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New York Times, Wednesday, September 13, 1972

33-Across : Plant pest: Var.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F G J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 34.9
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,432
Across
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Dutch painter : HALS
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Trades : SWAPS
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Letters : MAIL
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Iroquoian : ERIE
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Carving : CAMEO
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That ___ say : ISTO
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Mrs. Leonowens : ANNA
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Barkley : ALBEN
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What X marks : SPOT
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English voters of yore : POTWALLOPERS
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Valentino locale : ARABY
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Bridge seats : EASTS
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Short jacket : BOLERO
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Shoe part : WALLTOE
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Fertilizes : MARLS
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Plant pest: Var. : APHIS
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Skill : ART
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Part of ancient Greece : ELIS
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Legal right : DROIT
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Covered walk : STOA
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Bear: Sp. : OSO
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Egyptian notable : SADAT
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"It is ___ father that knows ... " : AWISE
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Hog heavens : WALLOWS
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Intertwine : ENLACE
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Lab-slide material : SMEAR
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Confederate general : EWELL
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Shows muscle : PACKSAWALLOP
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Goldfish relative : CARP
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Theater section : AISLE
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Wine: Prefix : OENO
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Together, in music : ADUE
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Dances : REELS
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Lawrence of TV : WELK
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Paris's Neuf : PONT
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Steinbeck's middle name : ERNST
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Scottish resort : SKYE
Down
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Jalopy : HEAP
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Pisa's river : ARNO
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Fluff : LINT
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Jetties : SEAWALLS
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Ladderlike : SCALAR
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Plaster substitutes : WALLBOARDS
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Perth ___ : AMBOY
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Bird sound : PEEP
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Unit of loudness : SONE
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Prayer book : MISSAL
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Uraeus : ASP
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Japanese name : ITO
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Fortune : LOT
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War god : ARES
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Bros. : RELS
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Lacking movement : STATIC
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Knobbed : TOROSE
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Bristles : SETAE
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Evergreen : BALSAM
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Ballplayer : ORIOLE
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Tires : WHITEWALLS
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Islet : AIT
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Cat cries : MEOWS
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Grass genus : POA
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Margery of rhyme : DAW
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Capistrano visitors : SWALLOWS
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Wading bird : SORA
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Nazimova : ALLA
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Garment fold : LAPPET
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Most recent : NEWEST
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Ruhr city : ESSEN
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Relief org. : CARE
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Textile vat : KIER
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Emblem of Wales : LEEK
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Just : ONLY
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Place for a pig : POKE
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Surpass : CAP
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Fuss : ADO
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Quick trip : RUN

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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