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New York Times, Tuesday, February 13, 1973

50-Down : Talents

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,585
Across
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___ majesty : LESE
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Capon : FOWL
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"R.U.R." author : CAPEK
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Valhalla's lord : ODIN
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Et ___ : ALII
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Unique : ALONE
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Intensify : AGGRAVATE
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Like some complexions : PASTY
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Con Ed installation : DYNAMO
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U. S. agency : HUD
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H'ways : RTES
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Film great : GARBO
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Tamiroff : AKIM
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Kavalier or crantz : ROSEN
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Put headings on mss. : RUBRICATE
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At all : ANY
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Jargon : PATOIS
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Goldwyn : SAM
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Pow! : BAM
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Frère ___ : JACQUES
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Spasm : TIC
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Draw a bead : AIM
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Sequentially : INTURN
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Chemical ending : ENE
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Frameworks : TRELLISES
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Numeral : THREE
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Soapstone : TALC
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Musical transition : SEGUE
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Irrational root : SURD
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Implant : SET
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Congenital : INNATE
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Napoleon, for one : EXILE
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Red wine : ZINFANDEL
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Defraud : COZEN
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Beat badly : ROUT
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Coupé : AUTO
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Lock of hair : TRESS
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Formicary denizens : ANTS
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Made out : SEEN
Down
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Pile on : LOAD
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Uptight : EDGY
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Autograph : SIGN
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Madden : ENRAGE
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Treat gently : FAVOR
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Ending with cup or pay : OLA
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Doubtless : WITHOUTQUESTION
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Stead : LIEU
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Kind of pistol : CAP
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Visigoth king : ALARIC
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U. S. mail V.I.P. : POSTMASTER
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Grafted, in heraldry : ENTE
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Largo and West : KEYS
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To ___ (unanimously) : AMAN
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Gulf off Panama : DARIEN
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Leaves : BRACTS
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Candy piece : KISS
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City of Morocco : RABAT
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Walking ___ : ONAIR
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Balance the proportions : SYMMETRIZE
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Stock exchange : BOURSE
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French historian : TAINE
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Man at the mike : EMCEE
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Stampedes : PANICS
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Jack's friend : JILL
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Tureen adjuncts : LADLES
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Bluefin : TUNA
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Hair dyes : HENNAS
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Talents : GIFTS
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Faction : SECT
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Poppaea, e.g. : UXOR
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Pound of poetry : EZRA
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Together, in music : ADUE
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Head: Fr. : TETE
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N. C. college : ELON
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Naval off. : ENS
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Brazil : NUT

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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