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New York Times, Tuesday, August 7, 1973

46-Across : Mimic

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 52.0
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,760
Across
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Egyptian Christian : COPT
5
Tony : POSH
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Grouse : CARP
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Auk genus : ALLE
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"___ face!" : ABOUT
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Cooking aid : OLEO
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Garden pest : PLANTLOUSE
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Undiluted : NEAT
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Hobby's relative : PASTIME
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Horse ropes : HALTERS
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Alice or Tim : TINY
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Fast mover in an office : RUMOR
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Coeur d'___ : ALENE
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Game involving one leg : HOPSCOTCH
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Arctic sea menace : BERG
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Apron part : BIB
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City near Fresno : TULARE
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Blackbird : ANI
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Sound qualities : TIMBRES
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Teachers' org. : NEA
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Revival-meeting target : SINNER
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Head part : EAR
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On a par with, in France : EGAL
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Casey Jones, etc. : ENGINEERS
44
Turkish standards : ALEMS
45
Wall piers : ANTAS
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Mimic : APER
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Bundles of twigs, in England : FAGGOTS
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Stipulation : PROVISO
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Olive genus : OLEA
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Wedding members : ATTENDANTS
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Jewish month : ADAR
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Religious group: Fr. : SECTE
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Sets up the ball : TEES
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"Zhivago" name : LARA
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Artifice : RUSE
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This, in Spain : ESTA
Down
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Creator of Li'l Abner : CAPP
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Spanish jar : OLLA
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Wall job : PLASTERING
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"We're ___ tonight on the old ... " : TENTING
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Prosperous : PALMY
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Reed instrument : OBOE
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Old French coin : SOU
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Become quiet : HUSHUP
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Dominate : CONTROL
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Sheltered : ALEE
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Bring up : REAR
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Places for antes : POTS
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Man of the road : TEAMSTER
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Prong : TINE
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Place : LOCUS
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Mr. Hood et al. : ROBBERS
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Degrade : ABASE
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Red Square figure : LENIN
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Pronoun : HIM
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Florida exports : TANGERINES
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Cold or vanishing : CREAM
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Makes well : HEALS
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Clerical caps : BIRETTAS
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Japanese title : TENNO
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Headland : RAS
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Erie–Ontario link : NIAGARA
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Promote : ELEVATE
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Spring date : EASTER
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Footless animal : APOD
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Indian buffalo : ARNEE
47
Colt : FOAL
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Robert or Frances : ALDA
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Equipment : GEAR
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Teachers' ___ : PETS
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Word on a proof : STET
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Greek mountain : OSSA
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Fort Worth campus : TCU

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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