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New York Times, Tuesday, June 12, 1973

59-Across : Opera of a certain price

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q U }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 47.9
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,704
Across
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Touches lightly : PATS
5
Propounded : POSED
10
Stun : DAZE
14
Pitcher Schoolboy : ROWE
15
Steve of F.D.R. staff : EARLY
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Kazan : ELIA
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In an orderly way : ONEATATIME
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Othello : MOOR
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Egoistic : SELFISH
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Girls' names in Dublin : AILEENS
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Electrical unit : VOLT
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Sanctum or city : INNER
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Neighbor of Virgo : LEO
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Admit : OWN
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Spat's cousin : GAITER
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Alan of films : LADD
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Photo-finish focus : NOSE
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Roman garment : STOLA
36
Miss Dodo : IMA
37
Fifty to : TENPAST
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Rec-room items : TVS
40
Hollywood pioneer : MAYER
42
"In Spain they say, ___" : SISI
43
Golf shot : CHIP
44
Certain writings : ESSAYS
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Harrison or Oedipus : REX
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Faeroe winds : OES
48
Status symbol : STOLE
50
Sea bird : TERN
52
Awaiting : INSTORE
55
Animal-like : BESTIAL
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Mature : RIPE
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Opera of a certain price : THREEPENNY
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Refrigerant : ICER
62
Consumed : EATEN
63
Grandpa in "The Waltons" : GEER
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What children should be : SEEN
65
Opera circle : DRESS
66
Common Latin word : ESSE
Down
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Sam and J. C. Snead : PROS
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Top rating : AONE
3
Time in Xmas song : TWELVEDAYS
4
Maine specialty : SEAFOOD
5
Lime variety : PEASTONE
6
Bedad or begorra : OATH
7
Title for a Hindu : SRI
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Noted violinist : ELMAN
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Changing of the colors : DYEING
10
Bad mark : DEMERIT
11
African plant : ALOE
12
Hill in Jerusalem : ZION
13
Be all ___ : EARS
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Sesame : TIL
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Smallest amount : LEAST
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Emulate a Muse : INSPIRE
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Characters in "Lost Horizon" : LAMAS
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Old radio announcer Tony : WONS
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Dressed ___ (smart) : TOTHENINES
30
Col. Parker's friend : ELVIS
31
Coarse file : RASP
32
Bar fruit : LIME
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At ___ : EASE
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"___ Remember" : TRYTO
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Sweet and tons : SIXTEENS
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Oriental : EASTERN
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Procession : CORTEGE
45
Unscrambled : SORTED
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Hungarian composer : LEHAR
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Dr. Rhine's field : ESP
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Part of the eye : IRIS
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French resort : NICE
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Graf ___ : SPEE
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School contests : BEES
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Hydrocarbon suffixes : ANES
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Ancient instrument : LYRE
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Tpk. : RTE

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

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