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New York Times, Wednesday, May 12, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { B J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,942
Across
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Handle rudely : PAW
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Misses : FAILS
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Grand Canyon geological group : CHUAR
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Cuckoo : ANI
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Transfer point : INTERCHANGE
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Free : RID
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England, 1660-1688 : RESTORATION
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Brain channel : ITER
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Old card game : LOO
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Sing monotonously : INTONE
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Crusader foe : SARACEN
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Early laborer : ESNE
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English letter : ZED
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Office hookup : INTERCOM
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Volcano that erupted in 1902 : PELEE
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Inner, in anatomy : ENTAL
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Shade : HUE
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Le Gallienne and others : EVAS
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Scuffle : MELEE
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Hog food : MAST
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___ gestae : RES
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Bathroom worker : TILER
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Menu : CARTE
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Place between : INTERSET
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Demure : COY
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Praise : LAUD
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Hiked : TROOPED
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Nymphs : OREADS
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Grasp : SEE
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Kind of review : RAVE
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Uniform item of W.W. I : PUTTEESTRAP
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Glib : PAT
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Scatter : INTERSPERSE
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Summer cooler : ADE
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Headliners : STARS
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Moslem noble : AMEER
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Pulpit talk: Abbr. : SER
Down
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Son of Priam : PARIS
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Santa ___ : ANITA
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More vast : WIDER
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Douglas, for one : FIR
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Anointed : ANELED
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"___ the house" : ITSON
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Mother of Apollo : LETO
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Theater sign : SRO
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TV number : CHANNEL
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Mad party figure : HATTER
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Genus of mussels : UNIO
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Greek contest : AGON
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French name : RENE
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Ridges, in anatomy : CRISTAE
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Does a bulldozing job : RAZES
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Letter : CEE
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Go onstage : ENTER
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Cove : INLET
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Overdo the steaks : CHAR
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Throw out : OUST
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Dole : METE
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Persian sprite : PERI
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Balanced : EVEN
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Certain straw : LAST
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Fished : EELED
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Takes unfair advantage of : MISUSES
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City Hall tenant : MAYOR
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Wall St. men : TRADERS
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Murmur : COO
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Beetle : ELATER
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Wrinkle : CREASE
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Land, in France : TERRE
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Hemingway et al. : PAPAS
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Dodge : EVADE
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Hinder : DETER
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Eyed: Suffix : OPIS
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Small animal : RUNT
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Girl's name : ETTA
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Originate : STEM
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Health center : SPA
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Through : PER

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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