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New York Times, Monday, March 16, 1970

23-Across : Fruit

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 317 (avg 1.68)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 27.5 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,520
Across
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Roman conspirator : CASCA
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Gemstone : JADE
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Bridge : SPAN
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"The ___ are alive ... " : HILLS
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Cruising : ASEA
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Basket for Alcindor : CAGE
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Utopian : IDEAL
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"So ___?" : WHAT
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Part of RBI : RUNS
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Initiation-fee payer : NEWMEMBER
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Mignon's predecessor : FILET
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Fruit : PEARS
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Nudges : ELBOWS
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Highway sign : GAS
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Dessert : PIE
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Slice : SLAB
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Graduate, for short : ALUM
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Casanova : LADYKILLER
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Managed : FARED
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Relatives : KIN
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Prepared : READY
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Small change : FIFTYCENTS
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City on the Dvina : RIGA
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Bring up : REAR
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Stroke of luck : HIT
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Number : TEN
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Any port in ___ : ASTORM
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___ lamb : LEGOF
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Radar screen images : BLIPS
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Edith Hamilton's forte : MYTHOLOGY
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Beach resort : LIDO
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Rani wear : SARI
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___ verte (green earth) : TERRE
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Same, in Paris : EGAL
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Of the ear : OTIC
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Stem sheath : OCREA
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Function : ROLE
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Service women : WACS
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Green lights : OKAYS
Down
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Chatter: Slang : CHIN
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Staff officer : AIDE
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Scads : SLEW
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Hold firmly : CLAMP
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Off guard : ASLEEP
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Hard candy : JAWBREAKER
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Residue : ASHES
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Letter opener : DEAR
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Break bread : EAT
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Writer of a sort : SCRIBBLER
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Sao ___ : PAULO
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Washington name : AGNEW
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Beds down : NESTS
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Postal matter : MAIL
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Talent : FLAIR
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Wapiti : ELK
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Butcher's hook : GAFF
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Ride the waves : SURF
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Nylon and others : SYNTHETICS
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Chief town : METROPOLE
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Uproar : DIN
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French drink : LAIT
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Boundary : EDGE
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Actor Robert : RYAN
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Fabric workers : DYERS
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Wheel projection : CAM
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Sound of relief : SIGH
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Extreme : TOOTOO
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Better qualified : ABLER
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Irish seaport : SLIGO
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Kind of wave : TIDAL
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Melodic : LYRIC
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Spot of color : FLECK
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Hari : MATA
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Odd: Scot. : ORRA
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Lady Jane : GREY
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Some votes : YEAS
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Plant : SOW

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