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New York Times, Friday, September 18, 1970

72-Across : Tarry

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 25.8
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,706
Across
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North Atlantic fish : SCUPS
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Spanish relatives : TIAS
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Swindles : CONS
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Goddesses of the seasons : HORAE
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Heraldic band : ORLE
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Mohammedan priest : IMAM
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Semblance : IMAGE
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Goad : PROD
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Be "in" : RATE
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Hawaiian island : MOLOKAI
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Take it all back : EATCROW
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Musical direction : DOLCE
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Greek letter : TAU
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Smear : BEDAUB
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Sitting in for : SPELLING
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Roman spirit : LAR
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"Cosi Fan ___" : TUTTI
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Light craft : CANOE
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State : UTAH
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Pools : MERES
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French dream : REVE
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Verne character and others : NEMOS
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Passover rite : SEDER
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Legal thing : RES
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"La ___" : TRAVIATA
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Lie close : NESTLE
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Newt : EFT
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Cup, in France : TASSE
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American novelist : WHARTON
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Go over : RETRACE
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Sharpen : HONE
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Sinister glance : LEER
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Overgrown in a way : IVIED
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"___ the fence is out" : OVER
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Fluid rock : LAVA
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Cape ___ Islands : VERDE
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Gulls : MEWS
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Tarry : STAY
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Eat, in Berlin : ESSEN
Down
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Wedge of wood or metal : SHIM
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Lake or Perry : COMO
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Russian range : URAL
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Bangkok sight : PAGODA
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Try to reach : SEEKOUT
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Theme : TOPIC
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Type of verb: Abbr. : IRR
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African plant : ALOE
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Dignified : SEDATE
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Type of staircase : CIRCULAR
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Persian name : OMAR
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International org. : NATO
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Diving duck : SMEW
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Collector's book : ALBUM
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Soft mineral : TALC
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Legal copy : ESTREAT
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Like a used pencil : BLUNT
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Chewer : EATER
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Albee's field : DRAMA
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Mixed up, as type : PIED
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Indolent : INERT
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Unusual : NOVEL
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Silly creatures : GEESE
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Exam : TEST
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Birds, at times : HOVERERS
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One of five : SENSE
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Study, as clues : SIFT
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Fidgety : RESTIVE
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Bikini and Eniwetok : ATOLLS
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Answers a purpose : SERVES
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Adorn : ARRAY
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Pronoun : WHOM
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Stopped a ship's motion, with "to" : HOVE
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Over again : ANEW
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Undiluted : NEAT
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Tunes : AIRS
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Give up : CEDE
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Garden : EDEN
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Girl's name : EVA

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

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