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New York Times, Thursday, May 7, 1970

43-Down : Man's name

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { G J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 43.9 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,572
Across
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Pottery center : DELFT
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Places : LOCI
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Outdo : BEST
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Not uncognizant : AWARE
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Flunkable ordeal : EXAM
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Osaka happening : EXPO
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Red cattle : DEVON
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Flashy red : VERMILION
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Galena : ORE
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Night club's favorite : SPENDER
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Mauna ___ : LOA
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Katmandu's land : NEPAL
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Old desk accessory : INKWELL
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Lancaster emblem : REDROSE
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Perplexed : ASEA
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Warded off : AVERTED
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Diacritic : CEDILLA
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Name in silents : BARA
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Shelters : LEES
38
Put in office : INSTATE
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Readies the hash again : REHEATS
45
Some: Sp. : UNAS
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U. S. essayist : EMERSON
47
Mountain features : SUMMITS
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Blue-ribbon spot : FIRST
51
Italian numeral : UNO
52
Unfruitful : STERILE
54
Sunday talk: Abbr. : SER
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Surround : CLOSEINON
59
Headwear : TIARA
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Insurance word : RISK
62
Behold: Lat. : ECCE
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In an aloof manner : ICILY
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Times for juillets : ETES
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Parch : SEAR
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Yields : CEDES
Down
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Wall decoration : DADO
2
Jug : EWER
3
Scents : LAVENDERS
4
Backward : FRO
5
Honor card : TENSPOT
6
Spoke the truth : LEVELED
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Slow motive power : OXEN
8
About the heart : CARDIAC
9
Vast : IMMENSE
10
Measure of loudness : BEL
11
Banish : EXILE
12
Thread unit : SPOOL
13
Of sound : TONAL
19
Got on one's nerves : IRKED
22
Matador's maneuver : PASE
25
Proofreader's concern : ERRATUM
27
Users of the Wall : WAILERS
28
Harvest in India : RABI
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John, in Cardiff : EVAN
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In any case : LEASTSAID
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Mother of Artemis : LETO
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Organization: Abbr. : ASSN
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Aromatic plant : ANISE
40
Room coolers in India : TATTIES
41
Pith : ESSENCE
42
Oil man : REFINER
43
Man's name : EMIL
44
Dissenter : HERETIC
47
Capital of Bolivia : SUCRE
48
Dark : UNLIT
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___ Jaw : MOOSE
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Portuguese cape : ROCA
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Gardner : ERLE
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Certain fish : RAYS
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Bags: Abbr. : SKS
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Hockey milieu : ICE

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

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