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New York Times, Thursday, April 12, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 309 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 26.9 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,643
Across
1
Cuts off : LOPS
5
Mitchell character : RHETT
10
Lollobrigida : GINA
14
Wheel part : AXLE
15
Fisherman : EELER
16
Spin like ___ : ATOP
17
Tidy : NEAT
18
Indulge in a spring fancy : FALLINLOVE
20
"___ old time!" : ANY
21
Mouthful : BITE
22
"Reading Gaol," e.g. : BALLAD
23
Head over ___ : HEELS
25
Vapors: Lat. : FUMI
26
Kind of wreath : FLORAL
28
Indulge in a spring fancy : SUNBATHE
32
Detroit team : LIONS
33
Famous at-bat man : CASEY
34
Roman bronze : AES
35
Sturdy ones : OAKS
36
Paper holders : FILES
37
Card game : SKAT
38
"___Meat Ball" : ONE
39
"Aux ___!" : ARMES
40
___ khan (tiger) : SHERE
41
Indulge in a spring fancy : DAYDREAM
43
Swamp : MORASS
44
War god : ARES
45
S. A. Indian : CARIB
46
Eastern carp : SHIRAZ
49
Short note : CHIT
50
Initials of Dr. Jekyll's creator : RLS
53
Indulge in a spring fancy : HITTHEROAD
55
" ... upon a ___ in Darien!" : PEAK
56
Russian city : OREL
57
Lustrous fabric : RAMIE
58
Hindu queen : RANI
59
To be: Fr. : ETRE
60
Affirmed : SWORN
61
Scrapes by, with "out" : EKES
Down
1
Turner : LANA
2
Field beasts : OXEN
3
Indulge in a spring fancy : PLAYHOOKEY
4
Tennis unit : SET
5
Get ready for a second toast : REFILL
6
Trial runs : HEATS
7
She, in Cannes : ELLE
8
Distant: Prefix : TEL
9
Roman officials : TRIBUNES
10
"___ est omnia divisa ... " : GALLIA
11
Chemical suffix : ITOL
12
Bright star : NOVA
13
Imitated : APED
19
___-pamby : NAMBY
21
Lillie et al. : BEAS
24
Eagles : ERNS
25
Things often blown : FUSES
26
Aftermath of a hurricane : FLOOD
27
Climbing plant : LIANA
28
Winston's partner : SALEM
29
Indulge in a spring fancy : TAKEABREAK
30
Gets word of : HEARS
31
Western park : ESTES
33
Mountain peaks : CIMAS
36
Kitchen fixtures : FREEZERS
37
Hindu title of respect: Var. : SHRI
39
Paddy's cry : ARRAH
40
Arrange : SORT
42
Dickens's Rosa : DARTLE
43
Kind of horse race : MAIDEN
45
"The ___ recognizes ... " : CHAIR
46
"One ___ off and ... " : SHOE
47
Trumpeter Al : HIRT
48
Roman road : ITER
49
Perry : COMO
51
London's Drury : LANE
52
Aspen equipment : SKIS
54
Deal or hide : RAW
55
Grand ___ : PRE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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