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New York Times, Friday, August 21, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 31.8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,678
Across
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___ value : PLUS
5
Hoist : LIFT
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Chair part : SPLAT
14
Gaunt : LANK
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Flat plinth : ORLO
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Equally : ALIKE
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Unqualified : OUTANDOUT
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European thrush : MAVIS
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Certain votes : WRITEINS
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Solar god and namesakes : ATENS
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Rummage and fire : SALES
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Car part : TIEROD
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Remnant : TAGEND
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Missile : NIKE
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Exclamation in Bonn : ACH
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Turns outward : EVERTS
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Passage in anatomy : ITER
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Extend : BROADEN
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Liberator : RESCUER
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___ lie : BALD
42
Orange oil : NEROLI
44
Additions to letters : PPS
45
"On a wing ___ prayer" : ANDA
46
French city : GRASSE
47
Broadcast : SPREAD
49
Pipe device : VALVE
54
Scribbled : WROTE
56
Less important : INFERIOR
59
Refuge : HAVEN
60
Attacks : SAILSINTO
61
Turn away : AVERT
62
Formerly : ONCE
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Plant : SEED
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Succinct : TERSE
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Fret : STEW
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Gaelic : ERSE
Down
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Farm implements : PLOWS
2
Lady of sonnets : LAURA
3
Conjunction : UNTIL
4
Hockey equipment : SKATE
5
City near Milan : LODI
6
Pig ___ : IRON
7
Disconcert : FLUSTER
8
Urchin : TOT
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Philippine island : SAMAR
10
Purely spiritual : PLATONIC
11
Indulged oneself : LIVEDITUP
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Related : AKIN
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Girl's name : TESS
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Placed one within another : NESTED
24
Preliminaries of jazz pieces : INTROS
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Defunct autos : EDSELS
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Vindicate : AVENGE
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Classes : GENERA
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Dungeon : KEEP
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Slips up : ERRS
32
Jewish title : ABBA
33
Herring measure : CRAN
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Postpones : HOLDSOVER
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Certain TV writers : ADAPTERS
40
Colanders : SIEVES
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Sparkling : RADIANT
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Income: Fr. : RENTE
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Spring : ARISE
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Eye cosmetic : LINER
52
Ballots : VOTES
53
Undermine : ERODE
54
___ it takes : WHAT
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Talk extravagantly : RAVE
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Fastidious : NICE
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Fluttered : FLEW
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Sea call : SOS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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