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New York Times, Thursday, February 25, 1971

43-Down : Kindergarten period

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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L
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G
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C
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Z
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G
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S
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B
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M
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D
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U
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G
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W
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G
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N
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J
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G
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P
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L
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K
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,866
Across
1
German pistol : LUGER
6
Today in Turin : OGGI
10
Humorous poet : NASH
14
Together : ASONE
15
Fur bearer, for short : COON
16
Indian of Titicaca : INCA
17
Mrs. Fitzgerald : ZELDA
18
Thanks ___ : ALOT
19
Equable : EVEN
20
Teaching degree : EDD
21
Dental fixture : GOLDFILLING
24
Marine science center : SEALAB
26
Cecil or Agnes de ___ : MILLE
27
Supply's partner : DEMAND
29
Heavens: Prefix : URANO
31
Unchanged : ASIS
32
Marble : AGATE
33
Merry, in Marseilles : GAI
36
Electrical power : WATTAGE
39
Old alloy : REDGOLD
41
Southern gentleman's word : SUH
42
Lorna : DOONE
44
Wings : ALAE
45
De la Roche book : JALNA
46
Miss Hawn : GOLDIE
48
Name in Erie Railroad lore : GOULD
50
Certain student : PRELAW
52
California : GOLDENSTATE
54
Gallic soul : AME
57
Irish : ERSE
58
"What ___?" : OFIT
59
Port of Brazil : NATAL
61
Sailing : ASEA
62
Dull : TAME
63
Paradises : EDENS
64
Mass. city : LYNN
65
Marital discards : EXES
66
Asian country : KOREA
Down
1
Be idle : LAZE
2
Handled : USED
3
Cellini, for one : GOLDSMITH
4
Finish : END
5
Sacramento name : REAGAN
6
City near Silver Springs : OCALA
7
Insect of mystery : GOLDBUG
8
Err : GOOF
9
Close : INTIMATE
10
Ornamental alloy : NIELLO
11
Famed chorus : ANVIL
12
Location : SCENE
13
Kind of nail : HANG
22
___ hat : OLD
23
Like a careworn face : LINED
25
Bridge hand : EAST
27
Grackles' relatives : DAWS
28
Pottage buyer : ESAU
30
Lightly cooked : RARE
32
Age : AEON
33
Arizona name : GOLDWATER
34
Turkish troops : ALAI
35
___ fixe : IDEE
37
Allan-___ : ADALE
38
Valuable certificate : GOLDNOTE
40
Festival : GALA
43
Kindergarten period : NAPTIME
45
Of a Biblical land : JUDEAN
46
Obtain : GET
47
Long Russian river : OLENEK
48
Like furze : GORSY
49
Norse name : OLSEN
51
Scolds : RATES
52
Of the earth : GEAL
53
Tunisian port : SFAX
55
Horsehair : MANE
56
Lanchester : ELSA
60
Fuss : ADO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 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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