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New York Times, Friday, December 8, 1972

10-Down : ___ as (until)

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J M Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,518
Across
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Biblical title : ABBA
5
Of tissue : TELAR
10
Intermission dividers : ACTS
14
Credit-union deal : LOAN
15
Sheeplike : OVINE
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Confine : SHUT
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Intermediaries : GOBETWEENS
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George Apley, for one : LATE
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Miss Franklin : ARETHA
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Keep mum : BUTTONUP
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Kind of light : ARC
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Famous sisters : SOONG
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Movie-lot workhorse : STANDIN
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State's man : ROGERS
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Courage : SPUNK
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Bridge name : GOREN
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___ of sorts : OUT
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Atmosphere: Prefix : AERI
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Cloyed : SATED
39
"The ___ that men do ... " : EVIL
40
Code letter : NAN
41
Tatter : SHRED
42
Office worker : STENO
43
Writing: Prefix : GRAPHO
45
Dagwood's boss : DITHERS
47
Cleveland player : BROWN
49
Women's org. : DAR
50
Climax of a Western : SHOOTOUT
53
Churchman : CURATE
58
We, in Paris : NOUS
59
Novel-plot devices : FLASHBACKS
61
Against : ANTI
62
Mozart instrument : FLUTE
63
Hirobumi and Yuko : ITOS
64
Nuisance : PEST
65
Tender places : SORES
66
___ majesty : LESE
Down
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Pond growth : ALGA
2
Churl : BOOR
3
Ruth : BABE
4
Dill : ANET
5
Facing : TOWARD
6
Miss Arden : EVE
7
Dear, in Dresden : LIEB
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Year, to Cato : ANNUS
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Put back : RESTORED
10
___ as (until) : ASLONG
11
Transition : CHANGEOVER
12
Ballet wear : TUTU
13
"___ lively, please" : STEP
18
Show appreciation : THANK
22
Australian tree : TOON
24
Castro accessory : CIGAR
26
Weapon : SPEAR
27
Fair-play ingredients : TURNABOUTS
28
Cuckoo : ANI
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Famous : NOTED
31
Acropolis sights : RUINS
32
French city : STLO
33
Did choir duty : SANG
35
Decorated again : REDID
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Ostentatious ones : SHOWOFFS
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French time : ETE
41
Whisky serving : SHOT
42
Syringa : SHRUB
44
Skoal! : PROSIT
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Stains: Fr. : TACHES
48
Bid to take no tricks : NULLO
50
Cinch : SNAP
51
Sharpen : HONE
52
Bull: Prefix : TAUR
54
Lincoln symbol : RAIL
55
Part of a French play : ACTE
56
Boxing outcomes : TKOS
57
Being: Lat. : ESSE
60
___ Jeanne d'Arc : STE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 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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