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New York Times, Wednesday, March 21, 1973

4-Down : Agreements

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { H J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 9, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,621
Across
1
Counter sign : SALE
5
Canterbury offerings : TALES
10
Anagram of 1 Across : ALES
14
River of poetic fame : AVON
15
Relative of a lycée : ECOLE
16
Gefilte-fish base : CARP
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Paris's ___ Neuf : PONT
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Ulithi or Bikini : ATOLL
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Summer refresher : COLA
20
Sugar apple : SWEETSOP
22
Undoes : LOOSES
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Poetic contraction : NEER
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Churl : BOOR
26
New York and New Mexico : STATES
29
Depredates : PLUNDERS
33
Makes manageable : TAMES
34
Flora and fauna : BIOTA
35
Give the go-ahead : LET
36
Declines : EBBS
37
Young toughs : PUNKS
38
Prefix for cycle : MEGA
39
Miss MacGraw : ALI
40
Kind: Fr. : SORTE
41
Twofold : BINAL
42
Disillusionments : LETDOWNS
44
Revue wrap-up : FINALE
45
Horace works : ODES
46
Culinary needs : POTS
47
Hindu incarnation : AVATAR
50
Runway : AIRSTRIP
54
Table staple : SALT
55
Put in ___ : FORCE
57
Roster : ROTA
58
Ballet execution : PLIE
59
Integers : UNITS
60
Before nights : EVES
61
Anagram of 1 Across : SEAL
62
Anagram of 5 Across : LEAST
63
Anagram of 1 Across : LEAS
Down
1
Dopes : SAPS
2
Admit : AVOW
3
Exclusive : LONE
4
Agreements : ENTENTES
5
Kids : TEASES
6
Ham, for one : ACTOR
7
Air-show stunt : LOOP
8
Cloth measure : ELL
9
Betrayals : SELLOUTS
10
Harmony : ACCORD
11
Country on the Mekong : LAOS
12
Gardner : ERLE
13
Anagram of 1 Down : SPAS
21
Pegs for Mr. Player : TEES
23
O'Neill : OONA
25
Fellow, to a cockney : BLOKE
26
Anagram of 5 Across : STEAL
27
Top or d'hôte : TABLE
28
Circuit : AMBIT
29
Liquid measures : PINTS
30
Form of Helen : ELENA
31
Stately : REGAL
32
Anagram of 5 Across : STALE
34
George or Robert : BURNS
37
Having authority : POWERFUL
38
Mr. Bones's show : MINSTREL
40
Kind of pop : SODA
41
Certain stage parts : BITS
43
Caked tobacco: Var. : DOTTEL
44
Arden or Black : FOREST
46
Ancient Britons : PICTS
47
Anagram of 1 Down : ASPS
48
Caesar's farewell : VALE
49
Inter ___ : ALIA
50
Opera highlight : ARIA
51
Meander : ROVE
52
Willow : ITEA
53
Anagram of 1 Down : PASS
56
Word with time or way : ONE

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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