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New York Times, Wednesday, November 29, 1972

60-Down : Faroe winds

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 36.8
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,509
Across
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___ California : BAJA
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Debate : ARGUE
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Kind of bag or bane : FLEA
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Test : ORAL
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Welland or Kiel : CANAL
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Swoboda and others : RONS
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Gemstone : OPAL
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Royal Russian : CZAREVITCH
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Famous word butcher : MALAPROP
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Luggage item : VALISE
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French river : YSER
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Become clear : JELL
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Toast : PROSIT
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___ strength : TENSILE
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Washroom: Abbr. : LAV
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Asian antelope : SEROW
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Growing out : ENATE
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Reed : OBOE
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Office implement : DATER
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Mardi ____ : GRAS
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Port of Majorca : PALMA
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Jeeves, e.g. : VALET
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Mimic : APE
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Fasten, in carpentry : TOENAIL
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Container : VESSEL
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Laugh, in Lyon : RIRE
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Warm-sea fish : MERO
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Friday's friend : CRUSOE
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Use of a wrong term : MISNOMER
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Canadian city : TORONTOONT
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Basilica part : NAVE
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Arabian area : OMAN
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Therefore : HENCE
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Journalism's Abel : ELIE
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Mineo et al. : SALS
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Invited : ASKED
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Use the dice : ROLL
Down
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Bust's companion : BOOM
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Harp, in Italy : ARPA
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Kind of African goat : JAAL
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Eases : ALLAYS
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Grew together : ACCRETED
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Gear for Figaro : RAZOR
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Scottish morsel : GNAP
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Cairo initials : UAR
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Rams or Lions : ELEVEN
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Gathered edge : FRILLING
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Writer Pierre : LOTI
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Letter inserts: Abbr. : ENCS
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Tennis-tour name : ASHE
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"___ Triste" : VALSE
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Greek letters : PSIS
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Watch bearing : JEWEL
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Splashing sound : PLOP
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North African port : RABAT
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Convex molding : OVOLO
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Complete : TOTAL
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Zhivago's love and others : LARAS
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Storehouse : ETAPE
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Delighted, in Paris : RAVIE
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Donkey, in Bonn : ESEL
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Ralph and Faye : EMERSONS
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Reinstated : REVESTED
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Negatively charged atom : ANION
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Sea bird : TERN
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Singer Franklin : ARETHA
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Oklahoman : SOONER
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Dice : MINCE
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Musical pieces: Abbr. : CTOS
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City on an Italian map : ROMA
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Soviet river : URAL
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Pianist Thelonious : MONK
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Saint ___ (Channel gulf) : MALO
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Malignant : EVIL
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Dance : REEL
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Faroe winds : OES

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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