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New York Times, Saturday, May 26, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 29.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,687
Across
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Baden Baden : SPA
4
Civil War name : GRANT
9
Hindu tunic : JAMA
13
Moon goddess : LUNA
15
Gossip : RUMOR
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Enthusiasm : ELAN
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Street urchin : ARAB
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Santa ___ : ANITA
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Warning cry : FORE
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Double-crossed : BETRAYED
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Flaw : DEFECT
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Birds' class : AVES
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Symbol of stubbornness : MULE
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More hasty : RASHER
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Vertebral relaxer : BACKREST
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Where to say "I do" : ALTAR
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Weathercock : VANE
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Biblical town : SELA
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Article : ITEM
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Minded : CARED
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City of Russia : OREL
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Pass the cards : DEAL
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Search : HUNT
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Marsh bird : SNIPE
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Pressing items : SADIRONS
44
West Pointers : CADETS
45
Lizard : NEWT
46
Chibchan Indian : RAMA
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Used épées : FENCED
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Desert trains : CARAVANS
54
Table item : OLEO
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Escape : ELOPE
57
Favorite : IDOL
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Coin of Iran : RIAL
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"Please ___" : REMIT
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Asian garb : SARI
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Mild expletive : DARN
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Does gardening : SEEDS
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Door sound : RAP
Down
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Chunk : SLAB
2
Like driven snow : PURE
3
Medical study: Abbr. : ANAT
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More hoary : GRAYER
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Teutonic characters : RUNES
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Surrounded by : AMID
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"___ on your life!" : NOT
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Calumniated : TRADUCED
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His capital was Richmond : JEFFERSONDAVIS
10
Century plant : ALOE
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Grape remains : MARC
12
Dill seed : ANET
14
His first capital was Springfield : ABRAHAMLINCOLN
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State : AVER
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Lodge man : ELK
25
French impressionist : MANET
26
Incursions : RAIDS
27
Tropical mallow : ALTEA
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Place : STEAD
29
Farm structures : BARNS
30
Spine-chilling : EERIE
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"Washington ___ here" : SLEPT
32
Hoffman's specialties : TALES
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Boast : VAUNT
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Mrs. Murphy's creations : CHOWDERS
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Muttonfish : SAMA
43
Female ruff : REE
44
Editorial marks : CARETS
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Kind of transit : RAPID
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Ernie or Henry : FORD
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Lamb : ELIA
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At hand : NEAR
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___ a cropper : COME
51
Hebrew month : ADAR
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Ibsen heroine : NORA
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Undergarment : SLIP
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Civil War name : LEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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