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New York Times, Saturday, December 23, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 29.7
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,533
Across
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Smidgen : DAB
4
Adlai's middle name : EWING
9
Actress Goldie : HAWN
13
Every : ALL
14
Formed : MADEUP
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Pierre's friend : AMIE
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Lizard of West : UTA
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Actress Juliet : PROWSE
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Rodent : VOLE
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Certain poker flushes : BOBTAILS
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Gave off fumes : REEKED
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Porter's relative : ALE
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Arabian republic : YEMEN
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Soliloquists : TALKERS
31
Tie-breaking contests : RUNOFFS
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Vine-covered : IVIED
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Excite : HEAT
38
Congo river : UELE
39
___ Lisa : MONA
40
Emerged : AROSE
41
Bird portrayed by Pavlova : SWAN
42
Desserts : ICES
43
Math curve : SINE
44
Looks : SEEMS
45
Leave in a hurry : DASHOFF
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Liberate : SETFREE
49
Provoked : IRATE
51
Animal sound : MOO
52
Club man : JOINER
55
Rundown urban areas : SKIDROWS
60
English composer : ARNE
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Emoting : ACTING
63
Bird sound : COO
64
Slit in a jacket : VENT
65
Rap session : SEANCE
66
Xmas, for one: Abbr. : HOL
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As well : ALSO
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Invited : ASKED
69
Poem : ODE
Down
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Smear : DAUB
2
Voice : ALTO
3
Chatter indiscreetly : BLAB
4
Pierced: Var. : EMPALED
5
More cautious : WARIER
6
Favorite one : IDOL
7
Gossipy : NEWSY
8
Communist Party's Hall : GUS
9
Dislike : HAVENOUSEFOR
10
Berserk : AMOK
11
Artifice : WILE
12
Exigency : NEED
15
Alter : PERMUTE
21
Be attracted by : TAKEASHINETO
23
Poetic word : EEN
26
Rubs out : ERASES
27
Faint-hearted : TIMID
28
Village near Corning, N. Y. : AVOCA
29
Football-team units : LINES
30
Short ___ : SHRIFT
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Not as many : FEWER
33
Moth's lure : FLAME
34
Perceive : SENSE
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Time period : EON
40
___ the eye can see : ASFARAS
44
Gorged : STODGED
46
Iron container : ORE
48
Leftover meat dish : EMINCE
50
These: Sp. : ESTAS
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Coffee : JAVA
53
Soviet city : OREL
54
Hostels : INNS
56
Flaw : KINK
57
Eight, in Spain : OCHO
58
Golf club : WOOD
59
Shoe part : SOLE
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U. S. resources group: Abbr. : CEA

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

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