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New York Times, Saturday, March 31, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.14, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 20, Grid flow: 22.4
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,631
Across
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Golfing feat : HOLEIN1
8
One of the space missions : GEMINI7
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Fretting : INASTEW
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Section of London : EASTEND
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Tapioca source : CASSAVA
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Board member : TRUSTEE
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Bengal quince: Var. : BHEL
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Fielding of Michigan : YOST
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Refrain syllable : TRA
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Jerusalem hill : ZION
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Bikel, to friends : THEO
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Co., British style : LTD
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Hawaiian fish : AKU
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Deserve : MERIT
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Wriggle, in old Scotland : WREIL
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"Five will ___" : GETYOUIO
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Highlight of the week : PAYDAY
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Goose ___ : STEP
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In attendance : HERE
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Life's work : CAREER
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Of a military science : LOGISTIC
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Declares : AVERS
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Sedans : AUTOS
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Elevations: Abbr. : HTS
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Kindergartner : TOT
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Madrid housewives: Abbr. : SRAS
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Western plateau : MESA
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Grade below ensign: Abbr. : CWO
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Malarial fever : AGUE
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Day McKinley was shot : SEP6
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Puerto Rican town : HATILLO
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Ill-fated spacecraft : APOLLO1
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"___ in De Shade of ... " : 2LADIES
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"A ___ Cities" : TALEOF2
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"___ People" : 2SLEEPY
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Nice age for a girl : SWEET16
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"___ jacet" : HIC
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How junior pedals around : ONABIKE
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Attack verbally : LASHOUT
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German Pittsburgh : ESSEN
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Style of type: Abbr. : ITAL
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Western state: Abbr. : NEV
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Traveler's choice : 1WAYTRIP
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Starter's words : GETSET
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Give ___ (listen) : EARTO
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East Lansing campus : MSU
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"___ about time!" : ITS
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Irked : NETTLED
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Passivity : INERTIA
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___ sins : 7DEADLY
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Birthplace of seven Presidents : OHIO
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Convoy maneuver : ZAG
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Specks : MOTES
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Yours: Ger. : EUER
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"___ hell" : WARIS
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American whiskies : RYES
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French river : YSER
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"___ My Heart" : PEGO
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Electric chairs : HOTSEATS
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Heller book and film : CATCH22
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Frank admissions : AVOWALS
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Check one's addition : RETOTAL
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Oahu cook-out : LUAU
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It thickens, drama-wise : THEPLOT
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"___ and half a dozen of the other" : ITS6OF1
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Civil War initials : CSA
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Fleet of ships : ARGOSY
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Orchid tubers : SALEP
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Brawl : MELEE
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Exclusive : SOLE
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Cyprinoid fish : IDE
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Fib : LIE
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Maul : PAW
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Featherweight's top weight : 126

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

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