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New York Times, Wednesday, December 2, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { F V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 53.6
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,781
Across
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Lead-tin alloy : CALIN
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Stately : REGAL
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Show off : PARADE
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Gum resins : ELEMIS
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Cattleman : RANCHER
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Mustard pod : SILIQUE
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___ table : END
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Scottish name : RAE
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Gem weights: Abbr. : CTS
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"Faerie Queen" maiden : UNA
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Yucatan Indian : MAYA
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Cuba ___ : LIBRE
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Iotas : JOTS
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Erroneous : AMISS
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Actress Joanne : DRU
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Port city of India : SURAT
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Faded: Fr. : PASSEE
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Refrains from : ABSTAINS
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Booms' opposites : DEPRESSIONS
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Fawning people : SPANIELS
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Levantine vessel : CAIQUE
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Prefix for five : PENTA
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Negative prefix : DIS
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___ und Drang : STURM
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Diving-bell inventor : EADS
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Frost et al. : POETS
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Comfort, in Paris : AISE
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At all : ANY
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Standard : PAR
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Biblical well : AIN
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Mongrel : CUR
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Children's disease : RUBEOLA
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In a dishonorable way : BLACKLY
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___ down (rejected) : TURNED
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Miss Gibson : ALTHEA
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Italian poet : TASSO
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Harrison's successor : TYLER
Down
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With 10 Down, lines by Ogden Nash : CANDYISDANDYBUT
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Curved line : ARC
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Memorable Cowardly Lion : LAHR
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Perfectly suited : IDEAL
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Sea nymph : NEREID
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Cleans again : RESCRUBS
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Type size : ELITE
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Mucilages : GELS
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French friend : AMI
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See 1 Down : LIQUORISQUICKER
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Kind of hat : PANAMA
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Vacation goal for some : SUNTAN
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Plan anew : REMAP
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Bridge positions : EASTS
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Concurs : ASSENTS
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Golf club : BRASSIE
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Girl of song : JUANITA
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Brownish shade : SEPIA
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Covered walks : STOAS
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Poetic word : ERE
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Thus: Lat. : SIC
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Legendary goal of explorers : ELDORADO
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Fishgig : SPEAR
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Kind of butter : PEANUT
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Legendary British princess : URSULA
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Abrasive : EMERY
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Make a ___ (try) : STABAT
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Stakes : PALES
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Absurd : SILLY
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Lily of opera : PONS
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One of the leagues: Abbr. : NATL
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Time : ERA
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Italian's who : CHE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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