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New York Times, Wednesday, December 12, 1973

42-Across : Minos's land

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { G J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 7.7
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,887
Across
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"___ brillig ... " : TWAS
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Sword : SABER
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___-mémoire : AIDE
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Lawman Wyatt : EARP
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Stead : PLACE
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Portico : STOA
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Nick Charles's dog : ASTA
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Tobacco kilns : OASTS
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Trifles : TOYS
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Violinist, chemist, etc., with 26 Across : SHERLOCK
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___ prosequi : NOLLE
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Wapiti : ELK
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Got on the bus : BOARDED
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See 20 Across : HOLMES
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Scotland or Harvard : YARD
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Affair : AMOUR
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Get wise : TAKEAHINT
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Slave : SERF
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Exudes : OOZES
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Garden man : ADAM
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Title for 51 Across : PROFESSOR
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Minos's land : CRETE
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Medley : OLIO
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Man of "elementary" learning : WATSON
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Disturbed the peace : RANRIOT
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Rabid : MAD
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Strange : ALIEN
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Famous criminal : MORIARTY
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Plant stem : BINE
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Descendant : SCION
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Knowledge : LORE
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Served a winner : ACED
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"Who's ___?" : THERE
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Patent base : IDEA
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Girl's name : TESS
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Ate : DINED
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Golfer : TEER
Down
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Pink and afternoon : TEAS
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Word with line or board : WASH
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Johnson of TV : ARTE
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Box : SPAR
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Film holders : SPOOLS
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Partner of alas : ALACK
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Sun : BASK
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Outside: Prefix : ECT
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Thing, in law : RES
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Fur man : ASTOR
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"___ you so!" : ITOLD
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Creator of 20 Across : DOYLE
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Relieved : EASED
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Ogle : LEER
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Nothing: Sp. : NADA
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Street for 20 Across : BAKER
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Metals : ORES
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Fastener : HASP
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Hebrew measure : OMER
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Parrot fish : LORO
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Bungle : MUFF
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Mississippi tributary : YAZOO
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No place ___ (S.R.O.) : TOSIT
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William S. or Moss : HART
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Roman date : IDES
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Treaty org. : NATO
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Feds : TMEN
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European capital : OSLO
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Irish version of John : EOIN
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Arabian judge : CADI
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Cautioned : WARNED
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Moroccan port : RABAT
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Dodgson girl : ALICE
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Cards et al. : NINES
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Clarinets, e.g. : REEDS
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Poet Marianne : MOORE
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Bearing : MIEN
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Dismounted : ALIT
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___ herd on : RODE
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Corner : TREE
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Time period : YEAR
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One of the oil companies: Abbr. : STD
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Greek letter : CHI

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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