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New York Times, Tuesday, November 13, 1973

66-Across : "How ___ the little busy bee ... "

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 22.7
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,858
Across
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Pear : BOSC
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African port : DAKAR
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David or Kilmer : CAMP
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Whale : ORCA
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___ branch : OLIVE
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Woodwind : OBOE
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Shopping place : MART
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Man of the children's hour : LONGFELLOW
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Formal wear : BLACKTIE
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Soil deposit : LOESS
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Greek letter : PHI
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Severe : STARK
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Stalking animal : PREYER
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African people : IBO
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Brief try : STAB
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Roman bronze : AES
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Malice : RANCOR
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Volcano goddess : PELE
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Fastens again : REHASPS
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Marsh vapors : MIASMAS
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Like the boat to China : SLOW
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Constricts : STRAPS
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Bakery item : PIE
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Donkey: Ger. : ESEL
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Motorists' org. : AAA
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Compliance : ASSENT
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Kind of throat : STREP
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Rabbit's pride : EAR
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Japanese porcelain : IMARI
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Certain string : BOOTLACE
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Out of the ordinary : NOTASARULE
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Once more : ANEW
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"How ___ the little busy bee ... " : DOTH
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Hog breed : DUROC
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Part of a square mile : ACRE
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Responsibility : ONUS
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Table: Lat. : MENSA
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N. Y. team : METS
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Cherry or stink : BOMB
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Type of exam : ORAL
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Sycophant : SCRAPESHOE
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Like some tunes : CATCHY
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Stupid one : DOLT
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Man's name : ALOIS
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Kind of energy : KINETIC
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Batter's record: Abbr. : AVG
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Arbiter, for short : REF
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State: Abbr. : COLO
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Fit : ABLE
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Rural sounds : MOOS
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Benches : PEWS
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Large animal : ELK
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Bleaching vats : KIERS
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Large snake : ABOMA
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Genus of cress : RORIPA
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Dissect : PARSE
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Staggers : REELS
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___ the door (knocks) : RAPSAT
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Navy police: Abbr. : SPS
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Carry Nation's cause : TEMPERANCE
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Actor Delon : ALAIN
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Harass : BESET
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Spectral type : NSTAR
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Piercing tool : AWL
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Ledger entry : ASSET
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Scottish painter : RAEBURN
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Low bow : SALAAM
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Family member : SIS
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Marco and water : POLOS
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___-European : INDO
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Gaze dreamily : MOON
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Northern island : ATTU
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Cheers : RAHS
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Suffix in zoology : OECA
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Document: Abbr. : CERT
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Sheep : EWES
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Navy V.I.P. : ADM
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___ the day : RUE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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