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New York Times, Saturday, September 12, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J V }, Scrabble score: 342 (avg 1.79)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14, Grid flow: 47.7
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,700
Across
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Garden pest : APHID
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Trading place : MART
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Approximations: Abbr. : ESTS
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Girl's name : LAURA
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Oriental nurse : AMAH
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Italian town : ATRI
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Stalin's daughter, for one : EXPATRIATE
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Rob's namesakes : ROYS
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In an odd way : QUIZZICALLY
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Save's partner : SCRIMP
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Fabulist : ESOP
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Dawn goddess : EOS
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U. S. author : POE
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Comprehend : SEE
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Reddish brown : WALNUT
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Insects : ANTS
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Hitch : SNAG
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Cavalry weapon : SABRE
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Type of precision clock : QUARTZCRYSTAL
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Asian nation : BURMA
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Where Chillicothe is : OHIO
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Celtic deity : ESUS
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Famous epic : AENEID
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French title : DUC
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Outside: Prefix : ECT
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Time periods: Abbr. : YRS
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Authenticate : SEAL
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"Seward's Folly" : ALASKA
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Bridge maneuver : SQUEEZEPLAY
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Ancient France : GAUL
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Traveler's needs : MOTELROOMS
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"Good Earth" heroine : OLAN
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Thames town : ETON
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Accolade : KUDOS
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Broadway's Alan : ALDA
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Notch : DENT
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Letters : ESSES
Down
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Bar order : ALE
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___ Romana : PAX
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Command to a horse : HUP
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Middle Easterner : IRAQI
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Topographers' reference points : DATUMS
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Spanish corn : MAIZ
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Astonish : AMAZE
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Weights of India: Var. : RATIS
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"___ jumped over ... " : THECOW
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Viscount's superior : EARL
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Maury Wills's record : STOLENBASES
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Invitation to gamble : TRYYOURLUCK
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Family member : SIS
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Most mature : RIPEST
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Make ___ at : APASS
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Saratoga : SPA
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What love does : CONQUERSALL
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Gridiron specialty unit : RETURNSQUAD
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Sault ___ Marie : STE
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Singer Stuarti : ENZO
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11:30 P.M., to some : LATE
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Conforming : SAME
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German exclamation : ACH
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Ridged plate : GRID
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Employes' goal : RAISE
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Southern pronoun : YOUALL
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Horse color : BAY
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Depot: Abbr. : STA
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Held : DEEMED
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Science-fiction author : CLARKE
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Nitrogen : AZOTE
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Pretend : LETON
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Large African tree : AYOUS
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Radius's neighbor : ULNA
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Confined : PENT
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Tibetan gazelle : GOA
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___ bodikins : ODS
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Partner of Larry and Curly : MOE
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Draft org. : SSS

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later.

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