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New York Times, Monday, April 5, 1971

57-Across : Greek letter

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.53, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 14.0
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,905
Across
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False god : BAAL
5
Fuel : COKE
9
Caught up in : RAPT
13
Very, in music : ASSAI
15
"___ fellow well met" : HAIL
16
Dies ___ : IRAE
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British crown jewel : KOHINOORDIAMOND
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Yorkshire river : URE
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Man: Lat. : VIR
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Stationed : BASED
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Enzyme ending : ASE
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Compass direction : SSE
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Cathedral city on the Ouse : ELY
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What one should call : ASPADEASPADE
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Devise : SHAPE
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Haw's partner : HEM
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Old oath : EGAD
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Flightless bird of N.Z. : KIWI
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Unpolished : CRUDE
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Hindu melody : RAGA
43
Blyth and Sothern : ANNS
44
Stood for election : RAN
45
Detroit player : TIGER
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Intimate : HEARTTOHEART
50
Resort : SPA
53
Overwhelm : AWE
54
Swiss river : AAR
55
City on the Nile : LUXOR
57
Greek letter : RHO
58
Southern state: Abbr. : FLA
61
Society dating to 1860's : UNIONLEAGUECLUB
66
Kind of watch : STOP
67
Wheel holder : AXLE
68
Nuance : SHADE
69
Bad actors : HAMS
70
Mail : POST
71
Fire escape, e.g. : EXIT
Down
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Caspian city : BAKU
2
Hebrew zither : ASOR
3
Tennis star : ASHE
4
Chou En-___ : LAI
5
Nervous disorder : CHOREA
6
Scull : OAR
7
Make fun of : KID
8
Biblical priest : ELI
9
Long aperture : RIMA
10
Words from Gertrude Stein : AROSE
11
Jury : PANEL
12
Kind of bear : TEDDY
14
Intrude upon : INVADE
18
Seine tributary : OISE
19
Retired : ABED
24
Violated a traffic law : SPED
25
Alike : SAME
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"___ silly question" : ASKA
28
Part of the leg : SHIN
29
Hock : PAWN
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Imitative : APISH
31
Electrical by-pass : SHUNT
32
Weird : EERIE
36
Foolish : GAGA
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Dying apparatus : AGER
38
Pub weapon : DART
40
Crop : CRAW
41
Distinctive : RARE
45
Violent pangs : THROES
47
Merit : EARN
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Arrow's destination : TARGET
49
Hickam Field's island : OAHU
50
Sloppy stuff : SLUSH
51
___ Arenas : PUNTA
52
Self-evident truth : AXIOM
56
Surprised sound : OOPS
58
Linen fiber : FLAX
59
Roman public games : LUDI
60
"Not on ___!" : ABET
62
___ of luxury : LAP
63
Outside: Prefix : EXO
64
Jolson and others : ALS
65
Fidel's late cohort : CHE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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