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New York Times, Wednesday, July 26, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 29.7
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,383
Across
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By the ___ : BYE
4
Bridge expert : GOREN
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Drenches : SOPS
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Tennis shot : LOB
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Medicine-show purchase : ELIXIR
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Large bird : EMEU
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Orel's river : OKA
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"___ re-tire" (old Fisk ad) : TIMETO
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Split : TORE
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Reviewed : WENTOVER
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Used the patio : SATOUT
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Welcome! : AVE
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Fishing net : TRAWL
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Middlemen : BROKERS
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Outside the law : UNLEGAL
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Potentate : RULER
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Cognate : AKIN
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Town in southern France : ALBI
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Gobi-like : ARID
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Pickling solution : BRINE
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Viewed : SEEN
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Palm product : SAGO
43
Cost : RATE
44
Heat, as milk : SCALD
45
Puts on the brakes : SLOWSUP
47
African republic : DAHOMEY
49
Japanese-American : NISEI
51
Shoal : BAR
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Separate : DETACH
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Southwest Asia : NEAREAST
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On the peak : ATOP
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Spread to view : UNCASE
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Combat : WAR
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Manly : MALE
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One who hesitates : PAUSER
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Nancy's son : ABE
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Stopper : PLUG
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One of the estates : PRESS
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Jaw : YAK
Down
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Stroke : BLOW
2
Harness : YOKE
3
Abba : EBAN
4
Recover from : GETOVER
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Dickens waif : OLIVER
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Frost : RIME
7
Wield : EXERT
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Insect egg : NIT
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Retaliate : SETTLEASCORE
10
Melville novel : OMOO
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Inca land : PERU
12
Animal fat : SUET
15
Girl's name : ROSANNE
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Humble : TAKEDOWNAPEG
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Piercing tool : AWL
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Bankrupt : RUINED
27
Kind of knuckles : BRASS
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Not urban : RURAL
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Few: Prefix : OLIGO
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Mexican shawl : SARAPE
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Dim light : GLEAM
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White poplar : ABELE
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___ hop : LINDY
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Set of things : KIT
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Revive a skill, with "on" : BRUSHUP
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Participators : SHARERS
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"___ 'em!" : SIC
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Humbles : ABASES
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Bring upon oneself : INCUR
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Mine gas : DAMP
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Latin abbr. : ETAL
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S. A. tree : TOLU
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Slacken : EASE
57
Absent : AWAY
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Leeward island : SABA
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Journey : TREK
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Be off one's guard : NAP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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