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New York Times, Saturday, December 11, 1971

28-Down : Like some lawns

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9 Grid has duplicate clues.
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A
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J
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Q
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C
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D
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V
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G
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,155
Across
1
Slightly open : AJAR
5
Enlarge, as a hole : REAM
9
Columbus's starting point : PALOS
14
Beach barrier : DUNE
15
Fitzgerald : ELLA
16
Sheeplike : OVINE
17
Manner of disappearing : INTHINAIR
19
Supreme Court's lack : WOMEN
20
Supreme Court Justice (1956) : BRENNAN
21
Justice (1958) : STEWART
23
Trade for a quo : QUID
24
Dutch painter : HALS
25
Open out : UNFURL
28
Berlin sight : WALL
29
Latin 405 : CDV
32
Depends on : RELIES
33
Antlered animal : ELK
34
Kind of gin : SLOE
35
Suppose : GUESS
36
___ Canto : BEL
37
Make amends for : ATONE
38
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
39
"Nine ___ men" : OLD
40
Chief Justice : BURGER
41
Sea call : SOS
42
Sojourn : STAY
43
Flowers : IRISES
44
Dramatic poem : EPIC
45
Dramatic conflict : AGON
46
Boy's hair décor : COWLICK
49
Justice (1939) : DOUGLAS
53
Great quantity : OCEAN
54
Thoroughfares : MAINSTEMS
56
Justice (1962) : WHITE
57
Vase: Fr. : URNE
58
Monogram unit: Abbr. : INIT
59
Traditional learnings : LORES
60
Certain Loch : NESS
61
French seasons : ETES
Down
1
Star in Draco : ADIB
2
Younger: Abbr. : JUNR
3
Poker stake : ANTE
4
Justice (1971) : REHNQUIST
5
Fastens again : RENAILS
6
African antelope : ELAND
7
Ex-heavyweight champ : ALI
8
Justice (1967) : MARSHALL
9
Justice (1971) : POWELL
10
Swears : AVOWS
11
Kind of bean : LIMA
12
Unique person : ONER
13
Delivered : SENT
18
Habituates : INURES
22
Chat : TALK
25
Eggs on : URGES
26
Kind of surgeon : NEURO
27
Circus performers : FLEAS
28
Like some lawns : WEEDY
29
Stops up : CLOGS
30
Recipient : DONEE
31
Changes course : VEERS
34
Neckpiece of Old West : STRINGTIE
36
Justice (1970) : BLACKMUN
37
Containing gold : AUROUS
39
Of the ear : OTIC
40
Fish that got away : BIGONES
42
Sharp plant parts : SPINES
44
Fill with joy : ELATE
45
Certain tennis points : ADINS
46
Monk's hood : COWL
47
Spanish eight : OCHO
48
Dam : WEIR
50
Fasting period : LENT
51
Parisian friend : AMIE
52
Concorde et al. : SSTS
55
Common verb : ARE

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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