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New York Times, Friday, March 17, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.77, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 14.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,252
Across
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Perle : MESTA
6
Golf ratings: Abbr. : HCPS
10
Oolong et al. : TEAS
14
Different : OTHER
15
Sea call : AHOY
16
Make eyes at : OGLE
17
Literature Nobelist, 1929 : THOMASMANN
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Church area : NAVE
20
Sailor : TAR
21
Wading bird : IBIS
22
Money of Iran : DINAR
23
Hurrying : ONTHERUN
26
In addition : TOO
27
Warn : ALERT
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Member of F.D.R. Cabinet : ICKES
31
Charlie and family : CHANS
34
Discotheque word : GOGO
36
Certain tides : RIPS
38
Reacting to stimuli : SENSATE
40
Baltic land : ESTONIA
42
Presidential title: Abbr. : CINC
43
Shivery sound : BRRR
45
___ provocateur : AGENT
46
Jumps : LEAPS
48
Zola : EMILE
50
Bribe : SOP
51
Debut locale : BALLROOM
55
Experience slightly : TASTE
58
Soft wood : PINE
59
Cry of disgust : FIE
60
Regarding : ASTO
61
Alter ego of 17 Across : FELIXKRULL
64
Nurture : REAR
65
Tools : AWLS
66
Place again : RESET
67
Cover, for short : TARP
68
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
69
Mimics : APERS
Down
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"God bless our home," e.g. : MOTTO
2
One of the Allens : ETHAN
3
Certain movie : SHORT
4
Pro ___ : TEM
5
Constellation : ARA
6
Native of a German city : HAMBURGER
7
Attach in a way : CHAINTO
8
Lily : PONS
9
Dictionary listing: Abbr. : SYN
10
Alter ego of 17 Across : TONIOKROGER
11
Actor Richard : EGAN
12
Oklahoma town : ALVA
13
Prophet : SEER
18
Dam's counterpart : SIRE
22
One of the dwarfs : DOC
24
Alter ego of 17 Across : HANSCASTORP
25
Maxwell : ELSA
26
Spanish uncles : TIOS
29
German article : EINE
30
Rotate : SPIN
31
Math ratio: Abbr. : CSC
32
Nazi word : HEIL
33
English queen : ANNE
35
Student of works of 17 Across : GERMANIST
37
Met : SAT
39
Kitchen measure: Abbr. : TBSP
41
Kind of order or tale : TALL
44
Duns : REBILLS
47
U.S. author : POE
49
Holm oak : ILEX
52
Handy : OFUSE
53
Houston athlete : OILER
54
Thaws : MELTS
55
Small pie : TART
56
Yachting : ASEA
57
Antares, e.g. : STAR
58
Church seats : PEWS
61
Flying agency: Abbr. : FAA
62
Malayan isthmus : KRA
63
Tie fabric : REP

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

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