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New York Times, Friday, November 27, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 31.6
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,776
Across
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Al of comics : CAPP
5
Land tax in Britain : CESS
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Unrefined : CRASS
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Take a gander : OGLE
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Bowling alley : LANE
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Make new charts : REMAP
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Matriculated again : REENTERED
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Manifest : OVERT
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College, for one : SEATOFLEARNING
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Dilettante : ESTHETE
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Gifts for men : TIES
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Letter : ESS
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Energy : VIM
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King of Israel : ELAH
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Concerning : ABOUT
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Destination for Hansel : OVEN
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Chemical suffix : OLE
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Redden : BLUSH
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Une saison : ETE
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Emulate thespians : EMOTE
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French article : LES
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Large bird : ERNE
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Morals man : AESOP
44
Vessel : EWER
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Parts of the psyche : IDS
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Time : ERA
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News item : OBIT
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Lacking teeth : EDENTAL
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"Ici on ___ français" : PARLE
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Certain college courses : ELECTIVES
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French city : ARLES
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Exact : NICE
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Street in Gopher Prairie : MAIN
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Some modes : DIORS
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Store divisions: Abbr. : DPTS
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Volcano : ETNA
Down
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French isle in Medit. : CORSE
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James and Tommy : AGEES
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Dress detail : PLEAT
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Theban king : PENTHEUS
5
Openings : CLEFTS
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Town near Memphis : EARLE
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Cut, old style : SNEE
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Dull lecture, in a way : SEDATIVE
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Hag : CRONE
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Emend : REVISE
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Final word : AMEN
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Puppeteer : SARG
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Le Havre, for one: Abbr. : SPT
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___ line : TOESTHE
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Icy crust : RIME
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Yes and no : VOTES
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Anita : LOOS
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Voice : ALTO
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Dickens character : HEEP
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Up to : ABLE
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Took it on the lam : BLEW
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Yorkshire river : OUSE
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Most imminent : NEAREST
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Measurement of a sort : ENDTOEND
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Interval : MEANTIME
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U.S. journalist : RIIS
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Wave : ROLLER
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Draws forth : EDUCES
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Consecrate : BLESS
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Get rid of : EJECT
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Bay of Yugoslavia : TIVAT
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An ___ the hole : ACEIN
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Polish town : LESNA
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Spy : HARI
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Guthrie : ARLO
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Kind of drink : FLIP
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Hippie home : PAD

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

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