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New York Times, Monday, October 8, 1973

6-Down : Frenzied

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 35.9
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,822
Across
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Applaud : CLAP
5
Pokey : JAIL
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Word with iron or heap : SCRAP
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Heavenly wear : HALO
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Prefix for present or bus : OMNI
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Classroom output : THEME
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Soon : ANON
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Rhino feature : HORN
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Lethe, for one : RIVER
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May apple or magician : MANDRAKE
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Nuclear agency: Abbr. : AEC
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Statue menace : PIGEON
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Chaillot resident : MADWOMAN
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Sounded : RANG
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Nylon disaster : RUN
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Stir : ADO
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Model T and Bearcat : AUTOS
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True : REAL
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Saint of sailors : ELMO
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Vagabond King's recruits : STOUTHEARTEDMEN
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W.W. I admiral : SIMS
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"___ boy!" : ATTA
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Kind of share : LIONS
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Expert : ACE
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Pastry : PIE
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Weight allowance : TRET
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Head scarf : MANTILLA
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"Only a look and ___" : AVOICE
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Relating to: Suffix : ILE
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German dog : DOBERMAN
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Con-man's aide : SHILL
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Honey holder : COMB
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Scottish island : IONA
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Madrid gallery : PRADO
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Spoken : ORAL
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With: Fr. : AVEC
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Good ___ : ASNEW
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Withered : SERE
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"___ we forget" : LEST
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No. 1 person : CHAMP
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Porch : LANAI
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Onward : ALONG
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Weighty : PONDEROUS
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Bach : JOHANN
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Frenzied : AMOK
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Legal phrase : INREM
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Yutang : LIN
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Like many children's toys : STREWN
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Brother of Harpo : CHICO
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Preacher's title: Abbr. : REV
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French soul : AME
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Prefix with form or spire : PER
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Poke fun at : ROAST
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Former child : ADULT
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Locale of a new start : ARARAT
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Swedish port : MALMO
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Slogan makers : ADMEN
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Lunch times : NOONS
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Humperdinck girl : GRETEL
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Indian state : ASSAM
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N. Y. city : UTICA
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"Good will ___" : TOMEN
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Consume : EAT
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News comment : EDITORIAL
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___ Selassie : HAILE
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French student : ELEVE
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Dormitory weapon : PILLOW
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___ rouser : RABBLE
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Diacritical mark : TILDE
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Dote on : ADORE
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"___ we adjourn" : IMOVE
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Sugar and malacca : CANES
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Pass a law : ENACT
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Bradley : OMAR
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Town near Liège : SPA
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Time units: Abbr. : HRS
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Fleming : IAN
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Salad green : COS

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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