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New York Times, Thursday, May 6, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 46.6
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,936
Across
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Variety of pear : BOSC
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U.S. draft director : TARR
9
Water carriers : HOSES
14
Cotton fabric : LENO
15
Trade discount : AGIO
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On reserve : ASIDE
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Sufficient, to poets : ENOW
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Bligh or Ahab : SEACAPTAIN
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U.S. statesman : BOWLES
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Lupin and others : ARSENES
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Muscle : BICEPS
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P.I. fruit tree : IBA
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Bankhead of theater : TALLULAH
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Anti-infection drugs : SULFAS
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Island in Taiwan Strait : AMOY
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Horse, at times : LOPER
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Musical direction: Abbr. : RIT
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Marble : TAW
38
Usher's concern : SEATING
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'arry's place : OME
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French article : UNE
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German industrialist : KRUPP
43
Genu : KNEE
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Long-suffering one : MARTYR
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Albany or Buffalo native : UPSTATER
49
High note : ELA
50
Shorten : TAKEUP
51
Making a living : EARNING
55
Direction markers : ARROWS
58
Creeping plant : GROUNDLING
61
Dies ___ : IRAE
62
Book for an élève : LIVRE
63
Crystal-gazer's first words : ISEE
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Behold, to Caesar : ECCE
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French thoughts : IDEES
66
Vital-statistic word : BORN
67
Visit a mall : SHOP
Down
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Air bubble : BLEB
2
Wine prefix : OENO
3
Winter road machine : SNOWBLOWER
4
Marsh marigold : COWLILY
5
Pendant : TASSEL
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Iron or teen : AGE
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Estuary : RIA
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Cape of Portugal : ROCA
9
German royal house : HAPSBURG
10
Bony : OSTEAL
11
Shensi city : SIAN
12
Miss Adams : EDIE
13
D.C. men : SENS
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Up : ARISEN
21
Old French coin : ECU
24
Pacific island group : PALAU
25
Track-meet event : SHOTPUT
27
U.S. jazz pianist : TATUM
28
Iowa religious sect : AMANA
30
House part : FRONTPORCH
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Gallic name : AIMEE
32
Guide : STEER
35
Browning girl : PIPPA
38
Urban vistas : SKYLINES
39
Trip of a sort : ERRAND
43
N.Z. timber trees : KAURIES
45
Term in office : TENURE
47
Cape of Jutland : SKAGEN
48
Thrice: Prefix : TER
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He: It. : EGLI
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Dull : ARID
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Gad : ROVE
54
Talkative : GLIB
56
Texas city : WACO
57
Small spring : SEEP
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Atomic prefix : ISO
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Biblical name : NER

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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