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New York Times, Thursday, June 14, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 48.2
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,706
Across
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Tranquil : CALM
5
S. A. Indians : MACAS
10
Infrequent : RARE
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Melville opus : OMOO
15
Not deliberate : UNINTENDED
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Dark : EBON
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"Thin Ice," e.g. : DANGERSIGN
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Iron and Patty : DUKES
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Wire: Abbr. : TELEG
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School org. : PTA
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Philippine island : LEYTE
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Song : MELOS
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Craze : FAD
28
Russian girl's name : OLGA
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Star in Virgo : SPICA
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Ancient Brazilian : OTI
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More trim : NEATER
38
College study: Abbr. : ECON
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Like Shakespeare and Bacon : CONTEMPORANEOUS
42
Johnson : ARTE
43
"The thrill ___" : ISGONE
44
F.D.R. agency : NRA
45
French city : LYONS
47
Overwhelm : ROUT
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Native: Suffix : OTE
49
Writer Lagerlöf : SELMA
52
Place for a glider : PORCH
54
London sight : PUB
57
Oddballs : GOOPS
59
Where Columbus set sail : PALOS
61
Pronoun of relationship : ONEANOTHER
64
Ancient France : GAUL
65
Grumbler : MALCONTENT
66
She: It. : ESSA
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It's good when sunk : PUTT
68
Out of ___ : SORTS
69
___ on it! : STEP
Down
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Student : COED
2
Moving about : AMBULATORY
3
Investigated : LOOKEDINTO
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Wherewithal : MONEY
5
Kind of lark : MUD
6
Med. study : ANAT
7
Movie studio employe : CINEMATOGRAPHER
8
Viewpoint : ANGLE
9
Kind of wool : STEEL
10
Hosp. workers : RNS
11
Take ___ (swim) : ADIP
12
Army unit: Abbr. : REGT
13
Ferber : EDNA
16
Inferred conclusions : ERGOS
20
Gem : STONE
24
Fragrant resin : ELEMI
26
German admiral : SPEE
27
___ point (hub) : FOCAL
29
Spaces : GAPS
31
Attacker of old beliefs : ICONOCLAST
32
Public building : COURTHOUSE
33
Handles: Lat. : ANSAE
36
Slangy suffix : EROO
37
Increased : RANUP
40
Decimal groupings : TENS
41
Colonists' word for Indian friend : NETOP
46
Musical symbol : SEGNO
50
Diving birds : LOONS
51
Maxim : MOTTO
53
Blusters : RAGES
54
Ostentation : POMP
55
Sloth : UNAU
56
Zone : BELT
58
On cloud nine : SENT
60
Word with happy or dash : SLAP
62
Stamp ___ : ACT
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Wall St. offerings: Abbr. : RTS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 10 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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