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New York Times, Tuesday, September 11, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 43, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 23.7
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,795
Across
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Short article : ITEM
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Shed, lovewise : JILT
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Certain cuts : COLD
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Well done! : BRAVO
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Melody : ARIA
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Ben Adhem : ABOU
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Vexed : RILED
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Certain writer : POET
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Sandwich base : ROLL
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Invite : ASK
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Concisely : INANUTSHELL
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Medicinal drink : TISANE
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Environment: Prefix : ECO
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More sprightly : JAUNTIER
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Stone foundation : RIPRAP
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Winds off : UNREELS
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Spanish wave : OLA
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Albanian coin : LEK
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Compass direction : SSE
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Resistance unit : OHM
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Vogue : TON
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Chemical suffix : ENE
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Kind of glass : LOOKING
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Mini, maxi, etc. : STYLES
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Garden flowers : TEAROSES
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Biblical officer : IRA
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Badger : HARASS
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Remnants : ODDSANDENDS
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Dutch town : EDE
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Fuel : PEAT
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Coagulate : CURD
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Lorelei, for one : SIREN
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Prefix for graph : TELE
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Harness part : HAME
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U. S. Indians : ERIES
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Tell, as a yarn : SPIN
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Repute : ODOR
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Go to ___ : SEED
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Murdoch : IRIS
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Get down to facts : TALKTURKEY
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Mother of mankind : EVE
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Dressmakers : MODISTES
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Beetle or sandman : JAPANESE
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Mangle : IRONER
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Place : LIEU
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Shred : TATTER
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Waitress of a sort : CARHOP
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Hautboy : OBOE
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Take it easy : LOLL
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Doltish : DULL
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Clothing item : BRA
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Symbols of hardness : NAILS
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Astronomy or physics: Abbr. : SCI
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Feminine suffix : INE
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Verne : JULES
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Concerning, : ANENT
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Cookout gear : ROTISSERIE
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Unique : ALONE
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Torments : PANGS
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Fragrant shrub : OLEANDER
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Hidden supply : HOARD
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Swamps : MORASSES
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Greek island : KOS
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Hark : LISTEN
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Epoch : ERA
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Cervantes's ___ Panza : SANCHO
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Heat: Prefix : THERMO
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Makes a choice : OPTS
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Sagacious : DEEP
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Surrealist : DALI
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Pair : DUAD
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Realty paper : DEED
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Existent being : ENS
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Wrath : IRE

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