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New York Times, Wednesday, April 14, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 39.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,914
Across
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Melchior and companions : MAGI
5
U.S. painter : PEALE
10
Primers : ABCS
14
Image : ICON
15
Backward: Sp. : ATRAS
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Fuel source : PEAT
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Certain uninvited guest : GOLDILOCKS
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___ as a rock : HARD
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Native of an African area : SUDANI
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Acrobats' garb : LEOTARDS
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Doorway: Abbr. : ENT
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Sterile : BARREN
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Movie, in Madrid : CINE
27
Flees from the cops : LAMS
28
Former tennis star : RIGGS
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Vestment : ALB
33
Woof's companion : WARP
34
Change dies : RETOOL
35
Dressing-down : RIOTACT
37
Knee part : PATELLA
38
Trip asea : VOYAGE
39
Ready : RIPE
40
Insecticide : DDT
41
Follow : ENSUE
42
Command, in days past : HEST
43
Harem rooms : ODAS
44
Injury : TRAUMA
46
Uris hero : ARI
47
Transfer liability : REINSURE
50
Greek letters : OMEGAS
53
African plant : ALOE
54
Near-nemesis of 007 : GOLDFINGER
56
Kind of store : MENS
57
Kind of ink : INDIA
58
Fluid: Prefix : SERO
59
Some are split : PEAS
60
Ruhr city : ESSEN
61
Greek god : EROS
Down
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Russian fighters : MIGS
2
Hear: Prefix : ACOU
3
Holden and Garfield roles : GOLDENBOYS
4
Hydrocarbon : INDANE
5
Precipice, in Hawaii : PALI
6
W.W. II area : ETO
7
Certain light : ARCLAMP
8
L.A. five : LAKERS
9
Flight, in France : ESSOR
10
Dark rock : APHANITE
11
Honey hunter : BEAR
12
Prizefight program : CARD
13
Norms: Abbr. : STDS
18
Bankbook abbr. : INT
22
Cylindrical : TERETE
24
Football Starr : BART
25
Do intaglio work : CARVE
26
Village on the Mohawk : ILION
27
Fabric : LACE
29
Channing played one : GOLDDIGGER
30
Meir : GOLDA
31
Louvers : SLATS
33
Bets : WAGERS
34
Engrossed : RAPT
36
Strained condition : TAUTNESS
37
City known for biased view : PISA
39
Merges again : REMELDS
42
Midwest Indians : HURONS
43
Province of Spain : ORENSE
45
Saul Bellow's ___ March : AUGIE
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"What a good boy ___" : AMI
47
Plane staircase : RAMP
48
Robt. ___ : ELEE
49
New Rochelle college : IONA
50
" ... wings ___ angel" : OFAN
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Flight: Prefix : AERO
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Sellouts: Abbr. : SROS
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Cutting device : DIE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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