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New York Times, Monday, November 20, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J K X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 55.5
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,500
Across
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Discusses : RAPS
5
Hiroshima destroyer : ABOMB
10
Ladder part : STEP
14
Land of caliphs : IRAQ
15
Speed checker : RADAR
16
Bowling alley : LANE
17
Brummell : BEAU
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Soda-brine material : TRONA
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___ or twice : ONCE
20
German composer : RICHARDWAGNER
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Wild retreat : ROUT
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Islamic God : ALLAH
25
Peter Max specialty : POSTER
28
Teeming with ideas : PREGNANT
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Vine covered : IVIED
32
Miss Shearer : MOIRA
33
Sadat's country : UAR
34
Hamelin musician, with 25 Down : PIED
35
Farm buildings : BARNS
36
Verb suffix : ESCE
37
Heath's country: Abbr. : ENG
38
Feel in one's ___ : BONES
39
Old British screen : SPERE
40
Choruses : REFRAINS
42
Pears: Fr. : POIRES
43
Poker move : RAISE
44
Crook : BEND
45
People for 20 Across : MEISTERSINGER
49
Bullring cheers : OLES
50
Mature : RIPEN
51
Writer Thomas : MANN
54
Area of France : MIDI
55
Grenoble is its capital : ISERE
56
Religious drawing : ICON
57
Back talk : SASS
58
Arab ruler : EMEER
59
Convey : CEDE
Down
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Umbrella part : RIB
2
Common verb : ARE
3
Jack of TV : PAAR
4
Used a child's gun : SQUIRTED
5
Legendary king : ARTHUR
6
Indonesian squall : BARAT
7
Scent : ODOR
8
Oranges : MANDARINS
9
Barroom rowdies : BRAWLERS
10
Motto : SLOGAN
11
Hero for 20 Across : TANNHAUSER
12
Suffix of action : ENCE
13
Lord : PEER
21
Student : COED
22
Seaweed : ALGA
25
See 34 Across : PIPER
26
Like sheep : OVINE
27
Opera hero and others : SIEGFRIEDS
28
Reflects : PORES
29
Mother of pearl : NACRE
30
Elm and ash : TREES
32
Characteristic style : MANNERISM
35
Carved paneling : BOISERIE
36
Widespread outbreak : EPIDEMIC
38
Minnows : BAIT
39
Forte of 45 Across : SONG
41
Sedate, in Paris : RASSIS
42
Radio comic Joe : PENNER
44
French drink : BIERE
45
Family members : MOMS
46
Kazan : ELIA
47
Graf ___ : SPEE
48
Daytona event : RACE
52
Cain's land : NOD
53
Compass point : NNE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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