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New York Times, Tuesday, June 6, 1972

30-Across : Follow, as one's older brother

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { J K X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 37.9 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,333
Across
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Refreshing plus at the beach : SEAAIR
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Ingredient of some soap : SEALOIL
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___ lose (be liable) : STANDTO
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Pooh creator's signature : AAMILNE
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Sides : PARTIES
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Manners : PSANDQS
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Gremlin : IMP
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Caught : TRAPPED
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Genus of swine : SUS
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Arouse one's dander : RILE
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Pivoted : SLUED
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Yippee! : WHEE
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Accrue : INURE
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Neither Rep. nor Dem. : IND
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Preferred : CHOSE
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Follow, as one's older brother : TAGALONG
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Accosts : GREETS
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Medit. island native : SARD
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Fervor : HEAT
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Show off : FLAUNT
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Bigwigs : HOTSHOTS
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Scottish landowner : LAIRD
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Fee-faw-___ : FUM
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Pétain : HENRI
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Farm unit : ACRE
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Breed of English ponies : DALES
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Beak of an instrument : REED
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Promise : VOW
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Chides : BERATES
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Mineo : SAL
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Spreeing : ONATEAR
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Solitary one : EREMITE
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Resort area of Europe : RIVIERA
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Wore down : ABRADED
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Mace : SCEPTER
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Like some castles : MOATED
Down
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Staying power : STAMINA
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Swimmer's protection : EARPLUG
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Formicary resident : ANT
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Mine opening : ADIT
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Anatomical passages : ITERS
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Girl in "As You Like It" : ROSALIND
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Enervated : SAPPED
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Alleviated : EASED
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"It's ___ world" : AMAD
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Yutang : LIN
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Snug : OLDSHOE
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Whodunit routine : INQUEST
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Tenants : LESSEES
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Verve : SPIRIT
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Relative of a luge : PUNG
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Antidote for a typo : ERASURE
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___ or no : WHETHER
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Antelope of Africa : ELAND
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Kind of linen : CRASH
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Morsel : ORT
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Receive : GET
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Stadium host : HOMETEAM
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Chocolate and vanilla, e.g. : FLAVORS
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Tight-lipped : LACONIC
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Medium of a kind : AIRWAVE
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Dance : HULA
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Words of person clearing the way : ONESIDE
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Took out to dinner : TREATED
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Edged : SIDLED
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Soprano of note : FARRAR
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"The Wreck of the Mary ___" : DEARE
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Of certain Europeans : SERBO
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Borscht ingredient : BEET
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Antitoxins : SERA
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Tout's item : TIP
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Rug : MAT

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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