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New York Times, Friday, February 12, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 22.7
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,853
Across
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Clashing : AJAR
5
Beer or ale : BREW
9
Plum varieties : GAGES
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Occur, as a thought : COMETOONE
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Poplar : ABELE
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With 24 and 53 Across, quote by 40 Across : THEBALLOT
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Badger's relative : RATEL
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Atlantic cape : ANN
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Letters : VEES
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Clothes : ENDUES
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Suffix for cash : IER
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Move in a way : CREEP
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See 17 Across : ISSTRONGERTHAN
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Achieve entry : GETIN
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Skirt panels : GORES
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Apprehend : NAB
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Composition : OPUS
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Dragged forcibly : HALED
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Sharpen : EDGE
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Tiny one : TIM
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Flower bract : PALEA
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Stevens : INGER
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See 17 Across : ABRAHAMLINCOLN
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Musical sounds : LALAS
44
Scotsman's so : SAE
45
Mountain spurs : ARETES
47
Ski-slope equipment : TBAR
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State: Abbr. : ALA
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Low point : NADIR
53
See 17 Across : THEBULLET
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What some stars do : EMOTE
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___ occasion : RISETOTHE
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Regaled in a way : WINED
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Organic compound : ENOL
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Merchandise : WARE
Down
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Recorded proceedings : ACTA
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Doe : JOHN
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Prayer word : AMEN
4
Civil War figure : REB
5
Jacket : BOLERO
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Hamlet, for one : ROLE
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Adam's grandson : ENOS
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Soaked : WET
9
Jewelry stones : GARNETS
10
Iranian town : ABADEH
11
Drive : GETUPANDGO
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Robt. ___ : ELEE
13
Musical offerings: Abbr. : SELS
15
Pub : TAVERN
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Went wrong : ERRED
22
"Tell it like ___" : ITIS
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Breakfast fare : CEREAL
24
"___ Rhythm" : IGOT
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Color : SEPIA
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Came across : STUMBLEDON
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African natives : NGALAS
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Figure in Jewish folklore : GOLEM
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Actor Conrad : NAGEL
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European capital : BERN
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Merry sounds : HAHAS
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Common noun ending : ENCE
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Decorator's color : PALERED
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Getting nowhere : INARUT
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Emu or ostrich : RATITE
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Girl's name : ISABEL
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Over : ANEW
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Branches : RAMI
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___ ice : THIN
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Kiss, in Cadiz : BESO
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Can. province : ALTA
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Glass oven : LEHR
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To ___ : ATEE
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After uno and due : TRE
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Kind of ground or blow : LOW

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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