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New York Times, Wednesday, February 9, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 351 (avg 1.86)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 21.4
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,215
Across
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Tibetan holy man : LAMA
5
Boring one : IRKER
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Bede : ADAM
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Was beholden : OWED
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Raccoon's cousin : COATI
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___ nostrum : MARE
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Von Braun's outfit : NASA
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Empowers : AUTHORIZES
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Exercise area : GYM
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Gingko, for one : TREE
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Concepts : IDEAS
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Southeast wind : EURUS
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Bearish times : SAGS
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Harbor craft : BARGES
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Goatsucker : NIGHTJAR
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Brontë : EMILY
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French composer : BIZET
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Upon: Prefix : EPI
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Unambitious : LAZY
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Theater sections : LOGES
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Poker units : POTS
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Fabulize : LIE
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Band members : SAXES
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Acer : MAPLE
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Threaten : ENDANGER
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Raids : FORAYS
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Pass by : MISS
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Senior : OLDER
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Belt : STRAP
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Greek vowels : ETAS
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German article : DAS
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Boxing match : PRIZEFIGHT
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French numeral : CINQ
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Overhang : EAVE
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Vertiginous : AREEL
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Sea of Russia: Var. : AZOF
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Beauty-shop offerings : DYES
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Kind of towel material : TERRY
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Yielded : BENT
Down
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Tedious : LONG
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Golfing position : AWAY
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In a trance : MESMERIZED
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Nabokov novel : ADA
5
High flier : ICARUS
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Dissolute ones : ROUES
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One of the Smiths : KATE
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Ordinal ending : ETH
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___ de Oro : RIO
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During : AMIDST
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Stun : DAZE
12
Region : AREA
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G.I. fare : MESS
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In order : RIGHT
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Playing card : TREY
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Repulsive : UGLY
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Large and small : SIZES
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Long time : AGES
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Attractive girl : BELLE
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Full tilt : AMAIN
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River of Africa : NIGER
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Imperil : JEOPARDIZE
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Readily : APTLY
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Bullish times : RISES
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Hyde Park daises : BOXES
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Barrel staves : LAGS
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Diminish : PARE
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Game bird : SNIPE
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Soho swingers : MODS
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Flabbergasts : AMAZES
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Completely : FLATLY
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Different : OTHER
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Made tracks : SPED
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Salver : TRAY
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Cleave : RIVE
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River of Germany : EGER
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Prolific author : ANON
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Measure of area: Abbr. : SQFT
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Overfed : FAT
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Dudgeon : IRE
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Truck area : CAB

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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