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New York Times, Monday, July 6, 1970

54-Across : Coarse

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 has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,632
Across
1
Nevada town : ELKO
5
Thailand money : BAHT
9
Firm : SOLID
14
Tide : NEAP
15
Gem : OPAL
16
Emphatic repetition of a word : PLOCE
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Time of one's life : SALADDAYS
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Invoice abbreviation : ADVAL
20
Wastes calories : OVEREATS
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Wave : SWELL
22
Takes five : RESTS
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Varnish resins : ELEMIS
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Consents : AGREES
29
Scaloppine ingredient : VEAL
32
Weaken : SAP
35
Prepare the way, with "to" : LEADUP
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Disburden : EASE
37
Actor Robert : PRESTON
39
Violent : DRASTIC
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No room to swing ___ : ACAT
42
Con : ROPEIN
44
Posed : SAT
45
Bonheur : ROSA
46
Company : GUESTS
47
Starts : ONSETS
49
Nutty : WACKY
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Coarse : CRUDE
56
Stanch : TRUEBLUE
59
Backslide : LAPSE
60
London snack times : TEABREAKS
61
Took pleasure in : ATEUP
62
Harps, in Italy : ARPE
63
First name in detective fiction : ERLE
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Distorts : WARPS
65
Employer : USER
66
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
6
___ on the back : APAT
7
Yokel : HAYSEED
8
Compliments: Abbr. : TLS
9
Burst of activity : SPASM
10
___ tale : OLDWIVES
11
Divans : LOVESEATS
12
Adjective suffix : ICAL
13
Valley : DELL
18
Make sea water drinkable : DESALT
24
Feudal tenants : LEUDES
25
Sprightliness : ESPRIT
27
N. Y. lake : GEORGE
28
Ended : RANOUT
30
Global area : ASIA
31
Type of college class: Abbr. : LECT
32
Shadowbox : SPAR
33
With the bow, in music : ARCO
34
London fog : PEASOUPER
38
Remains convincing : STANDSUP
40
Retort : ANSWER
43
Badgers : PESTERS
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Oozes : SEEPS
50
Red as ___ : ABEET
51
Light cigar : CLARO
52
Friend of Ollie : KUKLA
53
Agreed with : YESED
54
Hammer part : CLAW
55
Pro ___ : RATA
57
Forage herb : RAPE
58
Above: Ger. : UBER
60
T-shaped cross : TAU

Answer summary:
8 debuted here and reused later, 3 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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