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New York Times, Friday, November 19, 1971

13-Down : Saul's uncle and others

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 43.4
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,133
Across
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Lobster part : CLAW
5
Rice dish : PILAF
10
Verdon : GWEN
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Sounds of merriment : HAHA
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Bell town : ADANO
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Kind of review : RAVE
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Med. course : ANAT
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Resort near Tampa : CLEARWATER
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Thomas ___ : ABECKET
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Dries up : WIZENS
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Was sorry : RUED
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State : AVER
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Deer's pride : ANTLER
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River : WATERWAY
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Monk parrots : LOROS
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Greek communes : DEMES
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Reformer Jan : HUS
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Spread : OLEO
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More like Solomon : WISER
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"For ___ jolly good ... " : HESA
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Farm sound : MAA
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Polo and croquet : GAMES
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Literary form : POESY
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Bread ___ : ANDWATER
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Go Ananias one better : OUTLIE
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Help in the kitchen : WIPE
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Corrode : GNAW
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Wall St. man : TRADER
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Youth category : TEENAGE
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Reservoir pipes : WATERMAINS
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Moved rapidly : TORE
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Angers : IRES
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Dote on : ADORE
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Black : EBON
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Dessert : TART
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Musical work : NONET
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Gain altitude : RISE
Down
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Tea : CHA
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Turner : LANA
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Peck role : AHAB
4
London station : WATERLOO
5
Green Bay man : PACKER
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Wasted time : IDLED
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Freedman of early England : LAET
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Collection : ANA
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Hunt ___ (dowse) : FORWATER
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Cow, for instance : GRAZER
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Turbine : WATERWHEEL
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Moderate : EVEN
13
Saul's uncle and others : NERS
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Mates : WIVES
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Actors' concerns : CUES
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Brownish color : ALOMA
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Edward Everett Hale character : NOLAN
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Stay afloat in a way : TREADWATER
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River to North Sea : WESER
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Iowa city : AMES
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Too, in France : AUSSI
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Famed violinist : YSAYE
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Coin : DIME
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Crabber, for one : WATERMAN
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Something not to be in : HOTWATER
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Openmouthed one : GAPER
40
Latex of Asia : PUAN
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Most far-reaching : WIDEST
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Like some play stagings : ONESET
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Category : GENRE
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Taunt : TWIT
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___ avis : RARA
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Noun suffix : TION
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Desert of Asia : GOBI
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Amor : EROS
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Fuss : ADO
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Compass point : ENE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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