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New York Times, Friday, August 20, 1971

31-Down : Long-legged bird

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,042
Across
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PX : STORE
6
Spanish painter Juan : GRIS
10
River in Africa : BOMU
14
Borders on escutcheons : ORLES
15
Edging : LACE
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Consumer : USER
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Jumps : LEAPS
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Acrobat's vehicles : UNICYCLES
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Paid : DEFRAYED
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Czech arms plant : SKODA
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Storm centers : EYES
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Grope : FEEL
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Low men on the scale : BASSES
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Sarah ___ of Bronxville : LAWRENCE
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Pointed : AIMED
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N.Y.C. college : PACE
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Tall story : YARN
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It's often burned at the beach : SKIN
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Shore bird : WADER
38
Child, at times : BRAT
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Salmon after spawning : KELT
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Hurried : HIED
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Goddess of peace : IRENE
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Gym wear : SNEAKERS
44
Nearer : CLOSER
45
Containers : TINS
46
Save, with "away" : SALT
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Acknowledge : ADMIT
50
What the President wears : MANYHATS
54
Forestalled : PREVENTED
57
Forgive : REMIT
58
Sound : SANE
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Sen. Hughes's state : IOWA
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Chemical with violet odor : IRONE
61
Flightless birds : EMUS
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A black one is best : BELT
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Useful quality : ASSET
Down
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Auctioneer's word : SOLD
2
Sapling : TREE
3
King of Norway : OLAF
4
They are recycled every two years : REPRESENTATIVES
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Tried : ESSAYED
6
Joins firmly : GLUES
7
Think-tank in Calif. : RAND
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Here, in Paris : ICI
9
Wall St. watchdog : SEC
10
William and James : BUCKLEYBROTHERS
11
Port in Norway : OSLO
12
Reward, in old days : MEED
13
Sky bear : URSA
19
Rover to North Sea : YSER
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Pro vote : YES
24
Confronted : FACED
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Pitcher : EWER
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Enjoys : BASKS
27
Poet Conrad : AIKEN
28
Relative of "Say cheese" : SMILE
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Puts on cargo : LADES
30
Nostrils : NARES
31
Long-legged bird : CRANE
32
Register : ENTER
34
Bridge competitors : PAIRS
37
"___ in the course of ... " : WHEN
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Ancient Adriatic land : ILLYRIA
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High flier : KITE
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Preserve : CAN
46
Egypt's No. 1 : SADAT
47
Church recess : APSE
48
Small drink : DRAM
49
Bill of fare : MENU
50
Whimper : MEWL
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Book of O. T. : AMOS
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Business end of a fork : TINE
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Printer's direction : STET
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Penpoint : NIB
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___ the line : TOE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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