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New York Times, Thursday, September 3, 1970

5-Down : Anthems

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,691
Across
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Short jacket : ETON
5
Girl's nickname : MADGE
10
Blueprint : PLAN
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Left: Prefix : LEVO
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Protruding window : ORIEL
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Hurry : RACE
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Illustrated : DREW
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Solid ground : TERRAFIRMA
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Miscalculate : ERR
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Accomplishment : FEAT
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Dress panel : INSET
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Warms over : REHEATS
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Record : DISC
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Listens : HARKS
28
Objections : PROTESTS
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Effect's trigger : CAUSE
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Mints : COINS
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Chop : HEW
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Govern : RULE
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Glens : DALES
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Cold Adriatic wind : BORA
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Devoured : ATE
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Prepared, as apples : CORED
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Unite : MARRY
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Metal holders : BEDBOLTS
43
Medit. island : MALTA
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Carney and others : ARTS
45
Goes astray : WANDERS
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Like some sheep : SHORN
50
___ die : SINE
51
Pinch : NIP
52
Dreadful : TERRIFYING
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Their, in France : LEUR
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Sea bird : ERNE
57
Carouse : REVEL
58
Weapon: Fr. : ARME
59
Golf club : WOOD
60
Elm's forte : SHADE
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Actual being : ESSE
Down
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Church leader : ELDER
2
Home town of Dreiser and Debs : TERREHAUTE
3
Repaired : OVERHAULED
4
Here's companion : NOW
5
Anthems : MOTETS
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Regions : AREAS
7
Gossip : DIRT
8
Teutonic: Abbr. : GER
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Note of Guido : ELA
10
Fine chap : PRINCE
11
Etruscan title : LARS
12
Peak : ACME
13
Straight : NEAT
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Fighter's implements : FISTS
21
Phoney : FAKE
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Desiccated : DRIED
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Particles : IONS
28
Rods : POLES
29
Hem fixers, at times : SHORTENERS
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Glass-enclosed gardens : TERRARIUMS
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Influence : SWAY
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Grouch : CRAB
33
Hauls : CARTS
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Numskull : DOLT
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Undisguised : BALD
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French horns : CORNI
40
Horse hair : MANE
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Prohibited : BARRED
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Mutilate : MANGLE
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Entertained : WINED
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River of Berlin : SPREE
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Excited state : STEW
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Leading man : HERO
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Whether ___ : ORNO
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Hindu deity : SIVA
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Parents: Abbr. : FRS
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Slangy word of agreement : YEH
55
New Guinea port : LAE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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