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New York Times, Saturday, August 11, 1973

26-Down : Harvest helpers

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 4.8
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,764
Across
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Leaves quietly : STEALSAWAY
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Aftermath of a scrape : SCAB
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Like some suits : TAILORMADE
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Peacock of sky : PAVO
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Bottoms : UNDERSIDES
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White and barefaced : LIES
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Relative : NIECE
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___ Moines : DES
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Easy job : CINCH
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Estonia or Latvia: Abbr. : SSR
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Indian weight : SER
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Miss Carroll : PAT
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Libido : EROS
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Bacon slices : RASHERS
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Slept fitfully : TOSSED
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Clicker for José Greco : CASTANET
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Betel palm : ARECA
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Adams of TV : DON
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Stair part : RISER
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Breastworks : PARAPETS
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Constraint : DURESS
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Buck's crown : ANTLERS
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Flowers, for short : MUMS
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Macaw : ARA
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Twitching : TIC
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City ways: Abbr. : STS
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Underhand doings : PLOTS
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Ethiopian prince : RAS
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Bind securely : UPTIE
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Branches : RAMI
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Become firm : TAKEASTAND
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Table item : OLEO
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Bill error, sometimes : OVERCHARGE
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Time of day, to a bard : MORN
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Drink expert : WINETASTER
Down
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Confounds : STUNS
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Ancient city of Egypt : TANIS
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Duck : EIDER
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Writer Waugh : ALEC
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Erudition : LORE
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Diploma receivers: Abbr. : SRS
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Organic compounds : AMIDES
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Marsh bird : WADER
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Drinks : ADES
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Kind of man : YES
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Cavil : SPLITHAIRS
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Biblical sibling : CAIN
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With: Fr. : AVEC
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Nonsense : BOSH
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Roman fortress : CASTRUM
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Patch the lawn : SOD
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___ de deux : PAS
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Step-up : ESCALATION
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Harvest helpers : REAPERS
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Norse sea goddess : RAN
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Word in Mass. motto : ENSE
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Caddoan Indians : REES
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Ships: Abbr. : STRS
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Pacific cloth : TAPA
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Algerian port : ORAN
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Painter of Spain : SERT
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Romaine lettuce : COS
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Toper's trouble : DTS
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Time period : ERA
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Nantes noble : DUC
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Anguish: Fr. : MISERE
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Word with over or under : TAKEN
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Kickoff : START
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Trace : TINGE
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Passover festival : SEDER
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Campus occasion : PROM
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French composer : LALO
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Hebrew weight : OMER
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Shankar : RAVI
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Hindu sorceress : USHA
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School orgs. : PTAS
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Haul : TOW
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Perform : ACT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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