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New York Times, Thursday, August 26, 1971

16-Across : Virus disease

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,048
Across
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N.F.L. player : GIANT
6
Resinous substance : LAC
9
Prize for a brave : SCALP
14
Passion : ANGER
15
Barn or screech : OWL
16
Virus disease : POLIO
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Twenty: Prefix : ICOSI
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Moslem flute: Var. : NEI
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Tumults : RIOTS
20
Chinese port : NANTUNG
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Statue bases : PLINTHS
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Cut : SNIP
25
Bobby and safety : PINS
26
Residue : ASH
29
Taking effect : INURING
31
U. S. agency : SSS
34
N. Y. Jets, for one : SHEATENANT
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Portico : STOA
37
Pitiful : SORRY
38
Ceramic cup : TYG
39
Pepys' forte : DIARY
40
Son of Aphrodite : EROS
41
Pigskin specialist of yore : DROPKICKER
43
First and ___ (football term) : TEN
44
Stadium menu items : WIENERS
45
Compass point : ESE
46
Hog feed : MAST
47
East Indian palm : NIPA
49
Carol's Magda : LUPESCU
52
Usually : ASARULE
56
Decree : ENACT
57
Civil War initials : REL
59
Ascends : RISES
60
Shrink : WINCE
61
___ King Cole : NAT
62
Doctrine : TENET
63
Word with home or bed : STEAD
64
Eyelid infection : STY
65
Clean ___ : SLATE
Down
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Football yardage : GAIN
2
Peruvian : INCA
3
Ancient contest : AGON
4
Retreats : NESTS
5
Three in one : TRIUNITY
6
Grid thrillers : LONGPUNTRETURNS
7
Dread : AWE
8
Grid play spoiler : CLIPPINGPENALTY
9
Leap : SPRING
10
Invents : COINS
11
"Thanks ___" : ALOT
12
Baltic land: Abbr. : LITH
13
Grammar case: Abbr. : POSS
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Football team minus two : NINE
23
Ravelings : LINT
26
Resource : ASSET
27
Prop up : SHORE
28
Wading bird : HERON
30
Synthetic fiber : RAYON
31
Goal in horseshoes : STAKE
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Bruises : SORES
33
Pennsylvania town : SAYRE
35
___ poetica : ARS
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Thus: Lat. : SIC
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Gunsight pieces : DISPARTS
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Record : DISC
42
Malay dagger : KRIS
44
Squandered : WASTED
46
Holy city : MECCA
48
Prankish spirit : ARIEL
49
Cody and Ayres : LEWS
50
Kicking ___ : UNIT
51
Glass : PANE
53
Maryland campus : USNA
54
English manor court : LEET
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This: Sp. : ESTE
58
Devour : EAT

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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