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New York Times, Wednesday, February 23, 1972

50-Down : Eastern notable

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q W Y Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 31.6
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,229
Across
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Innkeeper : HOST
5
Grain mush : KASHA
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McKuen et al. : RODS
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Jewish month : ADAR
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Berlin's ___ den Linden : UNTER
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Mideast land: Var. : IRAK
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Russian river : LENA
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Northern natives : LAPPS
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Household V.I.P. : MAMA
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Opera, with "La" : TRAVIATA
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I.Q. test pioneer : BINET
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Land formation : NECK
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Prodding : URGING
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Novelists' concerns : TITLES
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More suspicious : LEERIER
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Century plants : ALOES
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Defile : SMEAR
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Ill-wisher : FOE
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Covering : RIND
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Moonshine fixture : STILL
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Campus org. : FRAT
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Asian people: Var. : TAI
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Diving birds : LOONS
40
Italian city : SIENA
41
Fireplace piece : DOGIRON
43
Least sullied : PUREST
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Philippic : TIRADE
45
Beverages : ALES
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Tiny cell : AMEBA
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Pompous person : STRUTTER
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___ Coburg : SAXE
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Uncouth ones : BOORS
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Siamese king : RAMA
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Culture medium : AGAR
57
Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE
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Expectant : ATIP
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"A ___ in the Dark" : KISS
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Sport groups : TEAMS
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Impudent : PERT
Down
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Military command : HALT
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European river : ODER
3
Southwest locale : SANANTONIOTEXAS
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Saw the country : TRAVELED
5
Russian peasants : KULAKS
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Med. course : ANAT
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Midwest locale : STPAULMINNESOTA
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Wise to : HEP
9
"___ longa ... " : ARS
10
Adriatic port : RIMINI
11
African locale : ORANGEFREESTATE
12
Edith Evans, e.g. : DAME
13
Card game : SKAT
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Desserts : ICES
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Whirring sound : BIRR
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Dances : REELS
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Of the earth : GEAL
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Pastry item : TART
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Ancient classic : ILIAD
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Certain horses : ROANS
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___ pat (got stubborn) : STOOD
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Coup d'___ : ETAT
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American rail : SORA
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Slum sight : FIRETRAP
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Money in Bari : LIRA
40
Pacific sea : SULU
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Taunters : GIBERS
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Does a grammar chore : PARSES
46
Tropical tree : ASAK
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"The Gift of the ___" : MAGI
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Spruce : TRIM
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Eastern notable : EMIR
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Lost in delight : RAPT
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Stick : BAT
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Iron ___ : ORE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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