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New York Times, Tuesday, April 10, 1973

63-Down : Law: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { B J Q X }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 28.0
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,641
Across
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Festive : GALA
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One with promise : COMER
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Playwright Moss : HART
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Relative of a grad : ALUM
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Miss Loos : ANITA
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___ fixe : IDEE
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Abscond : TAKEFRENCHLEAVE
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___ Nevada : SIERRA
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Road-sign word : THRU
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Hope Diamond, for one : GEM
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Stone-Age homes : CAVES
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Uriel and others : ANGELS
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Factory V.I.P. : FOREMAN
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Radio enthusiast : HAM
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King or mode : ALA
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Furnish : ENDOW
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Ex-Dodger star : REESE
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Foch : NINA
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Kind of bowl : SUPER
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Body part : NAPE
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Arose : GOTUP
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Foils : EPEES
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Bro. or sist. : REL
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Little one : TOT
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Kind of shawl : PAISLEY
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Scarface : CAPONE
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Balance-sheet item : ASSET
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Clay, today : ALI
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Ceiling ___ : ZERO
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Traffic problems : SNARLS
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Hobson's words : TAKEITORLEAVEIT
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Biblical measure : OMER
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Kefauver : ESTES
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Ancient writings : EDDA
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Hialeah margin : NOSE
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Large amounts : REAMS
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Black stuff : SOOT
Down
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Gang weapons : GATS
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Russian range : ALAI
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Cool-hand man : LUKE
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Punish by a fine : AMERCE
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Desert sights : CARAVANS
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Pronoun : ONE
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Coins : MINTS
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Carve : ETCH
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Stadium sounds : RAHRAH
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Speed : HIE
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Saw : ADAGE
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Delight in : REVEL
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Swarms : TEEMS
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Kind of work or up : FRAME
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Kin of eclipse : LUNAR
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Clothe : ENDUE
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U. S. agents : GMEN
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Snake's pride : FANG
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Potpourri : OLIO
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Carry on : RANT
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Not similar: Abbr. : OPP
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Bewails : WEEPS
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Monroe of Knicks : EARL
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Graf ___ : SPEE
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Slippery : EELY
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Self: Prefix : AUTO
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Examine again : REASSESS
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Famous swindler : PONZI
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City of Tuscany : SIENA
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Waver : TEETER
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Parts of poems : STAVES
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"___ a Hot Tin Roof" : CATON
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Famous battleground : ALAMO
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Roads : PIKES
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Cardiologist's concern : AORTA
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American Beauty : ROSE
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Make over : REDO
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Resort near Venice : LIDO
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Law: Abbr. : STAT
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Poetic word : ERE
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Man's nickname : LEM

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

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