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New York Times, Tuesday, June 13, 1972

53-Down : Arrow poison

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 22.5
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,340
Across
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Irish hill : TARA
5
Miss Ross : DIANA
10
Detroit name : FORD
14
Early poet : OMAR
15
American dogwood : OSIER
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Hatred: It. : ODIO
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Potomac shrine : LINCOLNMEMORIAL
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Insect spray: Abbr. : DDT
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Bible book : AMOS
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Slow-witted : DENSE
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Hobo's meal : STEW
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Goddess of hope : SPES
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Port on Bay of Fundy : STJOHN
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Subdue : CHASTEN
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Cuckoopint : ARUM
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Has concern : FEARS
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Nitty-gritty : NUB
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Area of Washington : FEDERALTRIANGLE
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Spanish queen : ENA
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Choice : ELITE
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That: Lat. : ILLA
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Playhouse : THEATRE
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English poet : MCLEOD
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Relative of darn : DRAT
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Quids pro ___ : QUOS
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Caper : ANTIC
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Self: Prefix : AUTO
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Hawks of Hawaii : IOS
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Wash. landmark, à la phonebook : SMITHSONIANINST
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Cal ___ : TECH
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Musical group : OCTET
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Network : RETE
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Senior hatchets : AXES
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House of fame : WHITE
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Intense : KEEN
Down
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Divulged : TOLD
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During : AMID
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Carry on : RANT
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Triomphe, for one : ARC
5
Ancient stone tomb : DOLMEN
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"It ___ post time" : ISNOW
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Intentions : AIMS
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Born: Fr. : NEE
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Sea extension : ARM
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Black or Arden : FOREST
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Norse god : ODIN
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Inlets : RIAS
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Familiar name in Hawaii : DOLE
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Pledge : OATH
19
Black Sea port : ODESSA
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"___ of these days ... " : SOME
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Investing unit : SHARE
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Prefix for mutuel : PARI
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Bank installation : SAFE
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English river : TRENT
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Biblical kingdom : JUDAH
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This, in France : CETTE
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U. S. poet : ENGLE
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Bid to win no tricks : NULLO
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Coquette : FLIRT
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Handbag décor : BEAD
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Curve again : REARCH
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Can. province : ALTA
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Asther of films : NILS
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Cavell and Wharton : EDITHS
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Alter : MUTATE
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Fur animal, for short : COON
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"And ___ Flows the Don" : QUIET
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Fictional dog : ASTA
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Western state: Abbr. : NMEX
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Allure, old style : TICE
52
Opposed : ANTI
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Arrow poison : INEE
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Bone: Prefix : OSTE
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British gun : STEN
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Plant : SOW
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Alas, to Irish : OCH
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Annoy : IRK

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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