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New York Times, Wednesday, February 21, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 29.0
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,593
Across
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Commandment word : COVET
6
Came down : ALIT
10
Current units, for short : AMPS
14
"Manon" or "Mignon" : OPERA
15
Between high and handsome : WIDE
16
Dance : REEL
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Statistic : DATUM
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Material for U.S. scholars : AMERICANA
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Slip away : ELOPE
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Engine speed: Abbr. : RPM
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Ointments : NARDS
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Commerce : TRADE
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Bite in a way : GNASH
26
Chinese philosophy : TAOISM
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Western resort : TAHOE
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Algerian port : ORAN
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Good-luck animal : MASCOT
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Turf : SOD
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Profit after costs : NETGAIN
40
Letter : MISSIVE
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Bombast : GAS
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Certain noises : SNORES
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Word of concern : ALAS
46
Quick bread : SCONE
47
Copenhagen attraction : TIVOLI
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Urgency : HASTE
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___ solemnis : MISSA
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River of Bolivia : ORTON
55
Offspring : SON
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Snooty ones : SNOBS
60
Facing ahead : FRONTWARD
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Loosen : UNTIE
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Golfer's word : FORE
64
Knowing : WISE
65
Consumed : EATEN
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Inspires with dread : AWES
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Holm oak : ILEX
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In need of funds : SHORT
Down
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Zip or Morse : CODE
2
Ring gem : OPAL
3
Interdiction : VETO
4
Blowing up : ERUPTING
5
Animal-act performers : TAMERS
6
Oscar or Tony : AWARD
7
Clinging mollusks : LIMPETS
8
Same: Lat. : IDEM
9
Thrice: Prefix : TER
10
Secret : ARCANE
11
TV's Stiller and ___ : MEARA
12
Hangs fire : PENDS
13
Reduce sharply : SLASH
19
Metal molds : INGOTS
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Of a chemical compound : AMMINO
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Chinese group : TONG
27
Space : AREA
28
Grain : OATS
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Utmost degree : ACME
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Lifts : HOISTS
34
Presently : ANON
35
Farm unit : SILO
36
Track : OVAL
37
Arnaz : DESI
39
Gradient : ASCENT
41
Port of Georgia : SAVANNAH
44
Self-reproach : REMORSE
46
Marble et al. : STONES
48
Publishes : ISSUES
49
Teamster Jimmy : HOFFA
50
Direction sign : ARROW
51
Cache : STORE
53
One of the fingers : INDEX
55
Ship's fabric : SAIL
57
Holy Roman emperor : OTTO
58
Munich drink : BIER
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Forwarded : SENT
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1914–18: Abbr. : WWI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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