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New York Times, Tuesday, March 10, 1970

6-Down : Mercury

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J X }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,514
Across
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Postage item : STAMP
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___ d'Orsay : QUAI
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Small-craft hazard : GALE
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Aaron's forte : HOMER
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U.N. member : USSR
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___ impasse : ATAN
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Crop up : ARISE
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Unwise : IMPOLITIC
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Temporary thing : FAD
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Cow: Sp. : VACA
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Fourscore and ten : NINETY
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Good state to be in : THEPINK
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___ horseback : MANON
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Scenery : SETS
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Thing to do : AGENDUM
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Radio wire : CATSWHISKER
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Cadmus's daughter : INO
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Smell ___ : ARAT
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F.F.V. name : LEE
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Child's play : SNAP
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Jabber : YAK
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Run : OPERATE
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Ionian Sea inlet : ARTA
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Cut : SEVER
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Resort in Kent : MARGATE
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Regard : ESTEEM
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Basilica area : BEMA
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Be off guard : NAP
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Jackstraw : SPILLIKIN
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Not a soul : NOONE
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Corresponding : SAME
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___ Avesta : ZEND
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Cup: Fr. : TASSE
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United : ONED
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Closes : ENDS
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Green lights : OKEYS
Down
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Beam : SHAFT
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Jewish scripture : TORAH
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Chemical compound : AMIDE
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French pronoun : MES
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Foretaste : PREVIEW
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Mercury : QUICKSILVER
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Cadets' campus : USMA
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Royal quietus : ASP
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Historical period : IRONAGE
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Overtake : GAINON
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Present : ATTENDING
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Cafe au ___ : LAIT
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Ref. book : ENCY
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Hard-hit ball : LINER
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Flower: Prefix : ANTH
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Attention-getter : PSST
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Atones : MAKESAMENDS
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Sloth : UNAU
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Be listless : MOPE
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Islet: Sp. : CAYO
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Not care ___ : ARAP
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Dawdles : TAKESTIME
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Understand : SEE
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Hindrance : SNAG
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Rostrum adjunct : GAVEL
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List : ITEMIZE
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Mine wagon : TRAM
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Italian port : OTRANTO
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Wound : REELED
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Win by ___ : ANOSE
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Aromatic herb : TANSY
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Fencing gear : EPEES
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He: It. : ESSO
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Spread : SPAN
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Connect : BIND
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Murray : KEN
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Hardwood tree : OAK

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

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