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New York Times, Thursday, July 6, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 37.3
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,363
Across
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Record : DISC
5
One of two billion or so : ASIAN
10
Impressed : AWED
14
Moonfish : OPAH
15
Old sword : BILBO
16
Japanese Premiere : SATO
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Capital city : OSLO
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Metal tag : AGLET
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Wife of Bragi : IDUN
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All the same : NOTWITHSTANDING
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Track event : MEET
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Tiny : WEE
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Certain horses : PACERS
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Glaswegians : SCOTSMEN
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Husband of Gudrun : ATLI
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Winter month in Spain : ENERO
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Conceit : EGO
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Phony heroics : GRANDSTANDPLAYS
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German article : EIN
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Odds : RATIO
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Old Greek pitcher : OLPE
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Poetaster's output : DOGGEREL
45
Defeats : WORSTS
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The same: Latin abbr. : EAD
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Staff : MACE
49
Certain accolade : STANDINGOVATION
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Metal ware : TOLE
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Bête ___ : NOIRE
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___ avail : TONO
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Seaweed product : AGAR
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Wastrel : IDLER
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Winglike : ALAR
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Flower genus : ROSA
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Anchor position : ASTAY
65
Work on floors : SAND
Down
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River in Scotland : DOON
2
___ facto : IPSO
3
Wit : SALT
4
Chinese dish : CHOWMEIN
5
Lets up : ABATES
6
View : SIGHT
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Misfortunes : ILLS
8
Incite : ABET
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"He spoke ___ but went straight ... " : NOTAWORD
10
Stage remarks : ASIDES
11
River bed, in Africa : WADI
12
Vingt-___ : ETUN
13
Bell sound : DONG
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One engaged in: Suffix : IER
22
Indian greeting to colonists : NETOP
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Did a bellboy's job : PAGED
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Volcano valley : ATRIO
27
Trolley sound : CLANG
28
Paris menu offering : SNAIL
29
Recent: Prefix : CENO
30
American-plan items : MEALS
31
Sadat's country : EGYPT
32
Sniffs : NOSES
34
Feminine suffix : ETTE
37
Anxiety : DREAD
38
Medit. island : SARDINIA
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Miss Young and others : LORETTAS
44
Classes : GENERA
45
Flickering : WAVERY
46
Wood sorrel : OCA
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Old name for Peloponnesus : MOREA
49
Kind of sapphire : STAR
50
Takeout words : TOGO
51
Word of regret : ALAS
52
Shows recognition : NODS
53
Picture-frame finish : GILT
54
City in Kansas : IOLA
55
___ even keel : ONAN
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French direction : NORD

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

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