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New York Times, Monday, September 4, 1972

25-Across : Kit

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 29.2 Grid has duplicate clues.
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E
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D
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K
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P
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B
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J
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O
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B
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H
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P
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B
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C
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M
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,423
Across
1
German spa : EMS
4
Runways : RAMPS
9
Pack : STOW
13
Cager Willis : REED
15
Eskimo boat : UMIAK
16
Exhort : URGE
17
Spread : OLEO
18
Judgment : SENSE
19
White, for one : SALE
20
Showed off in a way : STRUTTED
22
Burst : POPPED
24
Porter's relative : BEER
25
Kit : ETUI
26
Made a memo : JOTTED
29
Too big for one's ___ : BRITCHES
33
Part of a Doric column : ARRIS
34
Nonprofessional : LAIC
35
Kansas city : IOLA
36
Placed : LAIN
37
Honors : CITES
38
Skip : OMIT
39
Eager : AGOG
40
On ___ toes : ONES
41
Shoe fabric : SUEDE
42
Harassed : PESTERED
44
Did a school transit job : BUSSED
45
Antler : HORN
46
Pleased expression : GRIN
47
Incomplete : UNDONE
50
Appreciative : GRATEFUL
54
Rich earth : LOAM
55
Disbeliever : CYNIC
57
Hindu deity : SIVA
58
Resident of a doll house : NORA
59
Josh : TEASE
60
Husky's tow : SLED
61
Insects : ANTS
62
Out of ___ : SORTS
63
Month : MAY
Down
1
Cupid : EROS
2
Fix butter for popcorn : MELT
3
Sibyl : SEER
4
Degenerated : RUSTED
5
Moslem title : AMEER
6
Care : MIND
7
Dance step : PAS
8
Disbelievers : SKEPTICS
9
Disbelief : SUSPICIOUSNESS
10
Catch : TRAP
11
Stare at : OGLE
12
Useless growth : WEED
14
Disbeliever : DOUBTINGTHOMAS
21
English river : TEES
23
Umpire's call : OUT
25
Indians : ERIES
26
Mexican plant : JALAP
27
Storm, in Paris : ORAGE
28
Fates et al. : TRIOS
29
Checked : BATED
30
Returns, as a pigeon : HOMES
31
Slide over : ELIDE
32
Cloyed : SATED
34
Fabric : LINEN
37
Checks exam papers : CORRECTS
41
Satisfy : SUIT
43
Time span : EON
44
British suspenders : BRACES
46
Kind of mill : GRIST
47
Forearm bone : ULNA
48
Lunchtime : NOON
49
Arrow : DART
50
Growl : GNAR
51
Movie : FILM
52
Optical component : UVEA
53
Windermere or Godiva : LADY
56
Early British cavalry: Abbr. : YEO

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

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