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New York Times, Wednesday, May 31, 1972

31-Down : Greek letter

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { C K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 3, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 38.9 Grid has duplicate clues.
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S
2
L
3
A
4
N
5
G
6
R
7
A
8
T
9
S
10
G
11
A
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M
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B
14
W
A
G
E
R
15
A
F
R
O
16
O
L
E
O
17
A
M
A
D
O
18
J
A
I
L
19
I
L
L
S
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L
E
I
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S
22
O
A
R
23
S
N
O
B
S
24
E
R
N
25
E
S
T
H
E
26
M
27
I
N
G
W
A
Y
28
R
O
T
29
W
A
D
E
S
30
E
31
R
32
G
O
33
R
E
S
E
E
34
E
35
Y
36
E
37
T
H
E
S
38
U
39
N
A
L
S
O
R
40
I
S
E
S
41
H
O
T
42
N
E
L
L
Y
43
P
E
S
T
44
A
D
A
P
T
45
I
46
D
S
47
M
48
E
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N
W
I
T
H
O
50
U
T
W
O
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M
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E
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N
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O
R
E
A
D
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A
P
S
E
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A
V
A
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A
G
E
R
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Y
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A
R
D
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L
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O
N
E
R
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T
O
D
D
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E
L
M
O
64
L
O
I
R
E
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S
T
A
S
66
T
A
S
S
67
S
T
A
Y
S
© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,327
Across
1
Medium for Ade's "Fables" : SLANG
6
Turns informer : RATS
10
Limb, in heraldry : GAMB
14
Belmont transaction : WAGER
15
Kind of hairdo : AFRO
16
Table item : OLEO
17
Brazilian writer : AMADO
18
Poky : JAIL
19
Evils : ILLS
20
Wreath : LEI
21
Tower : SOAR
23
Social climbers : SNOBS
24
Famous writer : ERNESTHEMINGWAY
28
Spoil : ROT
29
___ into (gets going) : WADES
30
Therefore : ERGO
33
Visit again : RESEE
34
Hurricane area : EYE
37
Book by 24 Across : THESUNALSORISES
41
In demand : HOT
42
Giant petrel : NELLY
43
Nuisance : PEST
44
Modify : ADAPT
45
Parts of the psyche : IDS
47
Book by 24 Across : MENWITHOUTWOMEN
54
Nymph : OREAD
55
Church part : APSE
56
Gardner : AVA
57
Field: Lat. : AGER
58
Measure : YARD
60
Hermit : LONER
62
Lincoln's Mary : TODD
63
Saint of sailors : ELMO
64
River in France : LOIRE
65
Depots: Abbr. : STAS
66
Moscow agency : TASS
67
Checks : STAYS
Down
1
Marshy place : SWALE
2
Like some excuses : LAMER
3
Encore : AGAIN
4
Rorem : NED
5
Mato ___ : GROSSO
6
Indian prince : RAJAH
7
Book by 24 Across : AFAREWELLTOARMS
8
Next after uni- and bi- : TRI
9
Sun deity : SOL
10
Exitings : GOINGS
11
Permit : ALLOW
12
Kind of toast : MELBA
13
Dictatorial : BOSSY
22
Mel : OTT
23
Gibe : SNEER
25
Greek god : EROS
26
Bulky : MASSY
27
Thought: Prefix : IDEO
30
Biblical suffix : ETH
31
Greek letter : RHO
32
Understand : GET
33
Nader : RALPH
34
Compass point : ESE
35
"___, I can" : YES
36
French direction : EST
38
Loosened : UNDID
39
Tidy : NEAT
40
___ facto : IPSO
44
Tonys and Oscars : AWARDS
45
Pronoun : ITS
46
Lives : DWELLS
47
Ditches : MOATS
48
Grain fungus : ERGOT
49
"Like I ___ hole in ... " : NEEDA
50
Hair styles : UPDOS
51
Craze : MANIA
52
___ which way : EVERY
53
Nose parts : NARES
58
Still : YET
59
State: Abbr. : ALA
61
Away, in Scotland : OOT

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

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