES
5
Layers : TIERS
6
Riches' companion : RAGS
7
Actress Balin : INA
8
Distilling flask : MATRASS
9
One summoning a taxi : HAILER
10
A Street : DELLA
11
Left the field behind : DREWOUT
12
Block : STYMIE
13
Small amount : DRAM
15
Age : AEON
18
Crazy ___ Hirsch : LEGS
21
Actress Feuillere et al. : EDWIGES
23
Fruit-cake components : RAISINS
25
Billy or goose : SILLY
27
Tolerate : BROOK
29
Bridal word : NEE
31
Seize : NAB
33
Leaves in the lurch : STRANDS
35
Switchboards : PANELS
36
Put aside : ISOLATE
37
Ex-pitcher Johnny : SAIN
39
Harbor of Pago Pago : TUTUILA
40
Public storehouses : ETAPES
41
Luck, in Ireland : CESS
43
Darts : FLITS
45
Miss Bagnold : ENID
47
Animal fats : SUETS
48
Type of charmer : SNAKE
51
Cereal disease : SMUT
52
Cave, to poets : GROT
55
Extinct bird : MOA
57
Wife of Aegir : RAN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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