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New York Times, Thursday, September 7, 1972

40-Down : Sublime

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { B F J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 35.0
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,426
Across
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Sums: Abbr. : AMTS
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Guam's capital : AGANA
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See, in a game : CALL
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London square : SOHO
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Work on secret papers, in a way : SHRED
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On the main : ASEA
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Soak : OVERCHARGE
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Force : DINT
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___ Grande : RIO
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Scintilla : IOTA
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Envoy : LEGATE
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Young eel : ELVER
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Tire : SPARE
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Pie-eyed : OILED
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Supple : LISSOME
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Personal pledge : GAGE
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Turkish decree : IRADE
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Necessary part : COG
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Skinner : OTIS
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Biscuit : SCONE
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Numerical prefix : OCTO
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Doctors' org. : AMA
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Congou's cousin : PEKOE
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Club income : DUES
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Haircut-plus : TONSURE
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___ off (dwindle) : TAPER
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Beetle genus : AMARA
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Adjusts : GEARS
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Henchman : SATRAP
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Schary : DORE
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Attention : EAR
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Delineate : PLOT
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Farrago : HODGEPODGE
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Repute : ODOR
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River in France : ISERE
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Laurel : STAN
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Account : TALE
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Oil-drilling samples : CORES
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Comme ci, comme sa : SOSO
Down
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Ancient zither : ASOR
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TV rerun : MOVIE
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Divine : THEOLOGIAN
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Islands off Norway : SOR
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Opposite of 16 Across : ASHORE
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Mountain pass, in India : GHAT
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Wall hanging : ARRAS
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Kind of charge: Abbr. : NEG
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Australian city : ADELAIDE
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Sponges : CADGES
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Land mass : ASIA
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Imparted : LENT
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Recently : LATE
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Sky-blue shade : CIEL
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Contends : VIES
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Pluto, e.g. : PLANET
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Haggle : DICKER
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Dawned on : OCCURREDTO
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Speck : MOTE
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Alter and super : EGOS
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Fall guy : GOAT
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Vapor: Prefix : ATMO
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Down-Under word : ROO
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Sublime : SERAPHIC
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Music halls : ODEA
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Mountain lion : PUMA
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Nobelist writer : SARTRE
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Concurs : AGREES
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Glimpse : PEEP
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Krait : ADDER
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Heroic tales : SAGAS
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Notice : SPOT
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Robert or Alan : ALDA
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Cat's-paw : TOOL
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Monster : OGRE
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Western city : RENO
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Bear: Sp. : OSO
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W.W. II org. : OSS

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

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