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New York Times, Saturday, July 11, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { F J K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 7, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 23.0
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,637
Across
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Rudiments : ABCS
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Dines : SUPS
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Done : OVER
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Adriatic wind : BORA
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Govt. agency : USIA
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"Aida" : OPERA
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Ancient kingdom : ELAM
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Food : NUTRIMENTS
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Last gasp of summer season : LABORDAY
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Disappear : VANISH
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Cutlet material : VEAL
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Island of the kona : OAHU
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Settle : LOCATE
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Affixes in a way : SNAPSON
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Blue color : AZURE
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Asian : THAI
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Shout: Fr. : CRI
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Emotional sounds : SOBS
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"Tiger ___" : RAG
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Eat greedily : CRAM
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Girl's name : ENA
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Evans or Robertson : DALE
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Babble : PRATE
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Picked a new title : RENAMED
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___ 2 equals 4 : 2TIMES
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Movable barrier : GATE
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Calf's cry : BLAT
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Make : CREATE
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Rentals : LEASINGS
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Holiday flower : EASTERLILY
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Heart : CORE
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Dentists' concerns : BITES
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Friend in France : AMIE
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Inter ___ : ALIA
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French numerals : UNES
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Fortune teller : SEER
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Young people : LADS
Down
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Biblical victim : ABEL
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Gaucho weapon : BOLA
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Zodiac sign : CRAB
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Tea urns : SAMOVARS
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Fountain order : SUNDAE
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Everyday : USUAL
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Compassion : PITY
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Medit. island : SAR
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Go into action : OPENUP
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One of Caesar's trio : VENI
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Urges: Scot. : ERTS
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Hasty : RASH
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Midwestern city : OMAHA
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Russian czar : IVANI
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Network : RETE
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Siouan Indian : OSAGE
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Light beam : LASER
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Fresh air : OZONE
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Castro : CUBAN
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Beat it! : SCRAM
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Emulate Bryan : ORATE
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French city : NIMES
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Barter : TRADE
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Holbrook : HAL
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Fault-finding : CRITICAL
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Hinder : DETER
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School groups: Abbr. : PTAS
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Marbles : AGATES
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Partners : MATES
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Kind of cake : 2LAYER
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Misrepresent : BELIE
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Philippine island : CEBU
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Maugham story : RAIN
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Italian town : ESTE
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Bar fruit : LIME
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Girl of song : NOLA
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Electrical circuit : GRID
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Deep blue and others : SEAS
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Vegas or Palmas : LAS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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