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New York Times, Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Minimum number of times each letter of the alphabet appears in this puzzle's solution

Author:
Raymond C. Young
Editor:
Will Shortz
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Raymond C. Young

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: none – this is a QUADRUPLE pangram. Scrabble average: 2.32 This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Young.
Jim Horne notes:

This is the first crossword to squeeze a quadruple-pangram into a standard 15x15 grid. Peter Wentz included four of each letter in 2010 but needed 16 columns. Click the Analyze button below and marvel at the letter distribution.

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J
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I
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L
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T
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W
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H
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O
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L
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L
10
S
11
E
12
Q
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S
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O
H
O
H
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R
A
S
T
A
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U
S
T
A
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J
O
S
E
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E
N
T
R
Y
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B
A
R
S
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O
P
E
D
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P
A
G
E
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S
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Q
U
I
S
H
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E
E
K
S
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F
O
U
R
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A
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G
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A
V
E
S
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C
A
V
E
B
30
A
31
T
32
V
I
G
I
L
33
M
U
T
E
S
34
M
O
35
P
36
O
V
A
L
37
K
Y
S
E
R
38
K
E
P
I
39
N
E
Z
40
Y
A
W
P
S
41
D
U
B
I
N
42
S
E
43
N
O
R
A
S
44
W
O
M
A
C
K
45
U
G
L
Y
46
C
I
N
Q
47
D
48
E
49
F
J
A
M
50
J
O
N
Q
U
51
I
52
L
53
S
54
U
C
L
A
55
A
56
B
E
A
D
57
A
T
I
T
58
F
R
I
Z
59
R
O
U
T
E
60
T
A
Z
O
61
F
U
T
Z
62
X
X
X
I
X
63
S
L
A
W
© 2013, The New York Times3/20/13 ( No. 23,143 )
Across
1
Leave at the altar : JILT
5
"___ Stop the Rain" (1970 hit) : WHOLL
10
"II" movies: Abbr. : SEQS
14
"Whoops!" : OHOH
15
Ganja smoker : RASTA
16
Arthur Ashe Kids' Day org. : USTA
17
Canseco who wrote "Juiced" : JOSE
18
Sweepstakes mail-in : ENTRY
19
Twix units : BARS
20
Paper view? : OPEDPAGE
22
Step on, as a bug : SQUISH
24
Fun house cries : EEKS
25
Minimum number of times each letter of the alphabet appears in this puzzle's solution : FOUR
26
Tequila sources : AGAVES
29
Upside-down-sleeping mammal : CAVEBAT
32
Candlelight event, perhaps : VIGIL
33
Softens, as tone : MUTES
34
Hard-to-comb hair : MOP
36
Dove soap shape : OVAL
37
Bandleader Kay : KYSER
38
Foreign Legion hat : KEPI
39
Pince-___ : NEZ
40
Harsh cries : YAWPS
41
Add to a film, as music : DUBIN
42
Women with esposos : SENORAS
44
Lee Ann who sang "I Hope You Dance" : WOMACK
45
Likely to break out into fighting : UGLY
46
Half of dix : CINQ
47
Rihanna's record label : DEFJAM
50
Yellow blooms : JONQUILS
54
Sch. that publishes the Daily Bruin : UCLA
55
Draw ___ on (aim at) : ABEAD
57
Having a tiff : ATIT
58
Looney Tunes animator ___ Freleng : FRIZ
59
Way to get from point A to point B : ROUTE
60
Tea brand owned by Starbucks : TAZO
61
Mess around (with) : FUTZ
62
Super Bowl played in 2005 : XXXIX
63
Picnic side dish : SLAW
Down
1
Skater Starbuck : JOJO
2
Breakfast restaurant chain : IHOP
3
Mislay : LOSE
4
One to speak of? : THEDEVIL
5
Creates, as havoc : WREAKS
6
Pends : HANGS
7
Bone: Prefix : OSTE
8
Printer tray size: Abbr. : LTR
9
Stops for a while in the course of a journey : LAYSOVER
10
Many a commuter's home : SUBURB
11
Morales of "Jericho" : ESAI
12
N.F.L. divs. : QTRS
13
Cummerbund, e.g. : SASH
21
Banana waste : PEEL
23
"Jeopardy!" response: Abbr. : QUES
25
Clotho and sisters : FATES
26
___ lady (doorbell ringer) : AVON
27
"What ___?" : GIVES
28
Goggle-eyed : AGAZE
29
Zodiac borders : CUSPS
30
Amorphous creature : AMEBA
31
Debate basis : TOPIC
33
Sinatra standard : MYWAY
35
Birth announcement color : PINK
37
He wrote "Capital is dead labor" : KARLMARX
38
Orange fruits : KUMQUATS
40
Posture-improving exercises : YOGA
41
Rum named for a Spanish literary hero : DONQ
43
Genre pioneered by Miles Davis : NUJAZZ
44
Popular glass cleaner : WINDEX
46
Cousin of a raccoon : COATI
47
Keister : DUFF
48
Pantyhose shade : ECRU
49
Move like a hummingbird : FLIT
50
___ d'esprit (witticisms) : JEUX
51
Slanty type: Abbr. : ITAL
52
Co-star of Joel in "Cabaret" : LIZA
53
Pack in the overhead bin, say : STOW
56
Be a pugilist : BOX

Answer summary: 5 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.

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