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New York Times, Thursday, April 15, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 31.8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,915
Across
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Warplanes : MIGS
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Competently : ABLY
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Chemical compound : ESTER
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Guinness : ALEC
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Girl's name : CLOE
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Reduce : SHAVE
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Become understandable : GETACROSS
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Did lawn work : RAKED
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Harmonious : OFAPIECE
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Makes accessible : OPENS
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Fur-bearing animal : OTTER
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Oranges : OSAGES
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Show-offs : CUTUPS
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Part of a courtroom : DOCK
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Recognize: Abbr. : ACK
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Links : UNITES
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Eye part : UVEA
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Coiffure : HAIRSET
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Coins : COPPERS
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Modern Christiania : OSLO
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Dress : ATTIRE
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Caviar : ROE
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Cheer : YELL
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Inclement : SLEETY
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Agatha Christie character : SLAYER
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Rich cake : TORTE
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Neighbor of Quemoy : MATSU
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Excess amounts of type : RUNOVERS
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___ Jack : UNION
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Specify : NAMENAMES
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Entire range : GAMUT
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Certain serves : ACES
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Occasion : TIME
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Printing marks : STETS
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Police rounds : BEAT
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Greek letters : ETAS
Down
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Mr. of cartoon : MAGOO
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"___ My Heart in San Francisco" : ILEFT
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Reach : GETAT
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Leafless stalk : SCAPE
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Israeli port : ACRE
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Coalition : BLOC
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Suffer defeat : LOSEOUT
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___ man : YES
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Succoth fruit: Var. : ESROG
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Developed favorably : SHAPEDUP
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Assumes control : TAKESOVER
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Tied : EVEN
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Buttons et al. : REDS
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Entertainment : CIRCUS
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Minted money : SPECIE
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Classify : ASSORT
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Perturbed : UNEASY
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Printing mark : TITTLE
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Mackerel-like fish : CERO
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Cheese: Ger. : KASE
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Sea call : AHOY
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Ablative, for one : CASE
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Keeps busy : KILLSTIME
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Gets the barrel ready : ROLLSOUT
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Fictional Place : PEYTON
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Patio : TERRACE
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Relatives : AUNTS
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Roundish : OVATE
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Pay up : REMIT
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Tropical shrub : TREMA
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Letters : ESSES
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Tobies : MUGS
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Med. study : ANAT
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City in Sweden : UMEA
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Fit together easily : NEST
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Seize : NAB

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

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