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New York Times, Friday, May 4, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F X }, Scrabble score: 332 (avg 1.76)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 11.1
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,665
Across
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Tales : SAGAS
6
Buddy : CHUM
10
Pet for Mao : CHOW
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Raise : ERECT
15
Pursue : HUNT
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Short time: Sp. : RATO
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Likely : INTHECARDS
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Concerning : ASTO
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Sea signal : SOS
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Bourke-White specialty : PHOTO
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Behaved : ACTED
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Predecessor of John XXIII : PIUS
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Often-wild cards : JOKERS
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Delirious : RAVING
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River to English Channel : SEINE
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French thoughts : IDEES
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Kicked for the extra point : CONVERTED
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1958 Oscar winner : GIGI
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Where, in Spain : DONDE
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Makeshift, as a naval rig : JURY
38
Sports-page listings : STANDINGS
40
Count of music : BASIE
41
Corners : TREES
42
Had a shortage : LACKED
43
Fixes potatoes : MASHES
46
Dagger : DIRK
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1972 winner : AGNEW
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Very good! : BRAVO
50
___ jacket : PEA
53
On one's ___ : TOES
54
Patchwork : CRAZYQUILT
56
Journey : TREK
57
Derby, for one : RACE
58
"I give up!" : UNCLE
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Lenient : EASY
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India et al. : INKS
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Consumed : EATEN
Down
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Six, in Madrid : SEIS
2
Italian river : ARNO
3
Grasps : GETS
4
Alas, in Bonn : ACH
5
Certain garments : STEPINS
6
Utter disorder : CHAOS
7
Damage : HURT
8
Cancel : UNDO
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Alps, etc.: Abbr. : MTS
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Excellent : CRACKERJACK
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Hurry : HASTE
12
Mink's relative : OTTER
13
Bretton ___ : WOODS
18
Locomotive sound : CHUG
22
First-class : AONE
23
Utopia : PIEINTHESKY
24
Swing music : JIVE
25
Manipulates : RIGS
26
Entrance : ADIT
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Star in Lyra : VEGA
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Ditties : SONGS
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Pass-catchers : ENDS
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Volcano shape : CONE
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Ivory source : TUSK
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Penna. port : ERIE
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Stained : DYED
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Molds : DIES
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Actor John : DREW
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Art style : BAROQUE
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Roman historian : LIVY
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Dull finish : MATTE
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Greek shopping center : AGORA
45
Companions of snicks : SNEES
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Stuns : DAZES
48
Cattle feed : BRAN
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___ one's brains : RACK
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British native : PICT
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French pronoun : ELLE
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Sun disk : ATEN
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Dernier ___ : CRI
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Merkel : UNA

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

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