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New York Times, Wednesday, August 30, 1972

40-Across : Shower time: Abbr.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 22.5
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,418
Across
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Ship's petty officer : BOSN
5
Something to remember : ALAMO
10
Ham's son : CUSH
14
Choir member : ALTO
15
___-the-mill : RUNOF
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Word with bellum : ANTE
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Part of a thought about absence : HEARTGROWFONDER
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Trifle with : TOY
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Sightseer's choice : RUIN
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Mourning figure : PIETA
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Petitioned : SUED
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___-Ra : AMEN
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Tips : APICES
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Surveying devices : ALINERS
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Definitely not : NONO
33
Pacific spot : ATOLL
34
French time : ETE
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What things are, to Longfellow : NOTWHATTHEYSEEM
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Shower time: Abbr. : APR
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Chemical powder : ERBIA
42
In a casual way : IDLY
43
N.Y. health resort : SARANAC
45
Performed : PLAYED
47
Call it ___ : ADAY
48
Disable : MAIM
49
From the beginning: Lat. : ABOVO
52
Betsy : ROSS
53
Buffalo genus : BOS
56
What Wilde says men always want to be : WOMANSFIRSTLOVE
60
Neighbor of Nev. : OREG
61
Took place : AROSE
62
Surface : AREA
63
Currency in Naples : LIRE
64
Old-fashioned : DATED
65
Lack : WANT
Down
1
Coin of Thailand : BAHT
2
Table item : OLEO
3
Collar strip : STAY
4
Opposite of So. : NOR
5
Makes a point : ARGUES
6
Sensational : LURID
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Later : ANON
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Service the lawn : MOW
9
"They're ___!" : OFF
10
Fido : CANINE
11
Wavy : UNDE
12
Printer's word : STET
13
Wife of Zeus : HERA
18
Faithful : TRUE
19
In a candid way : OPENLY
23
Flat-bottomed boat : SCOW
24
Island greeting : ALOHA
25
The last ___ : MILE
26
Indian coin : ANNA
27
Ship decks : POOPS
28
Prefix for mural : INTRA
29
Storage place : ATTIC
30
Lanky : REEDY
31
Monument : STELE
33
Cornered : ATBAY
35
Tortoise : EMYD
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Kind of collision : HEADON
38
Water buffalo : ARNA
39
Certain twins' home : SIAM
44
Plunder : RAVAGE
45
Made a bridge call : PASSED
46
Tilt : LIST
48
Walrus : MORSE
49
M.P.'s quarry : AWOL
50
Diva Lucrezia : BORI
51
Tenth of an ephah : OMER
52
Read the ___ act : RIOT
53
Adriatic wind : BORA
54
Kiln : OVEN
55
Capital : SEAT
57
Low-spirited : SAD
58
Monk's title : FRA
59
Companion of order : LAW

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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