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New York Times, Wednesday, June 23, 1971

8-Across : Mocks

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 17.9
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,984
Across
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Divide in a way : PRORATE
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Mocks : DERIDES
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Garage-bill items : REPAIRS
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Typical : AVERAGE
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Runs out, as a subscription : EXPIRES
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News : TIDINGS
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Otherwise : ELSE
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Tiller : HELM
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Sally Rand's props : FANS
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College officials : BURSARS
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Irish ancestor : ITH
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Bank transactions : LOANS
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Post : NEWEL
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Jeanne's summer : ETE
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"Not on ___!" : ABET
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Cheek : GENA
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___ faire : LAISSEZ
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Certain ball passers : CENTERS
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Coin : DIME
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Relocate : MOVE
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Kind of dance : TOE
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Mortimer : SNERD
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Find a new place for : RESET
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About, in Spain : POR
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Truth : REALITY
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Heavy drinkers : SOTS
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Russian hemp : RINE
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Angora : GOAT
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Ingredients of splits : BANANAS
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Ape : IMITATE
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Ben Jonson comedy : EPICENE
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Sea cow : MANATEE
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Guided : STEERED
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Arlington soldier : UNKNOWN
Down
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Acadians' Grand ___ : PRE
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Reed : REX
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Controversial physicist : OPPENHEIMER
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Rants partner : RAILS
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Affectations : AIRS
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Elm : TREE
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Letter : ESS
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Library-desk items : DATERS
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Sins : EVILS
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Erie or Apache : REDMAN
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Old name for Greek river : IRI
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Dapper one : DAN
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Urge, with "on" : EGG
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French possessive : SES
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Ron or Leigh : HUNT
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William Claude : FIELDS
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Win : ATTAIN
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Singer Joan : BAEZ
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Colonel's command: Abbr. : REGT
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Music-maker : SWEETPOTATO
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Spanish pronoun : LAS
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Greek clan division : OBE
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Implant : ENROOT
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Beams : LASERS
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Withered : SERE
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Snug: Var. : COSY
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Adam's rib : EVE
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Gain : NET
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Give out : METE
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Certain needle : DARNER
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Put through a wash cycle : RINSED
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Tropical vine : LIANE
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Devil : SATAN
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Agent : GMAN
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Sty sound : OINK
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Egyptian god of pleasure : BES
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Likely : APT
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German's never : NIE
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Tennis term : ACE
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Baking pit : IMU
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Forge tool: Scot. : TEW
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Poetic word : EEN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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