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New York Times, Friday, September 22, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 32.5
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,441
Across
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Shades : TONES
6
Lynda Bird ___ : ROBB
10
Melodic subject : TEMA
14
Black piano key : SHARP
15
Confederate : ALLY
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Enthusiastic : AVID
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Lead-in, for short : INTRO
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Magical place : FAIRYLAND
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___ game (pitcher's feat) : NOHIT
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Absorbs : SOAKSIN
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Loop in anatomy : ANSA
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Site of Expo '70 : OSAKA
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Kind of way or plank : GANG
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Descendant : SON
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Sweet-sounding : DULCET
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Olive tree's relative : ASH
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Played quoits : THREW
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A million ___ : TOONE
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Survive the hard way : WEATHERTHESTORM
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___ Lama : DALAI
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Meat cut : SHANK
42
Trim : LOP
43
Allen and Reeves : STEVES
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Business letter abbr. : ATT
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Kind of driver : PILE
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Oust : EVICT
49
N. C. college : ELON
51
___ as a daisy : ASFRESH
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Gas used in light tubes : ARGON
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Like some supplies : DWINDLING
60
Fuel a fire : STOKE
61
Grey : ZANE
62
Collar : ETON
63
Balkan capital : SOFIA
64
Bavarian river : EGER
65
Letter ending for some notes : RSVP
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Tender : OFFER
Down
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Chinese dynasty: Var. : TSIN
2
Words of disappointment : OHNO
3
Noted regretter : NATHANHALE
4
Astray : ERRING
5
Catches sight of : SPOTS
6
Actor Vallone : RAF
7
Wave: Sp. : OLA
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Felicity : BLISS
9
Route off the beaten track : BYROAD
10
Indulge in gossip : TALKALOT
11
Actress Saint et al. : EVAS
12
Skirt : MINI
13
Math process: Abbr. : ADDN
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City on the Lena : YAKUTSK
23
Tennis star : ASHE
24
The ___ got away : ONETHAT
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Trinkets: Var. : GAWDS
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"Have ___, please" : ASEAT
28
Hockey star and family : ORRS
30
Taft-Hartley term : COOLINGOFF
31
Join : ENROL
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Arizona city. : TEMPE
34
Filched : THIEVED
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"___ a life!" : WHAT
38
Innkeeper : TAVERNER
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Grafted, in heraldry : ENTE
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Cooperstown name : SISLER
46
___ call : PORTOF
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Vouchers : CHITS
50
Rodeo item : LASSO
51
Wood-shaping tool : ADZE
52
Booty : SWAG
53
Kind of punishment : FINE
55
Steinbeck character : OKIE
56
Approach : NEAR
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Month: Abbr. : NOV
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Initials for U. S. output : GNP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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