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Arthur S. Heiser
Arthur S. Heiser

New York Times, Monday, March 6, 1967

64-Across : Big game.

Author:
Arthur S. Heiser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Arthur S. Heiser has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,414
Across
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Side arm. : SABRE
6
Rearward. : AFT
9
Add zest to. : SPICE
14
Greek epic. : ILIAD
15
Hillbilly's parent. : MAW
16
Helmet. : ARMET
17
Hindenburg, for one. : DIRIGIBLE
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Blooming evergreen. : HEATH
20
"To the ___ of the earth." : ENDS
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Nylons. : HOSE
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Sharp-pointed. : ACUTE
23
Perform for practice. : REHEARSE
25
Textbook. : PRIMER
26
Mountain in Greek legend. : OSSA
27
One of many in a pot. : BEAN
28
Burmese statesman. : UNU
30
Railroad car. : SMOKER
33
Yield. : CEDE
37
Western group. : POSSE
39
Old ___. : VIC
40
Stands still. : STAYS
41
British gun. : STEN
42
Marine snail. : WINKLE
44
Old hand. : VET
45
Singles. : ONES
47
Handle: Fr. : ANSE
49
Taught. : SHOWED
52
Lack of esthetic sense. : BADTASTE
56
Flows ripplingly. : PURLS
57
Long ago. : YORE
58
Roman date. : IDES
59
New York island. : ELLIS
60
Spring carnival. : MARDIGRAS
62
Let well enough ___. : ALONE
63
Short-lived republic: Abbr. : CSA
64
Big game. : MOOSE
65
Marlines. : ROPES
66
Abstinence group. : ATS
67
Release. : UNPEN
Down
1
Word with East or West. : SIDER
2
Straighten. : ALINE
3
Martin's home. : BIRDHOUSE
4
More pay. : RAISES
5
Man's name: Abbr. : EDG
6
Early pulpits. : AMBOS
7
Feigned. : FALSE
8
Bird's note. : TWEE
9
African region. : SAHARA
10
Part of a city. : PRECINCT
11
Mohammedan priest: Var. : IMAUM
12
French demonstrative. : CETTE
13
Upper space. : ETHER
18
Moslem pilgrim garb. : IHRAM
24
S. African fox. : ASSE
25
Through. : PER
27
Companion of call. : BECK
28
Increases: Colloq. : UPS
29
Negative particle. : NOT
31
Genus of sheep. : OVIS
32
Relatives. : KIN
34
Listen secretly. : EAVESDROP
35
Cochineal, for one. : DYE
36
Id ___. : EST
38
Type of boundary on a mountain. : SNOWLINE
40
Delighted: Slang. : SENT
42
Take a partner. : WED
43
Bailed. : LADED
46
Some capes. : NESSES
48
Part of many a dateline. : SAIGON
49
Grass shoot. : SPEAR
50
Exclamation of surprise. : HULLO
51
Lowest deck. : ORLOP
52
Vaunt. : BOAST
53
Tapestry. : ARRAS
54
Comb in reverse. : TEASE
55
Ruhr city. : ESSEN
57
Youth group. : YMCA
61
Baking pit, in Hawaii. : IMU

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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