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New York Times, Wednesday, September 2, 1970

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 32.4
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,690
Across
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Charles or George : LAKE
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Do a farm job : PLANT
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Shawl or scarf : WRAP
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Holly : ILEX
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Lofty nest : AERIE
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Primate genus : HOMO
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Speck : MOTE
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Unruly : RAMPAGEOUS
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Small faucet : PETCOCK
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Steeple area : BELFRY
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Baits : LURES
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TV musician : WELK
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Solvent : ACETAL
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Mocking : DERISIVE
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___ Powell, founder of Boy Scouts : BADEN
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Scot landowner : LAIRD
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Conjunction : NOR
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"___ Town" : OUR
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East Indian dish : CURRY
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Town in Belgium : SPA
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Big Ten team: Abbr. : MSU
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Revolutionary War general : GATES
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Dart : SCOOT
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Lamented : BEMOANED
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Opera immortal : CARUSO
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Cuts of meat : RIBS
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Kind of button : PANIC
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Narcotic : OPIATE
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Biblical character : ANANIAS
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Chaucer locale : CANTERBURY
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Kind of plum : GAGE
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Belgrade name : TITO
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Montague : ROMEO
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Sicilian city : ENNA
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Repute : ODOR
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Colorado resort : ASPEN
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Prison: Colloq. : STIR
Down
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Flaccid : LIMP
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Lily plant : ALOE
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Percussion instrument : KETTLEDRUM
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Accomplish : EXECUTE
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Postman's burden : PARCEL
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Gives out news sub rosa : LEAKS
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Inlet : ARM
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Sharp cold : NIP
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Fruit of the wintergreen : TEABERRY
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Large marine snails : WHELKS
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Mansard or gambrel : ROOF
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Great Asian river : AMUR
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Flower : POSY
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Icy ___ : GELID
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Algerian naval base : ORAN
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Fish dams : WEIRS
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Enola Gay's cargo : ABOMB
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Motive : CAUSE
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Ventured : DARED
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Carefree : INSOUCIANT
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Berliners' name for East German police : VOPOS
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Sister of Calliope : ERATO
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Renaissance instruments : LUTES
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Capital of Australia : CANBERRA
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Mirth, in France : GAITE
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City in Yemen : SANA
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Fawns : CRINGES
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Webster or Calhoun : ORATOR
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Western sight : CANYON
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Gay ___ : PAREE
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Eight: Prefix : OCTO
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Made amends : PAID
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Division word : INTO
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Hindu god of fire : AGNI
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Brand : SEAR
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Cattle genus : BOS
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Diamond figure, for short : UMP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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