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New York Times, Tuesday, November 24, 1970

43-Down : Be unwilling, old style

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 36.3
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,773
Across
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European : LAPP
5
Executes a sailing maneuver : TACKS
10
Examine closely : SIFT
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Sandarac tree : ARAR
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Chou ___ : ENLAI
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Thought: Prefix : IDEO
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Surrealist painter : MIRO
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Revoke a legacy : ADEEM
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Flanders : MOLL
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Certain Iberian : BARBEROFSEVILLE
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Symbol of strength : IRON
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Symbol of duplicity : OIL
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Acts maliciously : SPITES
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French lawman : GENDARME
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Seine sight : QUAY
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Old expletive : EGAD
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Eastern Indians : ERIES
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Port on Danube : ULM
38
Dried tubers : SALEP
40
Showman Edwards : GUS
41
Sahara region : ASBEN
44
Filly's relative : MARE
45
Doublet's partner : HOSE
46
Predetermines : DESTINES
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Worships : ADORES
50
Suds : ALE
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Atlantic fish : SCUP
52
Future salute for Charles : LONGLIVETHEKING
60
Met player : AGEE
61
Caravansary : SERAI
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Image : ICON
63
Harden : SEAR
64
Allay, as thirst : SLAKE
65
Novel character : NANA
66
Place for a chapeau : TETE
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Chemical compound : ESTER
68
Traffic sign : SLOW
Down
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English writer : LAMB
2
Song : ARIA
3
Young salmon : PARR
4
Uprightness : PROBITY
5
Flowers : TEAROSES
6
Go on ___ : ANDON
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Musical symbol : CLEF
8
Scottish jackdaws : KAES
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San ___, Hearst showplace : SIMEON
10
Resembling : SIMILAR
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Matinee ___ : IDOL
12
Hew : FELL
13
Enameled metalware : TOLE
21
Poetic word : ERE
22
Look: Lat. : VIDE
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Team plus subs : SQUAD
26
Throb : PULSE
27
Metrical feet : IAMBS
28
Parties : GALAS
29
German river : EDER
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Hardship : RIGOR
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River of W.W. I note : MEUSE
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Road hazards : ESSES
35
Plucky : GAME
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More wonderful, teen style : PEACHIER
42
Bric-a-brac holder : ETAGERE
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Be unwilling, old style : NILL
45
Famous Johns : HOPKINS
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Tributary of the Oder : NEISSE
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___ bill : DUE
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Interest : STAKE
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Word for a Mohican : LAST
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Type of arch : OGEE
54
Undiluted : NEAT
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Bookbinding materials: Abbr. : VELS
56
Q.E.D. word : ERAT
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Adjective suffix : ICAL
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Definite refusal : NONO
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Torment : GNAW

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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