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New York Times, Friday, June 8, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 32.3
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,700
Across
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Parties : GALAS
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G.W.T.W. setting : TARA
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This: Sp. : ESTA
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Love, Italian style : AMORE
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Cantor and Lupino : IDAS
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___ on the back : APAT
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Perelman title : WESTWARDHA
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Person : SOUL
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Forebodes : PRESAGES
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Start of a Williams title : CATONA
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Unburden : RID
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Short periods : MOMENTS
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Rio Grande city : LAREDO
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Tooth : MOLAR
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Rest ___ : AREAS
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Bridge position : SOUTHSEAT
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Shoes : MOCS
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Three, in Roma : TRE
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Kerry's land : EIRE
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Storied place for a new life : SOUTHSEAS
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North Sea people : DANES
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Consumed : EATEN
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Lowest : VILEST
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Conditional : ONTRIAL
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Ice, in Berlin : EIS
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Appropriate : SEEMLY
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Flowers : ANEMONES
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Treat, as tobacco : CURE
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Kingsley title : WESTWARDHO
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Weapons: Lat. : ARMA
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Stake : ANTE
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Babushka : SCARF
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Coward : NOEL
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Oenophile's question : YEAR
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___ hard look at : TAKEA
Down
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Simpleton : GAWP
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U. S., Mex., etc. : AMER
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Forfeit : LOSE
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Music and drama : ARTS
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___ Folly : SEWARDS
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Effete : TIRED
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Supplements : ADDS
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Cheer : RAH
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Frisky ___ : ASACOLT
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Envelope item, for charity : EASTERSEAL
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Kind of bread : SPOON
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Ridicule : TAUNT
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Man with a load : ATLAS
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Premium of exchange : AGIO
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Nurse of India : AMAH
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Grimaces : MOUES
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Vamooses : LAMS
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Ending for buck or kang : AROO
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Got, in Paris : RECU
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Repast, often with ham : EASTERMEAL
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Gussie of tennis : MORAN
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Metal : STEEL
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One: Ger. : EINE
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Son of Zeus : ARES
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Lab procedure : TEST
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Weather word : HAIL
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" ... river, ___ from my door" : STAYWAY
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Prepare a sailboat for storage : DISMAST
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Outlook : VIEW
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Ancient Italian : OSCAN
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___ surgeon : NEURO
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Period, in France : TERME
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Start : ENTER
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Film dog : ASTA
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Killer whale : ORCA
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State: Abbr. : NDAK
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Honor: Ger. : EHRE
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Snooze spot : SOFA
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Direction at sea : ENE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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