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New York Times, Tuesday, July 3, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q V W X }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 29.1
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,725
Across
1
George of films : RAFT
5
Shaw's "___ Barbara" : MAJOR
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Kind of nose : SNUB
14
Reed : OBOE
15
Have ___ awakening : ARUDE
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Moon phenomenon : HALO
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Sleuth's reward : CLUE
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A.L. pitcher Ryan : NOLAN
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Brain channel : ITER
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Understanding : KEN
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Flower : POSY
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Miss Darcel : DENISE
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Blackmore girl : DOONE
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Slow, in music : LENTO
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Boxing moves : FEINTS
29
Excused : PARDONED
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Bowling alleys : LANES
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Boundaries : MERES
34
Bar order : ALE
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Lunch-counter order : EGGS
36
___ on (enjoyed) : DOTED
37
Spanish jar : OLLA
38
Leprechaun : ELF
39
S.A. monkeys : TITIS
40
Outer space : ETHER
41
Naval engagement : SEAFIGHT
43
Items for Mehta and Bernstein : BATONS
44
___ down (modifies) : TONES
45
Burnett : CAROL
46
Old French chests : BAHUTS
48
Kind of mark or way : HALL
49
Suffix of action : IZE
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Bohemian river : ISER
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Thrice-told : TRITE
55
Perfume : ODOR
56
Gossip : DIRT
57
Large duck : EIDER
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Tolled : RANG
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Obi : SASH
60
Eager beavers : DOERS
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Regards : EYES
Down
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Bottom or salt : ROCK
2
In a position to : ABLE
3
Venerable group : FOUNDINGFATHERS
4
Links area : TEE
5
Opera girl and others : MANONS
6
Came up : AROSE
7
Month : JULY
8
Harem chamber : ODA
9
Performed : RENDERED
10
Japanese faith : SHINTO
11
Closer of banks and schools : NATIONALHOLIDAY
12
Rubber trees : ULES
13
Stuffed shirt : BORE
21
Lobster traps : POTS
23
Objectives : ENDS
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Do ___ thing : ONES
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Household gods : LARES
27
Runs off : FLEES
28
Colonel's wear : EAGLE
29
Jury or point : PETIT
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Miss Terry : ELLEN
31
Sir and John : DEARS
33
Closet predators : MOTHS
36
Absorbed : DIGESTED
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Preminger : OTTO
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Color : TINT
40
Peer : EARL
42
Part of 7 Down : FOURTH
43
Cotton workers : BALERS
45
Do banquet work : CATER
46
Bridge calls : BIDS
47
World area : ASIA
48
Seek's companion : HIDE
50
Kind of football pass defense : ZONE
51
Work units : ERGS
54
___ Rita : RIO
55
Earth yield : ORE

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

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