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New York Times, Wednesday, December 12, 1973

16-Across : Portico

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.63, Missing: { G J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,887
Across
1
"___ brillig ... " : TWAS
5
Sword : SABER
10
___-mémoire : AIDE
14
Lawman Wyatt : EARP
15
Stead : PLACE
16
Portico : STOA
17
Nick Charles's dog : ASTA
18
Tobacco kilns : OASTS
19
Trifles : TOYS
20
Violinist, chemist, etc., with 26 Across : SHERLOCK
22
___ prosequi : NOLLE
23
Wapiti : ELK
24
Got on the bus : BOARDED
26
See 20 Across : HOLMES
30
Scotland or Harvard : YARD
31
Affair : AMOUR
32
Get wise : TAKEAHINT
37
Slave : SERF
38
Exudes : OOZES
39
Garden man : ADAM
40
Title for 51 Across : PROFESSOR
42
Minos's land : CRETE
43
Medley : OLIO
44
Man of "elementary" learning : WATSON
45
Disturbed the peace : RANRIOT
49
Rabid : MAD
50
Strange : ALIEN
51
Famous criminal : MORIARTY
56
Plant stem : BINE
57
Descendant : SCION
59
Knowledge : LORE
60
Served a winner : ACED
61
"Who's ___?" : THERE
62
Patent base : IDEA
63
Girl's name : TESS
64
Ate : DINED
65
Golfer : TEER
Down
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Pink and afternoon : TEAS
2
Word with line or board : WASH
3
Johnson of TV : ARTE
4
Box : SPAR
5
Film holders : SPOOLS
6
Partner of alas : ALACK
7
Sun : BASK
8
Outside: Prefix : ECT
9
Thing, in law : RES
10
Fur man : ASTOR
11
"___ you so!" : ITOLD
12
Creator of 20 Across : DOYLE
13
Relieved : EASED
21
Ogle : LEER
22
Nothing: Sp. : NADA
24
Street for 20 Across : BAKER
25
Metals : ORES
26
Fastener : HASP
27
Hebrew measure : OMER
28
Parrot fish : LORO
29
Bungle : MUFF
30
Mississippi tributary : YAZOO
32
No place ___ (S.R.O.) : TOSIT
33
William S. or Moss : HART
34
Roman date : IDES
35
Treaty org. : NATO
36
Feds : TMEN
38
European capital : OSLO
41
Irish version of John : EOIN
42
Arabian judge : CADI
44
Cautioned : WARNED
45
Moroccan port : RABAT
46
Dodgson girl : ALICE
47
Cards et al. : NINES
48
Clarinets, e.g. : REEDS
49
Poet Marianne : MOORE
51
Bearing : MIEN
52
Dismounted : ALIT
53
___ herd on : RODE
54
Corner : TREE
55
Time period : YEAR
57
One of the oil companies: Abbr. : STD
58
Greek letter : CHI

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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