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New York Times, Saturday, July 10, 1971

66-Across : Dickens girl and others

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
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F
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C
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V
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R
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I
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R
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H
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K
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W
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M
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G
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B
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,001
Across
1
Result of a clench : FIST
5
Treatise : TRACT
10
Competition : RACE
14
Fortune-teller's words : ISEE
15
Tidal flood : EAGRE
16
Black : EBON
17
Ski maneuver : STEM
18
Saboteur on a petty level : SPOILSPORT
20
Dessert dish : COMPOTE
22
Ski contests : SLALOMS
23
Chew : EAT
24
Comic ___ : OPERA
25
Upset : OVERTURN
29
Ostrich or emu : RATITE
33
Hangs back : LAGS
34
German drink : BIER
36
Wading bird : HERON
37
Siamese twin : ENG
38
Military zones : SECTORS
40
Sustain : AID
41
Profoundly : ADEEP
43
Hawk : KITE
44
Salt tree : ATLE
45
Limited : NARROW
47
Sticky plant : MILKWEED
49
Irregular : EROSE
51
Poetic word : EEN
52
Place for oils : GALLERY
55
Vestment : MANIPLE
59
Parting words in Mexico : ADIOSSENOR
61
Highest point : NOON
62
Kind of coat : RAIN
63
At last, in Paris : ENFIN
64
Kind of dancer : GOGO
65
Two-master : BRIG
66
Dickens girl and others : NELLS
67
Whole lot : SLEW
Down
1
Exchequer : FISC
2
Ratio words : ISTO
3
Appear : SEEM
4
Moderates : TEMPERS
5
Lab item : TESTTUBE
6
Forage plant : RAPE
7
Past : AGO
8
Bracing : CRISP
9
Physicist Edward : TELLER
10
Revised edition of a newspaper : REPLATE
11
Irish battle cry : ABOO
12
Bulb : CORM
13
Doorways: Abbr. : ENTS
19
Bernhardt and others : SARAHS
21
Cereal : OAT
24
Former : ONETIME
25
City in New York : OLEAN
26
Blue-red color : VANDA
27
Moth : EGGER
28
Haystack : RICK
30
Incensed : IRATE
31
Linen : TOILE
32
Over : ENDED
35
French cooking word : ROTI
38
Germ cells : SPORES
39
Studies again : RELEARNS
42
Soon : ERELONG
44
Sun shades : AWNINGS
46
Deteriorate : WORSEN
48
Murray : KEN
50
Aswan's ancient name : SYENE
52
Dress : GARB
53
Jewish month : ADAR
54
Roman 53 : LIII
55
Drudge : MOIL
56
Lagoon : POOL
57
Stall : LOGE
58
Omar's rhyme for "thou" : ENOW
60
Sports org. : NFL

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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