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New York Times, Tuesday, October 23, 1973

25-Across : Group of words: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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O
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C
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T
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O
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T
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R
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A
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P
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R
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I
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A
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T
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A
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D
O
E
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R
A
R
E
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A
C
E
R
B
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A
R
A
I
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S
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N
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N
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T
H
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S
U
N
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D
R
O
P
A
N
A
M
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R
O
T
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S
L
E
D
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A
R
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T
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P
H
R
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A
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C
H
E
D
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K
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A
N
S
A
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S
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L
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E
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C
I
G
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E
L
I
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S
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S
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A
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F
R
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N
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C
H
M
A
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N
S
C
R
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E
K
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A
C
T
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I
I
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P
O
T
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V
E
E
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B
O
M
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B
E
D
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T
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H
E
R
E
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C
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A
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B
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N
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R
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S
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N
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O
B
I
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T
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R
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I
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T
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R
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T
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E
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V
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N
R
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Y
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N
S
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X
P
R
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S
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S
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E
D
G
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D
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D
A
R
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T
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T
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R
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K
S
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A
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M
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S
N
O
W
© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,837
Across
1
Eight: Prefix : OCTO
5
Catch unaware : TRAP
9
Rope : RIATA
14
One who acts : DOER
15
Uncommon : RARE
16
Sarcastic : ACERB
17
Certain dried grape : ARAISININTHESUN
20
Edit one's Xmas-card list : DROPANAME
21
Repetition : ROTE
22
Huskies' tow : SLED
23
"The ___ of Loving" : ART
25
Group of words: Abbr. : PHR
26
Pained : ACHED
28
Sunflower State : KANSAS
31
Tall story : LIE
32
Short smoke : CIG
33
Miss Landi of films : ELISSA
37
Waterway for Pierre : FRENCHMANSCREEK
41
Play part : ACTIII
42
Place for pease porridge : POT
43
Letter : VEE
44
Flopped, Broadway style : BOMBED
46
"Over ___" : THERE
48
Hack : CAB
51
Father of Abner : NER
52
Visualized : SEEN
53
Newspaper item : OBIT
55
Go back over : REITERATE
59
Certain train : VONRYANSEXPRESS
62
Fringed : EDGED
63
Challenge : DARE
64
French head : TETE
65
Exudes : REEKS
66
"___and the Man" : ARMS
67
Writer C. P. : SNOW
Down
1
Harem room : ODA
2
Spinal or vocal : CORD
3
Ad proof : TEARSHEET
4
Bright bird : ORIOLE
5
Group of three : TRIAD
6
___ of Cutch : RANN
7
Solo : ARIA
8
Author or convict : PENMAN
9
Cheer : RAH
10
Dessert worker : ICER
11
Storyteller : AESOP
12
Kind of serum : TRUTH
13
Doubleday : ABNER
18
Rushed : SPED
19
Most concise : TERSEST
24
Soft mineral : TALC
26
African grass : ALFA
27
Leaflet: Abbr. : CIRC
28
Kipling tale : KIM
29
Staring : AGAPE
30
Title : SIR
32
Mythical monster : CHIMERA
34
Tarkington title : SEVENTEEN
35
Prophet : SEER
36
Tropical tree : AKEE
38
Pen point : NIB
39
Plant shoot: Var. : CION
40
Biblical land : NOD
45
Starr of comics : BRENDA
46
Ancient mound : TERP
47
Alice's queen : HEARTS
48
Do reporting : COVER
49
Home : ABODE
50
Spree : BINGE
52
Certain battle opponents : SEXES
54
Long journey : TREK
56
European river : ISAR
57
Syllogism part : TERM
58
Spanish pronoun : ESTO
60
Length measures: Abbr. : YDS
61
Stitch : SEW

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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