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New York Times, Friday, March 10, 1972

49-Down : Soviet river

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 32.4
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,245
Across
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Fruit : PEAR
5
Money in the bank : ASSET
10
Starr of football : BART
14
That: Lat. : ILLE
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Hotel space : SUITE
16
___ in one's bonnet : ABEE
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What a TV mosquito might do : PASSASCREENTEST
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Private eyes : SNOOPERS
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___ last minute : ATTHE
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A Kennedy : ROSE
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Domesticate : TAME
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Marbles : AGATES
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Electronic specialist : RADARMAN
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Ten-spot or IOU : NOTE
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Silent : TACIT
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Up: Prefix : ANO
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Children who behave without bribes : GOODFORNOTHINGS
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Military group: Abbr. : USN
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Joins : ABUTS
41
Bog : MIRE
42
Like some grapes : SEEDLESS
44
Indemnifies : REPAYS
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Girl's name : ALYS
47
Unadorned : BARE
48
Cather's "___ Lady" : ALOST
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"Do not bend, fold or ___" : MUTILATE
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School teacher, in a way : PERSONWITHCLASS
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___ even keel : ONAN
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French income : RENTE
60
Poetic isle : ERIN
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Table item : SALT
62
Flower : ASTER
63
British shore sight : DENE
Down
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Apple seeds : PIPS
2
Verve : ELAN
3
Besides : ALSO
4
Had recourse to : RESORTED
5
Rate : ASSESS
6
S. A. capital : SUCRE
7
Gentlemen : SIRS
8
French season : ETE
9
Game equipment : TEE
10
Pancake mixture : BATTER
11
Incite : ABET
12
Hebrew letter : RESH
13
Place for a chapeau : TETE
18
Edgar ___ : APOE
19
Broadway Joe : NAMATH
23
Mexican food : TACOS
24
Mine entrance : ADIT
25
Black ___ : ANGUS
26
Foolish one : GOOSE
27
Make amends : ATONE
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Carries on : RANTS
29
Craze : MANIA
30
In a temper : ANGRY
31
Victory margins : NOSES
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Bridge support : TRUSS
36
Start eating : FALLTO
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Mind : OBEY
38
Actuated : IMPELLED
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Doesn't dare: Colloq. : DASSNT
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"I'd ___ be right ... " : RATHER
45
Actor Blore : ERIC
47
Western city : BUTTE
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Military addresses: Abbr. : APOS
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Soviet river : LENA
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Exam : ORAL
51
Kind of condition : MINT
52
Swiss river : AARE
53
Chinese dynasty : TSIN
54
Early serf : ESNE
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Depression agency : NRA
57
Man's nickname : WES

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

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