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New York Times, Monday, July 6, 1970

41-Across : No room to swing ___

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 31.8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,632
Across
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Nevada town : ELKO
5
Thailand money : BAHT
9
Firm : SOLID
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Tide : NEAP
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Gem : OPAL
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Emphatic repetition of a word : PLOCE
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Time of one's life : SALADDAYS
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Invoice abbreviation : ADVAL
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Wastes calories : OVEREATS
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Wave : SWELL
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Takes five : RESTS
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Varnish resins : ELEMIS
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Consents : AGREES
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Scaloppine ingredient : VEAL
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Weaken : SAP
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Prepare the way, with "to" : LEADUP
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Disburden : EASE
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Actor Robert : PRESTON
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Violent : DRASTIC
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No room to swing ___ : ACAT
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Con : ROPEIN
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Posed : SAT
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Bonheur : ROSA
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Company : GUESTS
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Starts : ONSETS
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Nutty : WACKY
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Coarse : CRUDE
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Stanch : TRUEBLUE
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Backslide : LAPSE
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London snack times : TEABREAKS
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Took pleasure in : ATEUP
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Harps, in Italy : ARPE
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First name in detective fiction : ERLE
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Distorts : WARPS
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Employer : USER
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Bufo : TOAD
Down
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Belgian painter : ENSOR
2
Liberty : LEAVE
3
Cabbages : KALES
4
Modern gallery item : OPART
5
Wedding: Sp. : BODA
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___ on the back : APAT
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Yokel : HAYSEED
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Compliments: Abbr. : TLS
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Burst of activity : SPASM
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___ tale : OLDWIVES
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Divans : LOVESEATS
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Adjective suffix : ICAL
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Valley : DELL
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Make sea water drinkable : DESALT
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Feudal tenants : LEUDES
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Sprightliness : ESPRIT
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N. Y. lake : GEORGE
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Ended : RANOUT
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Global area : ASIA
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Type of college class: Abbr. : LECT
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Shadowbox : SPAR
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With the bow, in music : ARCO
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London fog : PEASOUPER
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Remains convincing : STANDSUP
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Retort : ANSWER
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Badgers : PESTERS
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Oozes : SEEPS
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Red as ___ : ABEET
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Light cigar : CLARO
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Friend of Ollie : KUKLA
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Agreed with : YESED
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Hammer part : CLAW
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Pro ___ : RATA
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Forage herb : RAPE
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Above: Ger. : UBER
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T-shaped cross : TAU

Answer summary:
8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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