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New York Times, Wednesday, March 3, 1971

51-Down : Early pulpit

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { K Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 22.5
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,872
Across
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Lessen : BATE
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Seed vessels : BOLLS
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Diner drink : JAVA
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Swiss river : AARE
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Base for glue : EPOXY
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Baker's need : OVEN
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Story unsuitable for a bald man : HAIRRAISINGTALE
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Juice : SAP
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Serais : INNS
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Reference book : ATLAS
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French silk : SOIE
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Biblical weed : TARE
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Find : LOCATE
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Easter : HOLIDAY
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Particle : ATOM
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Flowing hairdos : MANES
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Recent: Prefix : NEO
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Local action groups : COMMUNITYCHESTS
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Shoe size : EEE
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Annoys : RILES
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Greek letter : BETA
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Did a hostler's job : STABLED
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Geraldine or Margaret : FARRAR
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Scottish negatives : NAES
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St. ___, French port : MALO
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Unadorned : PLAIN
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Glut : SATE
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Blackjack player's word : HIT
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Opposite of the summer in the country : SIMMERINTHECITY
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Forbidden : TABU
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Top-notch : ELITE
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State : AVER
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Signs of success : SROS
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Gloomy Gus : MOPER
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Greek community : DEME
Down
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Cries of disdain : BAHS
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Good report card : AAAA
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Some users' aim : TRIP
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Relative of eterne : EER
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Cap : BEANIE
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Think : OPINE
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Football setback : LOSS
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First-century date : LXI
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Opposite of ant. : SYN
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Wrote : JOTTED
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Written pledge in law : AVAL
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Soft palates : VELA
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French donkeys : ANES
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Public disorder : RIOT
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Showy : GARISH
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Author Baker : SAMM
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Stage awards : TONYS
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Fish sauce : ALEC
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Trimming : LACE
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Indians : OTOES
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Celestial body : COMET
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Had strong feelings : HATED
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Goose genus : ANSER
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Girl's name : YETTA
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Priscilla's proxy suitor : MILES
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Sandy ridge : OSAR
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Suave : URBANE
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Shade of green : NILE
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River to Mediterranean : EBRO
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Hostility : ANIMUS
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Family member : FATHER
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Opposite of aweather : ALEE
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Having a dull surface : MATTE
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Attention getters : PSTS
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Ananias : LIAR
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Early pulpit : AMBO
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Small amount : SNIP
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Home for a queen : HIVE
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News release : ITEM
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Ancient city : TYRE
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In ___ : REM
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Workers' group: Abbr. : ILO
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Bounder : CAD

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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