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New York Times, Friday, July 23, 1971

22-Across : Oppose

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K V X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,014
Across
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Inventory : LIST
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U.S. philosopher-essayist : EDMAN
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Sound of relief : PHEW
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___ homo : ECCE
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N. Y. county : TIOGA
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Old humor magazine : LIFE
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Riled : SORE
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Cooking, knitting, etc. : HOMECRAFTS
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Kind of soup : SNAPPER
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Oppose : RESIST
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Rend : TEAR
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"You can't ___ an honest man" : CHEAT
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Book binder : LACER
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Greek letter : TAU
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Nettle : PIQUE
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Residue : ASH
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Churlish : CRABBY
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China items : CUPS
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Fruit seed : PIP
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Spiral : HELICAL
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W. W. II group : OSS
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Mild cheese : EDAM
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Delaware Indian : LENAPE
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Born, bridewise : NEE
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Deluded : LEDON
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Ribbed fabric : REP
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London phenomena : MISTS
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Ventured, old style : DURST
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Speck : MOTE
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Walk like Groucho Marx : STRIDE
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Musical works : SONATAS
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Vanishing medical services : HOUSECALLS
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Faucet position : SHUT
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Mine approach : ADIT
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Police blotter entry : ALIAS
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Attractive : CUTE
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Ended : DONE
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Mean : PETTY
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Particle : ATOM
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Apostle James the ___ : LESS
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Mosque décor : ICON
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Tablet of a sort : SCRATCHPAD
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Home for Powhatan : TEEPEE
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Clear sky : ETHER
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Fashion name : DIOR
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Family member : MOM
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Mellow : AGE
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Mother-of-pearl : NACRE
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Synthetic : PLASTIC
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Stereo set : HIFI
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Newts : EFTS
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Chic end of London : WEST
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Harvest : REAP
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Dry : PARCH
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Display case : CABINET
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Car part : HUBCAP
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Coat part : LAPEL
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Out of the way : ASIDE
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Old German coins : TALERS
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Kind of barracks : QUONSETHUT
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Unexpected victory : UPSET
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Letters : ESSES
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Electrical unit : REL
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Bark : YAP
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Pie flavor : LEMON
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Dressmaker : MODISTE
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Gallery hanging : NUDE
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Minnesota lake : ITASCA
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Tire : RECAP
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Green : MOSSY
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Roe source : SHAD
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Commotion : TODO
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Destroy : RUIN
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Strip of wood : SLAT
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Kind of suggestion : AUTO
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Stalk : STEM
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Beverage : ALE
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Brightened : LIT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 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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