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New York Times, Tuesday, July 6, 1971

9-Down : Show to another pew

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J K Q V }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 20.5
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,997
Across
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Brewing residue : DRAFF
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Famous poet : OMAR
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Two horses : SPAN
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Certain horse show : RODEO
15
Unlike a mustang : TAME
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Peary's conquest : POLE
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African antelope : ADDAX
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Washington bills : ONES
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Helper : AIDE
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Defeated : BESTED
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Some runs : UNEARNED
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Musical works : SONATAS
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Strain : TRY
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Take ___ view of : ADIM
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Dessert : GELATIN
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Onstage gesture : BUSINESS
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Coolidge's understudy : DAWES
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Balloon-flying need : BALLAST
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Historian's concern : THEPAST
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Choose : ELECT
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Poise : PRESENCE
44
Come-on signal at bridge : HIGHLOW
47
Prophet : SEER
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Sal, for one : GAL
51
Like Cyclops : ONEEYED
53
Duse : ELEONORA
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Taking catnaps : DOZING
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River of myth : STYX
61
Flat-topped hill : MESA
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Vampire : LAMIA
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Gratify : SATE
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Hebrews' ancestor : EBER
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Portray : ENACT
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Boy's name : OREN
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Complex: Abbr. : SYST
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Greek townships : DEMES
Down
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Colorless : DRAB
2
Did work at Belmont : RODE
3
Totals : ADDS
4
Accomplishment : FEAT
5
Objects of a hunt : FOXES
6
Nebraskan Indian : OTO
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Handbooks : MANUALS
8
Javelin cords : AMENTA
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Show to another pew : RESEAT
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Mineral : SPAR
11
Particular : POINT
12
Tree : ALDER
13
In want : NEEDY
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Magistrates of old : DOGES
23
Words to the audience : ASIDES
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Henhouse unit : NEST
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French cleric : ABBE
28
Kind of alliance : DUAL
29
___ Royale : ISLE
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Adjective for a producing Jersey : MILCH
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Adam's-apples' opposites : NAPES
34
Indian tribal unit : NATION
36
Fall in power : WANE
37
Verb suffix : ESCE
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Silver abbr. : STER
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Weight system : TROY
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Chopped : HEWED
43
Gratifies : PLEASES
45
Guardians of mines : GNOMES
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By means of this : HEREBY
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Gypsum : GESSO
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Church part : ALTAR
50
Tacloban's island : LEYTE
52
Gave sparingly : DOLED
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Work animals : OXEN
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Writer Grey : ZANE
57
Moslem title : IMAM
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French resort : NICE
59
Robbers' persuaders : GATS
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Skill : ART

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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