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New York Times, Wednesday, June 16, 1971

36-Across : Unit of loudness

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,977
Across
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Behind the times : PASSE
6
One of the networks : CBS
9
Wall Street expression : ATPAR
14
Flower : ASTER
15
Brass ___ : HAT
16
Cowboy gear : REATA
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Typesetting term : THINSPACE
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Relaxed : EASED
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Biblical name : NER
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Honky ___ : TONK
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On land ___ : ORSEA
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Helper: Abbr. : ASST
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Shake a ___ : LEG
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Nautical word : ALEE
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Respected : WELLREGARDED
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Meaning : IMPORT
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Sweep : OAR
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Unit of loudness : SONE
37
Women's org. : DAR
38
Grown up : MATURED
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Hagen : UTA
42
Latin verb : ERAT
44
Foreign: Prefix : XEN
45
"___ Eden" : EASTOF
47
Bringing up the rear : ATTHEENDMOST
50
Get-togethers : TEAS
51
Isle off England : MAN
52
Hit sharply : SLAP
56
Feelers : PALPS
58
Writer Leon : URIS
60
___ nutshell : INA
61
Eastern church member : UNIAT
62
Transparent material : ISINGLASS
64
Chop : MINCE
65
Prefix for hap or deed : MIS
66
Principle : TENET
67
Writer of boys' books : ALGER
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Take steps : ACT
69
Gaze : STARE
Down
1
Indian city : PATNA
2
Remnants : ASHES
3
Does martinis : STIRS
4
Japanese coin : SEN
5
Onetime, old style : ERST
6
French designer : CHANEL
7
Tranquilizer of sorts : BACKGROUNDMUSIC
8
French religious abbr. : STE
9
Small space : AREOLA
10
Workers on cloth bolts : TEARERS
11
Distributed : PASSEDOUT
12
Done to ___ : ATEE
13
Ukrainian council : RADA
18
Certain levies : POLLTAXES
24
Matinee time : TWO
26
___ principle (accept basically) : AGREEONIN
28
Royal fur: Abbr. : ERM
29
Place for a ring : EAR
30
Prefix for within : ENTO
31
Heedless : DEAF
32
Hunch : IDEA
33
Shop : MART
34
Babbly : PRATTLING
39
K. O. number : TEN
40
German article : DAS
43
What some people set : THEPACE
46
Arteries: Abbr. : STS
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___ bonnet : EASTER
49
French missionary : MARIST
53
Vine : LIANA
54
Goose genus : ANSER
55
Stickum : PASTE
56
Western cat : PUMA
57
Indigo : ANIL
59
Noncoms : SGTS
62
"___ little prairie flower" : IMA
63
Diminutive suffix : LET

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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