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New York Times, Wednesday, July 21, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { F J Q V W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 67.7
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,012
Across
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Points : TIPS
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Pocket nuisance : LINT
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Word with book or king : MAKER
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Indian servant : AMAH
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Swan genus : OLOR
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In reserve : ASIDE
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Steep slope, in Hawaii : PALI
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Sharpness : BITE
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Type of engine : LHEAD
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Alaskan name : EGAN
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Campaigns : BARNSTORMS
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Kind of bus or bed : DOUBLEDECKER
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Resembling: Suffix : OID
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Retreat : HIDEOUT
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Hold tight : CLING
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Gorge : CHASM
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Lillie : BEA
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Chinese province : HOPEH
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Title: Abbr. : HON
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Aviator Balbo : ITALO
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Greek nickname : ARI
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Special quality : TRAIT
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Soft speech sounds : LENES
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Sea mammal : DOLPHIN
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Turkish weight : OKA
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Chesapeake Bay area : EASTERNSHORE
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Yarn mills : SPINNERIES
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Russian city : OREL
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African antelope : ELAND
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Actress Adams : EDIE
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English tangelo : UGLI
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Kayak : CANOE
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Directed : SENT
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Aforementioned : SAID
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Position : STAND
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Ladies of Madrid : SRAS
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___ en point : ENTE
Down
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Recorded : TAPED
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Adult insect : IMAGO
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Pacific island group : PALAU
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Sensitive body area : SHINBONE
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Made a tennis play : LOBBED
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Long narrative : ILIAD
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French pronoun : NOTRE
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Keen : TRENCHANT
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Fountain orders : MALTEDMILKS
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On land : ASHORE
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Textile vat : KIER
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Netherlands town : EDAM
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Cincinnati team : REDS
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Sports gear : SKIS
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Having a delicate touch : LIGHTHANDED
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Scottish resort : OBAN
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River in central Africa : UELE
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New Mexico resort : TAOS
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African republic : CHAD
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Parrot fish : LORO
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Brown dye tree : IPIL
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Certain singer : CHANTRESS
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___ polloi : HOI
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Snack bar, in the Orient : TEAHOUSE
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Hill : RISE
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Banner : PENNON
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Attacks : ONSETS
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Down : EIDER
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Queen: Sp. : REINA
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Dupré's instrument : ORGAN
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Revived the fire : RELIT
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Strike out : ELIDE
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Moments, for short : SECS
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Map : PLAT
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Collected items: Suffix : IANA

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

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