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New York Times, Saturday, August 4, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 29.4
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,757
Across
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Headaches : WOES
5
Body of Jewish law : TORAH
10
Love song : ALBA
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Additionally : ALSO
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Ascended : AROSE
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One of the Easts : NEAR
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Old Spanish coin : REAL
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Morning devotion : MATIN
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Weather ___ : VANE
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Light dessert : MOUSSE
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Youths : SAPLINGS
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Try : TEST
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Pin down : NAIL
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Turn aside : DEVIATE
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Summer or last : RESORT
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Make into law : ENACT
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Clever : NEAT
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Siamese measure : RAI
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___ of woe : TALE
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Veteran comedian : BENNY
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Sharp pain : PANG
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French time of year : ETE
43
French state : ETAT
44
Hair treatment : SINGE
45
Eye part : RETINA
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Whole number : INTEGER
50
Flat moon area : MARE
52
Small spring : SEEP
53
Ship hooks : GRAPPLES
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Vivid display : SPLASH
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Rio ___ : RITA
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Choose : ELECT
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Italian river : ARNO
65
Affirm : AVER
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Wild : FERAL
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Tide : NEAP
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Impression : DENT
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Barter : TRADE
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Recorder contents : TAPE
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Friendly : WARM
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Table item : OLEO
3
Son of Isaac : ESAU
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Turning point : SOLSTICE
5
Most vapid : TAMEST
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Old English money : ORA
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Decays : ROTS
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Kind of flu : ASIAN
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Bash for girls : HENPARTY
10
"Trovatore" props : ANVILS
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Jack Sprat's menu : LEAN
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Cry of a child cowboy : BANG
13
Greek god : ARES
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Right of membership : SEAT
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___ low : LIE
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Belief : TENET
27
Prevent : DETER
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Growing out : ENATE
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Clothing stand : VALET
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Primate : ORANG
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Large stove : RANGE
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Subject of Blake poem : TIGER
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Alfonso's queen : ENA
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Antitheses of pros : ANTIS
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Haw : BEARLEFT
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Rhubarb : PIEPLANT
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Dance or goose : STEP
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Disclose : IMPART
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Siesta : NAP
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Snuggle : NESTLE
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Fisherman : EELER
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Alumnus : GRAD
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Split : RIVE
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Solar disc : ATEN
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Antitoxins : SERA
58
Region : AREA
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Kind of bean : SNAP
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Friend of 40 Across : HOPE
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Bounder : CAD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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