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New York Times, Thursday, November 30, 1972

5-Down : Little birds

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { B J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 241 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,510
Across
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"This seat is ___" : TAKEN
6
Absorb : ENGROSS
13
Take out : DELETE
14
Old-World area : NEAREAST
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Straightens : ALINES
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Large cabinets : ARMOIRES
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___ Plaines : DES
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Accounts : STORIES
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Drunkard : SOT
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Prospector's quest : LODE
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Political tactic : SMEAR
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Musical key : AMINOR
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Nine: Prefix : ENNE
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Trices : MOMENTS
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Spoke with cadence : LILTED
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Outdoor interludes : AIRINGS
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Plays : CAVORTS
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Street shows : RAREES
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Takes turns : ROTATES
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Chemical prefix : AMIN
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Sidewalk material : CEMENT
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Word for a young girl : MISSY
42
Sacred bull : APIS
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Nurtured : FED
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Reaction to a jackhammer : EARACHE
49
Wave, in Spain : OLA
50
Marine bivalves : SEADATES
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Too : OVERLY
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Bankers' concern : INTEREST
57
Pollution sources : WASTES
58
Misplaces again : RELOSES
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Gibe : SNEER
Down
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Complete: Prefix : TELEO
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Canting : ALIST
3
Range of knowledge : KEN
4
Seasons in Nancy : ETES
5
Little birds : NESTLINGS
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More weird : EERIER
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Designate : NAME
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Vulgar : GROSS
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Biblical friend of David : REI
10
Boat implement : OAR
11
Compass reading : SSE
12
Main and Elm: Abbr. : STS
13
Fathers : DADS
14
Indian seed plants : NARDOS
19
Indian camels : OONTS
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Giant great : MELOTT
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___ nous : ENTRE
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Novelist Claude et al. : ANETS
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Losers in '72 series : REDS
27
French city : AMIENS
28
Word on the wall : MENE
30
Hialeah's city : MIAMI
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Rootstock : ORRIS
32
TV offerings : LATESHOWS
33
Russian czar : IVAN
34
Ancient Syria : ARAM
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Hope or Youngman : COMIC
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Meal : REPAST
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Hug : CARESS
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Time periods : YEARS
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Strong point : FORTE
44
Aunt in "Oklahoma!" : ELLER
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Sunday, Monday, etc. : DAYS
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To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
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Writer Hunter : EVAN
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Scott or Raleigh : SIR
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Nautical direction : ENE
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Ocean: Abbr. : ATL
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___ volente : DEO
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Native of: Suffix : ESE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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