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New York Times, Saturday, November 13, 1971

31-Down : "Ben ___"

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { F J K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,127
Across
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Lisa et al. : MONAS
6
National park in Oklahoma : PLATT
11
Of a unit : MONADIC
13
Vibrations : TREMORS
15
Mobile home : ALABAMA
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Wife of Louis Napoleon : EUGENIE
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With, in Munich : MIT
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Destroyers, in Navy parlance : TINCANS
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Poet's word : EEN
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Traffic sound : BEEP
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Worship : ADORE
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Timberlane : CASS
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Pray: Lat. : ORARE
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Campus growth : IVY
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Rich cake : TORTE
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Evening song : SERENADE
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Messenger of the gods : HERMES
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Took it easy : SATAROUND
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Letters, etc. : PAPERS
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Personnel man's concern : TURNOVER
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Adjust : ALINE
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Brazil, for one : NUT
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Suburb of Brussels : EVERE
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Torn : RENT
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Early invader of Britain : HORSA
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"___ virumque cano" : ARMA
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Stopping place : INN
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White wine : MADEIRA
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Snack-tray item : DIP
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Kind of triangle : SCALENE
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Turn down : DECLINE
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Places for seedlings : HOTBEDS
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Intertwined : ENLACED
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Aeries : NESTS
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Students' books : TEXTS
Down
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French playwright : MOLIERE
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Carousing : ONATEAR
3
Seize : NAB
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Malay law : ADAT
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Genus of apes : SIMIA
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Lop off : PRUNE
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Supports : LEGS
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Soul: Fr. : AME
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Part of a phonograph : TONEARM
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Italian port : TRIESTE
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Haitian dances : MAMBOS
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Drama by Shaw : CANDIDA
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Weeping : TEARY
14
Has a hunch : SENSES
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Shelter : COVERTURE
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Offer : PRESENT
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Argentine wool : CORDOVA
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Finnish lake : ENARE
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Tincture in heraldry : TENNE
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Old Siamese coins: Var. : ATS
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"Ben ___" : HUR
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Kind of chance : OUTSIDE
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Louisiana county : PARISH
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Lace city : ALENCON
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Resembling a feather : PINNATE
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Jury's concern : VERDICT
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Weasels : ERMINES
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Did farm work : REAPED
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Protuberances : NODES
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Workers : HANDS
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Common contraction : ARENT
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Athletic event : MEET
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P. I. tree : ACLE
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Weights: Abbr. : LBS
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Easygoing : LAX

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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