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Mary Harris
Mary Harris

New York Times, Wednesday, November 20, 1974

43-Across : Lawyers: Abbr.

Author:
Mary Harris
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.51, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Mary Harris has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,230
Across
1
Beach swimming hazard : UNDERTOW
9
Smirk : SIMPER
15
Theater area : PARTERRE
16
___ room (do dusting) : CLEANA
17
Outlawed baseball pitch : SPITBALL
18
Drag-race entry : HOTROD
19
Fencing sword : EPEE
20
Crucifixion scene : GOLGOTHA
22
Thrice: Prefix : TER
23
Garden flowers : PINKROSES
24
Twitching : TIC
25
Religious person : NUN
26
Miss Gam : RITA
29
Mass. town : ATHOL
32
Halley's ___ : COMET
34
Income or sales : TAX
35
Advice ignored by John Barrymore : KEEPALOWPROFILE
38
Pier union: Abbr. : ILA
39
Abounding in green growth : FERNY
40
Lighter parts : WICKS
41
Chagall : MARC
43
Lawyers: Abbr. : ATS
44
Cub-scout unit : DEN
45
Chewy snack : TOFFEEBAR
48
Doctors' degrees : MDS
51
Writing-paper size : FOOLSCAP
52
Plain : BARE
53
Threatening words : ORELSE
55
Of a river bank : RIPARIAN
57
Most faint : PALEST
58
Wind, rain, cold, etc. : ELEMENTS
59
Others, in Alsace : AUTRES
60
Native of an Alpine area : TYROLESE
Down
1
Unexpected victory : UPSET
2
Section of a cone : NAPPE
3
Laundry appliance : DRIER
4
Feminine suffix : ETTE
5
C.S.A. soldier : REB
6
Poignant : TRAGIC
7
Sweater yarn : ORLON
8
Actor's hairpiece, usually : WELLKNOWNSECRET
9
Sailing ship : SCHOONER
10
Small islands : ILOTS
11
Irish drinking cup : METHER
12
Like freeloaders : PARASITIC
13
Wine: Prefix : ENO
14
Energy unit : RAD
21
Out of sorts : GRUMPY
23
Rice dish : PILAF
24
___ banana : TOP
27
Discourse : TALK
28
Woodsmen's needs : AXES
29
Tamiroff : AKIM
30
Tissue layer : TELA
31
Deeply sincere : HEARTFELT
32
Conqueror of Mexico : CORTES
33
Pisa landmark : TOWER
36
Handbills : LEAFLETS
37
___ de siècle : FIN
42
Office oasis : COOLER
44
Like Beau Brummell : DAPPER
46
Castle ditch : FOSSE
47
British astronomer : BAILY
48
Mount Desert's state : MAINE
49
Mild oaths : DRATS
50
Common or horse : SENSE
52
Singer Jacques : BREL
53
W. W. II agency : OPA
54
Author Santha Rama ___ : RAU
56
Common Latin word : AMO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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