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New York Times, Wednesday, April 21, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 71.9
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,921
Across
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Magna ___ : CARTA
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Something extra : PLUS
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P.M.'s : AFTS
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City in New York : OLEAN
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Declaim noisily : RANT
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Beseech : PRAY
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Some of the media : DAILYNEWSPAPERS
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Rorschach material : INK
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W.W. II agency : OSS
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French pronoun : ELLES
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Airline listings: Abbr. : ARRS
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Pens : STIES
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Tanner : SUNLAMP
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Greenback : TENSPOT
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Remote : ALOOF
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Italian love : AMORE
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Poetic word : ERE
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Section : UNIT
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Nicholas and others : TSARS
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Word for Cassius : LEAN
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Neighbor of U.S. : CAN
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Pallid : PASTY
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Representation: Prefix : PICTO
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Heraldic star : ESTOILE
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Red-necked chicken : TURKHEN
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Organic compounds : ENOLS
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Early mind-reader : FREUD
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Vestment : ALB
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___ Jima : IWO
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What a TV fan does : VIEWSANDLISTENS
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Celestial handle : ANSA
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Traveled : RODE
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Clouded : MISTY
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Former French President : COTY
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Burl : KNAR
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Mary or Vincent : ASTOR
Down
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North Atlantic fish : COD
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Jai ___ : ALAI
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Guide : REIN
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Run on and on : TALKALOT
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Some : ANY
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Annie Oakleys : PRESSPASSES
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Rules : LAWS
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Us, in Bonn : UNS
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Vatican neighbor : STPETERS
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Washington product : APPLES
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First Amendment guarantee : FREESPEECH
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Defiles : TARS
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Method: Abbr. : SYS
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Standard : NORM
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Adjust : ALINE
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Brit. fliers : RAF
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Raconteur : STORYTELLER
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Fare for the gander : SAUCE
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Forearm bones : ULNAS
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Have ___ in (be bored) : NOINTEREST
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Harangue : ORATE
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Part of dovetail joint : TENON
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Picture border : MAT
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___ and handsome : TALLDARK
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How to tell it : LIKEITIS
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Devout : PIOUS
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Duos: Abbr. : PRS
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Kind of street or ticket : ONEWAY
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To the city: Lat. : URBI
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Driest Spanish sherry : FINO
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"Then ___ dash of ... " : ADDA
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Basketball's Jerry : WEST
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Preposition : ONTO
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Time off: Abbr. : VAC
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Negative prefix : NON
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Scotsman's tiny : SMA
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Mideast land: Abbr. : SYR

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

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