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New York Times, Monday, September 27, 1971

47-Across : Part of B.L.T.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 18.1 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
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© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,080
Across
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Bird's craw : CROP
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Danish vowel sound : STOD
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Alter in form : VARY
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Prefix for flavin : RIBO
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Joined in a Scout activity : HIKED
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Garden flower : IRIS
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Moslem noble : AMIR
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All set : ONICE
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English river : OUSE
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Aircraft for TV's Adam West : BATPLANE
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More serene : CALMER
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Unctuous : OILY
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Rambler : ROSE
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Booty : SPOILS
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Series of syllogisms : SORITES
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Colorful flower : PANSY
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Water lily : LOTUS
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Infatuation personified : ATE
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Canal : ERIE
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Bingham : HIRAM
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Stravinsky : IGOR
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Ring decision : TKO
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Scottish salmon : KELTS
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Improve : AMEND
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Biblical liar : ANANIAS
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Garden shrub : SPIREA
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___ oxide : ZINC
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Galley marking : STET
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Part of B.L.T. : TOMATO
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Jelly ingredients : CURRANTS
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Welcome : HAIL
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Practical : UTILE
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Bore : TIRE
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Sea bird : ERNE
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Town on Baranof Island : SITKA
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Kind of school: Abbr. : ELEM
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Thin Man's dog : ASTA
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Lectern : DESK
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Arnaz : DESI
Down
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Kind of grass : CRAB
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Heroine of "Green Mansions" : RIMA
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News item : OBIT
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Aquarium performer : PORPOISE
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Navigation hazards : SHOALS
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Like an old piano : TINNY
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Steinbeck character : OKIE
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Winter month: Abbr. : DEC
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N. J. flower : VIOLET
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Skunk cabbage's family : ARUM
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Rebel : RISE
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Flemish river : YSER
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Propriety : DECORUM
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Calla or tiger : LILY
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Sale condition : ASIS
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Rosters : ROTAS
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Small barracuda : SPET
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Winter wear : PARKA
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Edible relative of 21 Down : ONION
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Out of ___ : SORTS
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Desirous : EAGER
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Fred or Lucy : STONE
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Ornamental shrub : LILAC
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Wagnerian goddess : ERDA
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Atrocious : HEINOUS
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Flattered in a way : IMITATED
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Do sweater work : KNIT
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One who copies : APER
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Spring bloomer : AZALEA
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Blue or yellow : STREAK
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Pouts : SULKS
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Asian shrub : THEA
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Crewmen : OARS
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Coin : MINT
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Quote : CITE
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River to Medit. : NILE
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___ bien : TRES
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Trailer truck, for short : SEMI
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Three times a day: Abbr. : TID

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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