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New York Times, Saturday, June 16, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 49, Avg Word Len: 4.40, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 50, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 1, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 19.4
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,708
Across
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Flag support : STAFF
6
Brilliant fish : OPAH
10
Rum cake : BABA
14
"Tempest" sprite : ARIEL
15
Flat fish : SOLE
16
River of Spain : EBRO
17
Chaplain : PADRE
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Atop : UPON
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Profit : GAIN
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Authors' offerings: Abbr. : MSS
22
Age : EON
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Nicklaus aid : TEE
24
Pontiff : THEHOLYFATHER
29
Mauna ___ : LOA
30
Seasonal log : YULE
31
Coal scuttles : HODS
32
Troubles : ILLS
34
Do arithmetic : ADD
35
Nothing : NIL
36
Kind of school dinner, with 38 Across : FATHER
38
See 36 Across : ANDSON
42
Here: Fr. : ICI
43
Locomotive part : CAB
45
Eastern gown : SARI
46
True olives : OLEA
48
16 Across and others : RIOS
50
Top : CAP
51
Orphan Annie's friend : DADDYWARBUCKS
55
Court divider : NET
56
Kind of dust : SAW
57
Watering place : SPA
58
Belgian river : YSER
60
Brazilian tree : ANDA
62
Latin dad : PATER
66
Serf of old : ESNE
67
Time unit : YEAR
68
Hard wood : EBONY
69
So long! : TATA
70
Singer Nelson : EDDY
71
Hindu queen : RANEE
Down
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Dope : SAP
2
Song syllable : TRA
3
Help : AID
4
Solid: Fr. : FERME
5
Meaty : FLESHY
6
Columbus campus : OSU
7
Like a child in a toy store : POPEYED
8
Distant : ALOOF
9
Rinse : HENNA
10
Sue : BEG
11
Lessened : ABATED
12
Pipes : BRIERS
13
High rating : AONE
21
S. A. oil nut : SOUARI
24
Indian weight : TOLA
25
Sentry's word : HALT
26
Law degree : LLD
27
Spare : THIN
28
Half and full nelsons : HOLDS
29
Survivor in Norse Ragnarok : LIF
33
Recoiled : SHIED
35
Rich men : NABOBS
37
Modified organism : ECAD
39
Sad one : SACK
40
Old English coins : ORAS
41
Small dram : NIP
43
Pond catch for Tom Sawyer : CRAWDAD
44
Tune : AIR
46
Black Sea port : ODESSA
47
Dormant : LATENT
49
Meal : SUPPER
52
Belgian violinist : YSAYE
53
Ebbed : WANED
54
Shrine of Mecca: Var. : CAABA
55
Muscovite negative : NYET
59
Cartoonist : REA
61
One belonging to: Suffix : ARY
63
Big weight : TON
64
Wind direction : ENE
65
Grain : RYE

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

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