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New York Times, Tuesday, December 11, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 27.4
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,886
Across
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Strike out : DELE
5
Poultry man : BREEDER
12
Ocean fish : SAUREL
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Lettuce : ROMAINE
15
Geometry pioneer : EUCLID
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Copied : IMITATED
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"___ not what your ... " : ASK
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N.F.L. eleven : BENGALS
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College league : IVY
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Damsel : LASS
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Equine colors : ROANS
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Machine gun : BREN
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Reptile of S. A. : ABOMA
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Outs' partners : INS
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Gaggle members : GEESE
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Symbol of happiness : BLUEBIRD
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Time period : ERA
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Of a nasal wall : SEPTILE
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Mace's relative : TEARGAS
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U. S. humorist : ADE
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Rental item on the links : GOLFCART
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"Street ___" : SCENE
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Family member : SIS
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Lion's master : TAMER
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Musical finale : CODA
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___ Arenas : PUNTA
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Filament: Suffix : TENE
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Vedic sky dragon : AHI
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Treats for Tabby : CATNIPS
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"Friend or ___?" : FOE
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Quail : BOBWHITE
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Hidebound grammarian : PURIST
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Plodding one : SLOGGER
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Eye parts : LENSES
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Supply ships : TENDERS
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Greenland base : ETAH
Down
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Marx Brothers film : DUCKSOUP
2
Goethe's ___ König : ERL
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Body, in Dresden : LEIB
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Kind of statesman : ELDER
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Bandit : BRIGAND
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After Acts : ROMANS
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Ludwig et al. : EMILS
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Consumes : EATS
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Across: Prefix : DIA
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Complete : ENTIRE
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Does a nautical job : REEVES
12
Oceanographers' vessels : SEALABS
13
Famous chasm in N. Y. : AUSABLE
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Unit of force : DYNE
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Bête's color : NOIRE
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Czech composer : SMETANA
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Stutz model : BEARCAT
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Tolerate : ABIDE
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Skin job : GRAFT
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Word on a French map : ILE
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Electric ___ : EEL
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"Good-bye" composer : TOSTI
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Angler's quest : GAMEFISH
36
Sandy : ARENOSE
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Mulberry and Orchard : STREETS
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Cotton workers : GINNERS
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Sore memento : SCAB
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Mike Douglas has one : COHOST
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Fit for consumption : EDIBLE
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Owner of a famed mill : SUTTER
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Satchel of baseball : PAIGE
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Teacher's fruit : APPLE
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Not cash: Abbr. : CHGD
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Tallow ingredient : SUET
54
Overcame : WON
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Cell constituent : RNA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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