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New York Times, Tuesday, November 17, 1970

49-Across : Conveyances

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 5.20, Missing: { F J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 16, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 33.1 Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,766
Across
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Nimble : AGILE
6
Oodles : SCADS
11
Go back on one's word : RENEGE
13
Vote : BALLOT
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Forecast : PROGNOSTICATION
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Fixed a squeaky wheel : OILED
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Cape ___ : COD
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Cather : WILLA
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Constellation : LEO
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Chases birds : SHOOS
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Electrified particle : ION
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Work unit : ERG
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TV choice : CHANNEL
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Knowledge source: Abbr. : ENC
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Wife of Henry VIII : SEYMOUR
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Envoy's residence : EMBASSY
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Hostelry : INN
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Scottish name : IAN
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Developing sprouts : GERMING
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Odd : STRANGE
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Land measure : ARE
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Waxes : CERATES
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Sea bird : ERN
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Italian number : TRE
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Swiss town : DAVOS
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Soak flax : RET
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Conveyances : TAXIS
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Wire: Abbr. : TEL
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Tennis star : LAVER
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Unaccountableness : INEXPLICABILITY
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D.A.'s concerns : TRIALS
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Briny : SALINE
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Bear : STAND
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Gratified : SATED
Down
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Behind, in France : ARRIERE
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Rock study : GEOLOGY
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Playwright : INGE
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___ a hand : LEND
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Freudian word : EGO
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Indian tribe : SAC
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Type of hammer : CLAW
8
Prefix with meter or tude : ALTI
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Relatives of place mats : DOILIES
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Slender branches : STOLONS
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Lesion : ESCHAR
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Advice to bridge player with a fair hand : BIDONE
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North and South : POLES
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E. Indian tree : TOON
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French city : NANCY
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Gave a wide berth : SHUNNED
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Mideasterners : SEMITES
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Geometric section : CONIC
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Structural beams : LBARS
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Copying machine: Abbr. : MIM
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Collection of facts : ANA
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___ Casazza of opera : GATTI
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Wandering ones : ERRANTS
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Make another effort : REEXERT
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On the house : GRATIS
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Roman robes : STOLAS
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Soothing : NERVINE
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Acted as a host : GREETED
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Ingress : ENTRY
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With, in Paris : AVEC
50
African plant : IXIA
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Cross over : SPAN
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Girl's name : LILA
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Got off : ALIT
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Legal degree : LLD
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___-relief : BAS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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