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Leonard Sussman
Leonard Sussman

New York Times, Thursday, September 21, 1967

1-Down : Declines.

Author:
Leonard Sussman
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Leonard Sussman has 40 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,613
Across
1
Character of a people. : ETHOS
6
Certain reviews. : RAPS
10
The "Oz" man. : BAUM
14
Cry of approval. : BRAVO
15
Hollywood production. : EPIC
16
Game trio. : OUTS
17
Mill worker. : BALER
18
Motor parts. : ARMATURES
20
Wore ostentatiously. : SPORTED
22
Amphitheaters. : ARENAS
23
Gets one's dander up. : RILES
25
Resinous substance. : LAC
26
Humored. : BABIED
29
Place for game. : PRESERVE
34
O. T. book. : OBAD
35
Rocky place. : ARETE
36
Govt. agency. : AID
37
Convention man. : DELEGATEATLARGE
41
Obsolete conveyances. : ELS
42
Benedict's destination. : ALTAR
43
Berliner's refusal. : NEIN
44
Hardtack. : SEABREAD
46
Twists. : SWIRLS
48
Military monogram. : USM
49
Moves deeply. : STIRS
51
Dress. : ENROBE
54
Song. : ARIETTA
58
Exercises in logistics. : PLANNINGS
60
Clear sky. : ETHER
61
Cover up. : HIDE
62
Grill. : COOK
63
Diner's choice. : STEAK
64
Munich's river. : ISAR
65
Sibilant sounds. : SSTS
66
Swarms. : TEEMS
Down
1
Declines. : EBBS
2
Golfer's hazard. : TRAP
3
Symbol of purity. : HALO
4
Conquer, in a way. : OVERRIDE
5
Foray. : SORTIE
6
British author. : READE
7
Month: Abbr. : APR
8
Kind of cloth. : PIMA
9
Rhett's spouse. : SCARLETT
10
Energy: Slang. : BOUNCE
11
Distinctive character. : AURA
12
Indians. : UTES
13
Certain papers: Abbr. : MSS
19
Prickly plant. : TEASEL
21
Ancient times. : ELD
24
Jam and jelly. : SPREADS
26
Portends. : BODES
27
Poplar tree. : ABELE
28
Kind of wood. : BALSA
30
Build. : REAR
31
Less usual. : RARER
32
Watch. : VIGIL
33
Garden spots. : EDENS
35
___ boy! : ATTA
38
Alias Mrs. Miniver. : GARSON
39
Distilling apparatus. : ALEMBICS
40
Cordial. : ANISETTE
45
Stove part. : BURNER
46
"Dear" man. : SIR
47
Most contrary. : WRIEST
50
Homework et al. : TASKS
51
Region of ancient Greece. : ELIS
52
Nothing, in Spain. : NADA
53
Eve's grandson. : ENOS
55
Poetic pronoun. : THEE
56
Cards, for instance. : TEAM
57
Boats of a kind. : ARKS
58
Greek letter. : PHI
59
Prepared. : GOT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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