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New York Times, Tuesday, June 29, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { B J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 25.2
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,990
Across
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Shoulder décor : CHIP
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Base-runner's concern : SLIDE
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Shells, bullets, etc. : AMMO
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Egad or drat : OATH
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One of a common trio : HARRY
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Burberry : COAT
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Vicinity : AREA
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Flower : ASTER
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Shopper's aid : CART
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Unploughed ridges, in Britain : LEARIGS
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Theda Bara's milieu : SILENTS
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U.S.O., for one: Abbr. : ORG
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Experienced : SEEN
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Romilly-___, French town : SURSEINE
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Certain writings : SATIRE
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Power agency : TVA
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Shore bird : SNIPE
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1870 surrender site : SEDAN
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Relative : AUNT
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Mine guardian : GNOME
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Prefix for god or monde : DEMI
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Runs : FLOWS
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Revises : EDITS
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Further : AID
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Church capes : FANONS
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Legendary king of Thebes : ETEOCLES
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Variegated : PIED
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Deer : ROE
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Backslide : RELAPSE
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Turns, in a game : INNINGS
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Fix martinis : STIR
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Cremona family : AMATI
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Money in Bari : LIRE
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Immense : VAST
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French painter : MONET
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Ardor : ELAN
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Jack's need : PLAY
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Contestant : ENTRY
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Dimple : DENT
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Pea or egg : COAL
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Hounds' quarry : HARE
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Willow : ITEA
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Ancient wonder at Alexandria : PHAROS
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Chasing flies : SHAGGING
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Miss : LASS
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N. Y. subway line : IRT
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Word with circle or down : DRESS
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Nests: Var. : EYRIES
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Stressed : ACCENTED
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Lament : MOAN
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Trading center : MART
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Ex-Giant star and family : OTTS
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Irritates : IRES
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Measures of yarn : LEAS
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Flag's place : STAFF
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Part of the palate : UVULA
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Kept talking : RANON
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Baseball team : NINE
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Lyric poem : EPODE
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Perfect : IDEAL
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Asian fiber : RAMIE
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Geraint's wife and others : ENIDS
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Voice : EMIT
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Kind of political system : TWOPARTY
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"From Here to ___" : ETERNITY
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Cut : SNIP
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Early : SOON
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Seed for rolls : SESAME
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Did interior coating : CEILED
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Evil spirit : DEMON
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Pls. reply : RSVP
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Useful Latin phrase : ETAL
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Louvre name : LISA
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Road for Caesar : ITER
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Shade of green : NILE
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Relative of gramp : GRAN
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Delivered : SENT
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Insect : ANT

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3 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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