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New York Times, Wednesday, July 12, 1972

15-Across : Soviet river

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 20.6
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,369
Across
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Foolish : DAFT
5
Deck cleaner : SWAB
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Tree of Southwest : ALAMO
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___ breve : ALLA
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Soviet river : LENA
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South African P. M. : MALAN
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Expresses : SAYS
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Greasy-spoon sign : EATS
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Clear air : OZONE
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Move on : HITTHEROAD
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Urges : YENS
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Accumulations : HEAPS
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Young scamp : LIMB
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Be overdrawn : OWE
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Blends together : WEDS
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Take a picture : SHOOT
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Birds of myth : ROCS
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Eastern weight : ROTL
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___ probandi (burden of proof) : ONUS
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Betty of cartoons : BOOP
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Court : WOO
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Latin abbr. : ETAL
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Fire arrester : FOAM
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Greek temple : NAOS
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Chaser : SODA
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Young codfish : SPRAG
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Animal org. : SPCA
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Trivial amount : FIG
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Malayan dagger: Var. : KRIS
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Did a pigeon routine : HOMED
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On the summit : ATOP
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Shoot the works : GOFORBROKE
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Well done! : BULLY
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Buddhist dialect : PALI
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Egg on : GOAD
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Contend : ARGUE
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Olive genus : OLEA
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Odd, in Glasgow : ORRA
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Obstacles : SNAGS
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Level: Var. : RASE
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Alexander, e.g. : TSAR
Down
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Small amount : DASH
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Turkish regiment : ALAI
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Scram : FLYTHECOOP
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Inclination : TASTE
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Dark horse : SLEEPER
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Tires out : WEARSDOWN
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Korean town : ANTO
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Fundamental : BASAL
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Latin-book word : AMO
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Idler : LAZYBONES
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Lily plant : ALOE
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"Magic Mountain" author : MANN
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Persons : ONES
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Turn left : HAW
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Pluto, to Romans : DIS
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Conductance unit : MHO
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Globe : ORB
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Kennel sounds : WOOFS
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Promenades : STOAS
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In the open : OUTOFDOORS
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Hebrew letter : TSADI
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Initiator of action : SPARKPLUG
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Taxpayers' escape hatches : LOOPHOLES
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Billiards word : LAG
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Viña del ___ : MAR
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Waste materials : SCORIAE
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Carriage : GIG
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Diplomat: Abbr. : AMB
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Lethargy : SOPOR
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Plant disease : ERGOT
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Down with, in Paris : ABAS
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Make sour : TURN
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Russian girl's name : OLGA
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Old part-song : FALA
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Russian river : KARA
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Biblical tower : EDAR
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Kind of man : YES

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

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