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New York Times, Friday, May 15, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { B F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 37.3
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,580
Across
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Pillar's counterpart : POST
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Brake parts : SHOES
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Schlemiels : SAPS
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Colorful fish : OPAH
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Mend : PATCH
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Bulrush : TULE
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Office communication : MEMO
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Bizarre : OUTRE
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Cuckoopint : ARUM
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With 36 and 49 across, miners' ailment : PNEUMONOULTRAMI
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Thick clay: Var. : GALT
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Siamese : TAI
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Ogee and ogive : ARCHES
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Breastbones : STERNUMS
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Abrupt : CURT
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Yardarms : SPARS
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Make edging : TAT
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More of 20 Across : CROSCOPICSILICO
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Hurried : RAN
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Praying figure : ORANT
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Acidity, in medicine : ACOR
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Of a Syrian city : ALEPPINE
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Compassionate : HUMANE
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Asperity : IRE
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Hamlet : DORP
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End of 20 Across, longest word in Webster 3 : VOLCANOCONIOSIS
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Aleutian island : ADAK
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Scottish noble : THANE
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Oven : OAST
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Fish dish : SOLE
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Act of help, in law : AIDER
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Famous river : NILE
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Jog : TROT
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Misses out on : LOSES
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Large number : SLEW
Down
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Splendor : POMP
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Dehiscent : OPEN
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Unchanged : SAME
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Cerebrations : THOUGHTS
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Bobbins : SPOOLS
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Obsess : HAUNT
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Holy Roman Emperor : OTTO
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Pale tan : ECRU
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Lees : SHELTERS
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Play the leading role : STARIN
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Atmosphere : AURA
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Political tidbit : PLUM
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Half: Prefix : SEMI
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West : MAE
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Ankles : TARSI
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Ghana's capital : ACCRA
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Geoponic : RURAL
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Ugly woman : CRONE
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Book back : SPINE
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Tastefulness : TACT
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City on the Mohawk : UTICA
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City in Georgia : MACON
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Cache : STORE
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Encompass : SPAN
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Coconut meat : COPRA
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Asian : ORIENTAL
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Ridicules : LAMPOONS
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Paling : PICKET
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Sharpeners : HONERS
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Altdorf's canton : URI
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Gift recipient : DONEE
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Illimitable : VAST
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Bouquet : ODOR
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French composer : LALO
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State admitted in 1803 : OHIO
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Rude ones : CADS
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Spinnaker : SAIL
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Wight : ISLE
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Fret : STEW

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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