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New York Times, Monday, February 9, 1970

30-Across : ___ a while

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.57, Missing: { G Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 5.0 Grid is asymmetric.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,485
Across
1
Imogene and family : COCAS
6
Ten: Prefix : DECA
10
Umpire's call : BALL
14
Building clay : ADOBE
15
Pres., for one : EXEC
16
Corn lily : IXIA
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Slot-machine fruit : LEMON
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Shoot : FIRE
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Come upon : FIND
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Invent : FABRICATE
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Boar's pride : TUSKS
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Implement : TOOL
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Mutt : CUR
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Exclamations : AHS
28
Strong current : RACE
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___ a while : ONCEIN
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Valenciennes : LACE
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Heaps praise on : LAUDS
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As well : ALSO
39
Hyde Park sight : PRAM
40
Italian's three : TRE
41
Flooring : TILE
42
Rue : HERB
43
Nut tree : BEECH
45
Relative of etc. : ETAL
46
Punish by a fine : AMERCE
48
___ de vie : EAU
50
Measures in printing : EMS
51
Admit : OWN
52
Pirouettes : SPINS
54
Treatise : TRACT
57
Complex : INTRICATE
61
Indian V.I.P. : RAJA
62
Jai ___ : ALAI
63
Taste : SAVOR
64
..., amas, ___ : AMAT
65
Griffin : MERV
66
Fatty liquid : OLEIN
67
Heavy footing : MIRE
68
Tree trunk : BOLE
69
Aeries : NESTS
Down
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Pasture animal : CALF
2
Greek theaters : ODEA
3
Item for Rapunzel : COMB
4
Halt a flight prematurely : ABORT
5
Elder : SENIOR
6
Embezzle : DEFALCATE
7
Door sign : EXIT
8
Part of a bird's beak : CERE
9
Card : ACE
10
Forked : BIFURCATE
11
Central line : AXIS
12
Connect : LINK
13
Young people : LADS
21
Ember : COAL
22
Cask : TUN
24
Lettuce : COS
25
Greek letter : ALPHA
26
Seraglio : HAREM
27
Alarm : SCARE
29
French river : EURE
31
V.I.P. class : ELITE
32
Religion of East : ISLAM
33
Harrison et al. : NOELS
35
Rub with liniment : EMBROCATE
37
Misleading : DECEPTIVE
43
Big name in London : BEN
44
Thin margin : HAIR
47
100 pounds: Abbr. : CWT
49
Harmony : UNISON
52
Entangle : SNARL
53
Climb : SCALE
54
Mine car : TRAM
55
Branches : RAMI
56
Like certain gates : AJAR
57
Medical prefix : ILEO
58
Thoroughfares: Abbr. : AVES
59
Roof: Fr. : TOIT
60
Eagles : ERNS
62
Envoy: Abbr. : AMB

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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