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New York Times, Monday, March 27, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 37.4
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,262
Across
1
Explosives : TNTS
5
Defunct birds : DODOS
10
Wading bird : RAIL
14
Old West name : EARP
15
Wear away : ERODE
16
To be, in Paris : ETRE
17
Box : SPAR
18
Wigless birds : BALDEAGLES
20
Indian of Florida : SEMINOLE
22
Celtic priests : DRUIDS
23
Cans : TINS
24
Honeycomb unit : CELL
25
Greek goddess : ATHENA
28
Belt weapons : SIDEARMS
32
In spite of: Var. : THO
33
Shell crew : EIGHT
35
Appropriate in a way : STEAL
36
Sawbucks : TENS
38
Syngman and family : RHEES
40
Heraldic division : ENTE
41
Objects of devotion : IDOLS
43
Silk dye : EOSIN
45
Inside info : TIP
46
Merry-go-round: Var. : CAROUSEL
48
Type of night : SILENT
50
Cysts : WENS
51
Ernie : PYLE
52
Assent : ACCEDE
55
Marquette's lake : SUPERIOR
59
Nonsense : BALDERDASH
61
Alaskan cape : NOME
62
Two-toed sloth : UNAU
63
Vienna's river, to Austrians : DONAU
64
Volcano : ETNA
65
Weather-ear abbr. : TEMP
66
British guns : STENS
67
Police activity : RAID
Down
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Hardy girl : TESS
2
Place for a mane : NAPE
3
Mine car : TRAM
4
Goblin : SPRITE
5
Gay : DEBONAIR
6
Exams : ORALS
7
Certain payment : DOLE
8
Kind of couple : ODD
9
Planted : SEEDED
10
Control : REGULATE
11
King of Huns : ATLI
12
Chartered, to a Cockney : IRED
13
Without : LESS
19
City of France : ARLES
21
Ball team : NINE
24
Quotes : CITES
25
Garret : ATTIC
26
Miss Bara : THEDA
27
King or queen : HONOR
28
Hebrew abode of spirits : SHEOL
29
Revenue, in France : RENTE
30
Canonical hour : MATIN
31
Slumbered : SLEPT
34
Buffalo butters : GHEES
37
Reduced speed : SLOWEDUP
39
King condemned to pushing a rock : SISYPHUS
42
Napped leather : SUEDE
44
Green or blue shade : NILE
47
Mortimer et al. : SNERDS
49
Columnist Max : LERNER
51
Korean port : PUSAN
52
Adjoin : ABUT
53
Sugar ___ : CANE
54
Kind of bake : CLAM
55
Sound : SANE
56
Scintilla : IOTA
57
All: Prefix : OMNI
58
Interpret : READ
60
Dowry : DOT

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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