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New York Times, Thursday, April 8, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.68, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 24.3
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,908
Across
1
Legend : FABLE
6
Relative of 1 Across : MYTH
10
Stars and ___ : BARS
14
Utopian : IDEAL
15
Comprehending words : ISEE
16
U.S. author : URIS
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Like soil : LOAMY
18
Approaching : NEAR
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Fad : RAGE
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John Jacob's wife : MRSASTOR
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Coquettish : COY
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Comparative suffix : IER
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Thrashes : PUMMELS
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Error : MISCUE
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Sea god who rode a dolphin : PALAEMON
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Divest of weapons : UNARM
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Seed spreader : SOWER
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Famous West Point dropout : POE
37
French town : STLO
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Window parts : SILLS
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Naldi of silents : NITA
40
Tosspot : SOT
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Buenos ___ : AIRES
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"Stop ___" (traffic sign) : ONRED
43
Target of the Seven against Thebes : ETEOCLES
45
Runs over a page margin : BLEEDS
46
Broadway producer's goal : LONGRUN
47
Shout : CRY
48
Celtic sea god : LER
49
Hireling : MYRMIDON
54
Nobel physicist : RABI
57
Actor Novello : IVOR
59
Irish goblin : POOKA
60
Egyptian deity: Var. : AMON
61
Early Japanese : AINU
62
Dark : UNLIT
63
Sharp sound : PING
64
Negatives : NAYS
65
Gorges : SATES
Down
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Shutterbug's need : FILM
2
Biblical name : ADOR
3
Lillie and namesakes : BEAS
4
Monk : LAMA
5
Perfect abode : ELYSIUM
6
Secondary : MINOR
7
French river : YSER
8
Social affair : TEA
9
Strong man : HERCULES
10
"___ not, on the lone ... " : BURYME
11
Constellation : ARA
12
Equipment : RIG
13
Compass point : SSE
21
Golfing area : TEE
23
Famous Persian : OMAR
25
Parts of ratchet wheels : PAWLS
26
Word for N.Y. State : EMPIRE
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Plundered : LOOTED
28
Sam and J.C. : SNEADS
29
Freshwater clam : MUSSEL
30
Entirely : INTOTO
31
"Bambi" author : SALTEN
32
___-Magnon : CRO
33
Natives of Cracow : POLES
35
Temptress : SIREN
38
Geological era : SILURIAN
39
Direction : NNE
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"God's Little ___" : ACRE
42
Grecian gods' abode : OLYMPUS
44
Eyeing amorously : OGLING
45
"___ it's cold" : BRR
47
Persian king : CYRUS
49
Condition: Suffix : MONY
50
Hebrides island : IONA
51
Dunce : DOLT
52
Steinbeck figure : OKIE
53
A.L. players : NATS
54
Don't care a ___ : RAP
55
French friend : AMI
56
___ ton : BON
58
Routing word : VIA

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

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