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New York Times, Thursday, June 4, 1970

30-Across : Hamlet

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 37.3
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,600
Across
1
"Ars Poetica" author : HORACE
7
Specialized prayer : GRACE
12
Symbol of welcome : OPENARMS
15
Attiring : ROBING
17
Give away one's intent : TELEGRAPHAPUNCH
19
Greek island : CRETE
20
Tear, old style : REAVE
21
Distaff rabbit : DOE
22
Rockfish : RENA
23
Absurd : SILLY
24
Sea gull : TERN
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Giant star : OTT
26
Surmount : SCALE
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Court decree : ARRET
28
Become precipitous : STEEPEN
30
Hamlet : DANE
32
Become downcast : SADDEN
33
Kind of soup : LENTIL
37
Daughter of Chaos : GAEA
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Overlook : CONDONE
40
German river : WESER
43
Sing in a way : CHANT
45
Ragweed genus : IVA
46
Arthurian wife : ENID
47
Abundance : STORE
48
Fruit decay : BLET
49
Cyprinoid fish : IDE
50
Scorn : FLOUT
51
Hosiery color : FLESH
52
Game offering 5-1 odds : RUSSIANROULETTE
55
Abominate : DETEST
56
Patent holder : INVENTOR
57
Pub game : DARTS
58
Hash house : EATERY
Down
1
Kind of Lenten bun : HOTCROSS
2
Friml's forte : OPERETTA
3
Let up : RELENTED
4
Dutch news agency: Abbr. : ANETA
5
Teller's space : CAGE
6
Be incorrect : ERR
7
Kind of boat or train : GRAVY
8
Lasso : ROPE
9
Sumerian deity : ABU
10
Track covering : CINDER
11
Opera fan's shout : ENCORE
13
"Music Man" heroine : MARIAN
14
Incantation : SPELL
16
Treaty city of 1814 : GHENT
18
Forced, as into court : HALED
23
Lucia's "Mad ___" : SCENE
24
Vogue : TREND
26
Assegai or trident : SPEAR
27
Concerning : ANENT
29
___ out (won closely) : EDGED
31
Unique : ALONE
34
Fashionable attire : TOILETTE
35
Portfolio holder : INVESTOR
36
Tough : LEATHERY
38
___ impulse (be imprudent) : ACTON
39
Container : CARTON
40
Eldritch : WEIRD
41
Transfused : ENDUED
42
Noontime ritual in Tijuana : SIESTA
44
Mohammedan beauty : HOURI
47
Pieces of wood : SLATS
48
Mixed : BLENT
50
Knuckle sandwich : FIST
51
Insect : FLEA
53
Sunday talk: Abbr. : SER
54
P. I. yam: Var. : UVE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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