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New York Times, Thursday, November 9, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { B Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 34.1
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,489
Across
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Type of note : MASH
5
Trials : WOES
9
Thing of little value : STRAW
14
Others, in old Rome : ALII
15
Jai ___ : ALAI
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City of Bolivia : ORURO
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Jenny of Sweden : LIND
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Coins on Capri : LIRE
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De ___ : FACTO
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With 58 Across, relative of "Get lost!" : TAKEALONGWALK
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Tries : ASSAYS
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Receive : SEE
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Genesis name : ESAU
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Dampens : WETS
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Aims : IDEALS
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Relative of a kiwi : MOA
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"___ of a Tub" : ATALE
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Business abbr. in Paris : CIE
38
Ocean bed : DAVYJONESLOCKER
42
Dessert : ICE
43
Catkin : AMENT
44
Military branch: Abbr. : USN
45
Author of "No Exit" : SARTRE
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Relative : AUNT
50
Bustle : TODO
51
Helium : GAS
54
Settled in : NESTED
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See 20 Across : OFFASHORTPIER
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Utensil : KNIFE
63
Cod's relative : HAKE
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Common French verb : ETRE
65
Marine eagles : ERNES
66
Goes astray : ERRS
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Yale men : ELIS
68
Carries on : WAGES
69
Card game : SKAT
70
Letters : DEES
Down
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Home of a Hammett bird : MALTA
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Police-blotter word : ALIAS
3
Kitchen items : SINKS
4
Refuge : HIDEAWAY
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Sign in downtown N. Y. : WALLST
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Miscellany : OLIO
7
Deserves : EARNS
8
Series of ailments : SIEGE
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Chesterfield : SOFA
10
County seat of Kerry : TRALEE
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Hikers' gear : RUCKSACKS
12
Oils, etc. : ART
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Solicit : WOO
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Vote : AYE
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Composer Kurt : WEILL
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Outlander : ALIEN
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Legal right to property : USER
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Healthy : SANE
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___ volente : DEO
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Neighbor of Hong Kong : MACAO
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Going too far : OVERDOING
35
Bill : TEN
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Nick and Nora's pet : ASTA
38
___ Atty. : DIST
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Rattle : JAR
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Greek letter : OMEGA
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Highway warning sign : CUTSPEED
46
Candy : TOFFEE
48
Dissatisfaction : UNREST
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Badminton gear : NET
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Remains : ASHES
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Usurer : SHARK
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Ownership : TITLE
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Ghostly : EERIE
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Adorn : DRESS
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Actor Parker : FESS
60
Gumbo : OKRA
61
___ Gardens : KEW
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Depression agency : NRA

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