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David Crosatto
David Crosatto

New York Times, Saturday, July 20, 1974

52-Down : Sleigh

Author:
David Crosatto
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { C J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
David Crosatto has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,107
Across
1
"To ___ and a bone ... " : ARAG
5
Archery sound : TWANG
10
Challenge : GAGE
14
Girl of a kind : GOGO
15
McKinley's sponsor : HANNA
16
During : AMID
17
Bradley or Sharif : OMAR
18
Utah city : OGDEN
19
Encircle : RING
20
Old World duck : GARGANEY
22
French perfume center : GRASSE
24
Energy units : ERGS
25
Shot of liquor : SWIG
26
Jargons : ARGOTS
29
Substances used in chemical analysis : REAGENTS
33
Roman jurist : GAIUS
34
Moore and Player : GARYS
35
John, in Prestwick : IAN
36
Turkish titles : AGAS
37
Oriental bells : GONGS
38
City in India : AGRA
39
Playing card : TEN
40
Solemn song : DIRGE
41
Shorthand man : GREGG
42
Alienate : ESTRANGE
44
French painter : INGRES
45
U.S. dramatist : INGE
46
Scottish hillside : BRAE
47
Part of a rail-car wheel : FLANGE
50
Adults : GROWNUPS
54
Baseball scores : RUNS
55
Showed again : RERAN
57
Pacific island : TRUK
58
Press : URGE
59
Draw forth : EVOKE
60
Hindu fire god : AGNI
61
Turned right : GEED
62
V.P. under Coolidge : DAWES
63
Falls behind : LAGS
Down
1
Highly excited : AGOG
2
City in Italia : ROMA
3
Thickening agent : AGAR
4
Former wrestler George : GORGEOUS
5
Leather strips : THONGS
6
Carries on : WAGES
7
Singer Williams : ANDY
8
Compass point : NNE
9
Theater aisles, in Britain : GANGWAYS
10
Mechanic's place : GARAGE
11
British author : AMIS
12
Sloe and cotton : GINS
13
Sharpness : EDGE
21
College subject : ARTS
23
Manipulates by fraud : RIGS
25
Suit material : SERGE
26
Type : AGATE
27
Fads : RAGES
28
S.F. athlete : GIANT
29
Tetons, e.g. : RANGE
30
African river : NIGER
31
Early archer's shield : TARGE
32
Obstacles : SNAGS
34
Royal ___ (Western sight) : GORGE
37
Pepped up : GINGERED
38
Resembling silver : ARGENTAL
40
Expletive : DANG
41
Torment : GNAW
43
Did a laundry job : RINSED
44
Liquids used in perfume : IRONES
46
Auto pedal : BRAKE
47
Twist-like dance : FRUG
48
Decoy : LURE
49
Seraph in Anjou : ANGE
50
Increase : GROW
51
Former name of Ulan Bator : URGA
52
Sleigh : PUNG
53
Does a schuss : SKIS
56
___ Perón : EVA

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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