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New York Times, Friday, September 8, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 36.9
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© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,427
Across
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Coliseum eleven : RAMS
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G.B. : SHAW
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Donizetti girl : LUCIA
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Balance sheet: Abbr. : ACCT
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Chronicle : SAGA
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Babylonian abode of dead : ARALU
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J.B. : PRIESTLEY
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Sent a message : WIRED
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Belief : TENET
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Jot down : ENTER
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Drink : ADE
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Commercial term : TRET
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Impend : THREATEN
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Big name at Shea : MAYS
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___ shine : RISEAND
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Miscompute : ERR
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Mew : PEN
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Jinks and Ahab: Abbr. : CAPTS
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Without end : AGELESS
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Ravage : OVERRUN
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Recruit's negative : NOSIR
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Common verb : WAS
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Nigerian tribesman : IBO
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Flunkies : MENIALS
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Fricassee : STEW
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A.J. : LIEBLING
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Leif's father : ERIC
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Direction: Abbr. : ENE
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H.H. : MUNRO
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Tip the chapeau : UNHAT
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"If I ___ bell ... " : WEREA
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J.D. et al. : SALINGERS
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Texas county : IRION
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Neisse's colleague : ODER
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Stromboli's cousin : ETNA
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Tommies' hardware : STENS
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Part of a yard : FOOT
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Headline : STAR
Down
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Absorbed : RAPT
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Field : ACRE
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O.O. et al. : MCINTYRES
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Acts as a shill : STEERS
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Superjet : SST
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Hearty's associate : HALE
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Stand-ins : AGENTS
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"That's the ___ ball bounces" : WAYTHE
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D.H. et al. : LAWRENCES
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Swiss canton : URI
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Gem weight : CARAT
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___ France : ILEDE
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W.H. : AUDEN
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Bernadette, e.g. : STE
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Age : ERA
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Very, in Paris : TRES
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Jewish month : ADAR
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Stand for : MEAN
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Jason's ship : ARGO
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Occupants of office : INS
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S.J. et al. : PERELMANS
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V.S. : PRITCHETT
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London subway : TUBE
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C.P. : SNOW
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Tree part : LIMB
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Screech, for example : OWL
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Decorative piece : VASE
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Thai measure : NIU
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England's ___ Court : INNSOF
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Colombian town : AGRADO
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Burns slightly : SINGES
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C.S. : LEWIS
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Motionless : INERT
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Spooky : EERIE
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Be a candidate : RUN
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Spread : OLEO
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Buffalo of India : ARNA
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Despot : TSAR
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Long time : EON
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N.Y. subway : IRT

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

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