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New York Times, Thursday, May 11, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { B J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 47.6
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,307
Across
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Uninteresting : HOHUM
6
African lake : CHAD
10
Polluted air : SMOG
14
Iowa group : AMANA
15
Sound : HALE
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Essences, in Greek logic : EIDE
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Roger of baseball : MARIS
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Somewhat : INAMANNER
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In a tight row : ENDTOEND
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Medical Nobelist in 1954 : ENDERS
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Hair shade : HENNA
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Neighbor of Cambodia : LAOS
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Kind of card : CREDIT
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Dismiss : SENDOFF
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River inlet : RIA
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Casals' medium : CELLO
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Boy's name : EULIS
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Small fry : TADS
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Certain theater shape : ROUND
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River of Kenya : TANA
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Entree item : STEAK
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Welcome : GREET
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I.R.S. concern : TAX
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Totaled : ADDEDUP
47
Balderdash : PIFFLE
49
Dry : SERE
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Lover : ROMEO
51
Gasoline rating : OCTANE
54
Fizzle : PETEROUT
57
Astronaut's gear : SPACESUIT
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Halloween V.I.P. : WITCH
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Polio man : SALK
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Portico : STOA
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Anoint : ANELE
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Invites : ASKS
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Yin and ___ : YANG
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French city : SEDAN
Down
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Harness part : HAME
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Arabian Sea gulf : OMAN
3
Stubborn : HARDHEADED
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In harmony : UNITED
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Of a fraternal order : MASONIC
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Tableware : CHINA
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Worker : HAND
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Neighbor of Fla. : ALA
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Lower in standing : DEMEAN
10
Dispatches : SENDSOUT
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Golconda, for one : MINE
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River of Europe : ODER
13
Bonn residents: Abbr. : GERS
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Positive electrode : ANODE
21
Start : ENTER
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Sierra ___ : LEONE
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Tribunals: Abbr. : CRTS
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Lariat : RIATA
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Swallow noisily : SLURP
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Forthright : FLATFOOTED
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Ultimate : FINAL
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Suffix for cata or mono : LOGUE
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___-Coburg : SAXE
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Hapless ones : SADSACKS
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Station : DEPOT
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N.H. city : KEENE
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"___ when the little toy dog ... " : TIMEWAS
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Stylish : DRESSY
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Like a beast : FERINE
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Change a label : RETAG
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Bones, in anatomy : OSSA
52
Men of figures: Abbr. : CPAS
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Gossip : TALK
54
Nuclear particle : PION
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Calif. campus : UCLA
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Besides : THEN
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Miss Hagen : UTA

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

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